The Tropical Fruit Forum

 This plant is around 3-4 years old, what triggered the flowering at this time of the year, i dont know.... I hope it gets to a decent size, the plant has a rossete diameter of 1 meter.

So two days ago one of the fruits fell, i had it supported since it started leaning alot and didnt want it to fall and get dirty. The next day i removed the support just to see what will happen and the fruit started leaning alot and snapped in my hand at one point. Right now the smallest scales started to fall of, and a faint aroma of pineapple has appeared at the bottom. 

My plant arrived today, very healthy looking, full of berries also. The berries are very aromatic, moderately sweet and with a nice taste, and a strong aftertaste of wild strawberries, there is also a slightly similar taste note to myrtle berries , which ive also tried and did not like at all, but with this one this taste is very subtle, i really enjoy theese.

When the weight of the fruit causes it to lean over, then it can be harvested from the plant. It typically takes another week or so before the scales start to come off and the portion below is safe to eat. You can place the harvested fruit in a paper bag to speed up ripening.

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I have tied mine to be straight, becayse i was scared for them to snap , because of the weight. One is between the leaf petioles so cant really hang. The other one is starting to lean, will leave it be.

Found a garden center offering them, kinda looks like a mirtle of some sort, they have it listed as a strawberry tree or madruno, whish it is not!

I have those two big fruits that are growing sinse september of 2024, when they flowered. They have passed the one year mark this september, cant help but wonder when will they be ready, as growers videos and internet articles suggest they take a year to ripen . I am waiting for the scales on the bottom to start to fall off, in order to harvest them, though i have seen videos of people harvesting the fruit before this happens. I will wait mine out, not willing to risk them , just wonder how much longer . Meanwhie the plant flowered again at the end of august and into september, now having 3 new fruit.
 
Just checked again and my information is not correct, thay are listed to reach ripenes between 12 - 18 months, meaning that since i am growing them i a gh in Bulgaria, mine should take more time, compared to in the tropics. Talk about having patience with this one...
 

My 2 big cherimoya trees have crown rot, the rot hadnt gone deep toward the hard wood, and i already cut and scraped the damaged portions, about a month ago. They seem to be healing. I sprayed a few times with copper based fungicide, what else can i use as a spray desinfectant? Thanks!!

Thanks, never knew this about macadamia, will be careful in future.

Hey, how are they doing? Considering growing these in pots, about 15gal ones

They started declining a bit so i ended up planting them in the ground last spring. One of the trees died over winter, could have been the cold, as they were never subjected to much cold, as i was overwintering them in my basement trought the years they were pot grown. The other plant is fine and is waking up right now. I think that they do fine in pots, but once you reach the maximum of the pot size you vould handle, then you should start root pruning and replacing soil periodically. I did not want to mess further with them, being in pots, beacuse they are hardy enough to grow outside here.

Ive had sugar apple, cherimoya( both store bought and homegrown ones,) and pawpaw. First for me would be pawpaw, with its  pudding like texture, high sweetnes and probably the strongest aroma of any fruit ive had, just top tier, they also werent some known variety.
Next would be my homegrown cherimoya's , i had about 60 fruits this year, properly ripened and self fallen from the tree in organza bags, they are just perfect. Will add a few pics from this years harvest .
Ive only had green sugar apple, was not impressed , seemed like a low quality cherimoya with much drier flesh, but the fruit may have been prematurely harvested....

Your tree looks healthy over all . Leaf shedding happens from time to time. I wouldn’t worry about it. This is the time of year all my White Sapotes are busting into new growth so yours could be dropping some leaves before a big growth push.

Thanks, i'll keep a close eye on it. Its just so strange to see dark green leaves falling, just seems off.

Most likely Mamey Sapote, their leaves are larger (and usually lighter color / more chlorotic) than the Green Sapote. Also Green Sapote is very hard to find even in a place like Florida. I would be shocked if someone in Bulgaria had one!

It looks like it might be slightly iron deficient, which is very common for these. If you buy it, make sure not to overwater. Good luck.

Here's a photo of my potted Green Sapote:

Thanks, i think i may take it. Actually lately i have been adding quite rare stuff to my collection, several people i know do find and sell most of the species i am interested in. The most rare species i have now are pandan and chupa chupa and abiu.