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It could be that most of the yellow fruited Eugenias hybridize with each other easier than the red or purple fruited species. Has anyone tested to see if Pitomba & Pitangatuba are graft compatible with each other?

Quote from: SDPirate on May 02, 2025, 06:21:08 PM

Thanks for the update sounds like your struggles were the same as mine with the Phaea.  I feel like lack of humidity/cold dry winter air is what did mine in and but ultimately they met their demise.  I have had varying success with the few Campos that I grow so it is good to know this one performs well enough here.  My C. Reitziana is really starting to bush out, no signs of flowers just yet but maybe the next year or two. Maybe trade you one day.

Definitely want a Reitzana. Saw a monster one when in Brazil at a stingless bee apiary, was towering, nearly as tall as the house. Hope you'll have seeds one day soon. I really want my xanthocarpa to fruit. I had some adamantium starts from seeds as well, but those died off. Forgot, I also have ilhoensis

I have a C. Reitziana and it’s hitting 3 years old and is maybe 8 inches tall… super slow grower for me, first 2 years it maybe grew half an inch a month

Recently though it’s exploded in growth, I took it outside and it has been getting some burns but is overall fine, it does need some support though for the winds we’ve been getting as of late. I’m not sure what caused the older leaves to brown, I think it was just nute burn. Here’s an image of the plant

I have a fruiting strawberry guava that’s in a pot. Takes the Texas heat just fine and grows vigorously and flowers profusely in the spring here. Doesn’t need much care besides regular watering and protection from frost.

It’s a good bit sweeter than the common ones that you can get at the supermarket, but I find the taste is about the same.

There are a few shops on Etsy that sell pretty large plants. The one I got had buds when it got to my house, I got it from StylabBeauty IIRC

Is it E. Brevistyla?

Pitangatuba came quite a while ago, forgot to post it when it came! Shipping was very prompt, took it out when it started getting warm and humid, and it seems to like it. My Tamarillo didn’t like it as much and had to bring it back in after it lost a few leaves to wind damage… surprised at how fast it began to grow back! Can’t wait for some of my first pitangatubas! Thanks again!

I think there's been hybrids of soursop and rollinia, but I'm not sure about that.

What does "pmd" stand for?

Those look like Cacao.

Pmd = Private Messaged

Shipping was very prompt, can't wait to get my pitangatuba!

Here's a pretty simple taro pudding recipe, I think it's pretty good. https://www.cambodiarecipe.com/recipe/taro-root-pudding/

There's a deflexa tree at the dallas arboretum, it fruits and is pretty big, maybe I'll be able to try it sometime.

I see a "pitomba BIG" from another seller for sale, is that same?  "Pitomba BIG - Eugenia Luschnathiana "

Wildlands lists "Common Name / Native Name: Big Pitanga"

not sure if same thing... pitanga is uniflora, right?

The Big Pitomba is a selection of the normal pitomba, and the Big Pitanga is a completely different species.

Guys i have 1600+ Eugenia Ligustrina seeds(inside the fruit)...i am looking forward to sell or bid these...ebay is no longer accepting bids into USA from outside countries. Help me find a deal with these before they go wasted!! if you know a site were i can sell most of these?
there's the link https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=46824.0

i also have very few seeds of Eugenia Polyclada(EXTREMELY rare) which is endemic to the South West of Dominican Republic...from a dry forest of a semi-arid region. It's almost extinct...i had bought these from the botanical park years ago without ID. Now a botanist told me it's E.Polyclada and they had run out of it! so i gave them a seedling. My plant is an adult and it's not a heavy producer. It's 5 feet tall with side growing branches. Produces a fruit from white to orange then orange to red and it falls. It's not very productive but it produces somewhat bigger fruit than say pitanga and it's sweet and tasty.

later i may have Eugenia Domingensis and Eugenia Monticola seeds.

What’s the growth habit of the plant like, and how big is the fruit?