The Tropical Fruit Forum

Marta has Skinner for sale now.

Cool, thanks for letting me know. I thought it was too early in the year to find scions

Woohoo! Congrats!

Did anyone who grafted the Sylvia guava get it to take successfully?

I got close. I had one that did grow together, but lost all grafts including that one during the summer. I probably don't water enough during the worst of the heat.

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Uncaria bark is an excellent immune booster that I've used in humans, birds, and dogs with great results. I'm talking to a lady about getting parvo puppies on purpose in future and giving it to them to see if they have a better survival rate. Based on a sample set of one it helps.

The aculeata looks worth growing too. What's your experience with using and the taste of the different parts of the plant?

The leaves are crisp and have a very mild spinach taste. They're almost tasteless tbh, which is a good thing. They're great in a salad and good source of protein. The fruits are like a washed out loquat. Very juicy with a mild sour/sweet taste and 3-5 small black seeds. The flowers are really beautiful and bring tons of bees. I couldn't recommend a better plant if you're looking to attract pollinators. I have an old video with my plant buzzing with 100's of bees

Okay, you sold me. That would fit in very well with my garden too. You have a cutting or seeds to spare? 😉

Sure, I can send you some cuttings. I will DM you

Thank you!

My mom has had a ruby Supreme in her yard for years, but she hasn't protected fully, so it dies back to the root every year since the big freeze 4 years ago. I haven't had one since. Really have to get my hands on the Sylvia and make it happen. Looks absolutely fantastic! And sounds even better! I love a good crunch from a guava.

The seedlings did not like being outside, died when I went to Italy and Hawaii for vacation.

I did get a large RubyxSupreme fruit from a friend who has a large/tall tree today. It smells very fragrant, flesh is very red and looks good. Taste wise, it was definitely better than the Red Malaysian guava, but not better than the Carmine/Sylvia or the Indonesian Seedless guava. To me the taste of RubyxSupreme was milder than the two I mentioned but it is still very good so I will try to graft it to my tree next year. I measured the brix and it was 12. I'll post a few photos of the fruit later.

Looking forward to your photos. That one is definitely a classic for a reason. I'm glad it ranks high on your list.

So far my favorite is ruby supreme, though I enjoy every guava I've tasted. It being like ruby supreme is definitely makes it high on the list. How are your seeds doing?

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Now that I look at what you're talking about, I don't have that. I have a fruit which was sold to me as "cat's claw" and has sharp spines along a vine, and grows an orange fruit with small thorns coming out of it that rub off. It is tasty, but I have neglected the vine a lot and haven't looked for it in awhile.

Lol as soon as you described the fruit I knew which "cat's claw" you were talking about. Did you purchase yours from
"The Plant Guy" in City Terrace? He was on all the sites selling p.aculeata as cat's claw. I actually think p.aculeata is
more useful than u.tormentosa, due to it's edible leaves and fruit, but I guess it depends on what you want to use it for

Uncaria bark is an excellent immune booster that I've used in humans, birds, and dogs with great results. I'm talking to a lady about getting parvo puppies on purpose in future and giving it to them to see if they have a better survival rate. Based on a sample set of one it helps.

The aculeata looks worth growing too. What's your experience with using and the taste of the different parts of the plant?

Here it is, in all it’s neglected glory. Upon more reading, it is Pereskia aculeata.

That's fun! What does the fruit taste like?

FYI, I see that some Asian markets are now selling the Vanilla Persimmons (H-Mart) so if you want to try the fruits go buy it.

It really is seedless, non-astringent and taste is excellent. The flesh seems to be not as hard like a Fuyu.

Ooh! I wonder if the hmart in Houston carry them too

I have fruit thanks to summer stress. Doesn't seem to be skinner, though I don't think fruit at this time of year is as good as in spring, so it could change. So I guess I'm looking for skinner plant and an ID on this one still.

It roots from cutting easily. I know I have one in the yard, but need to see if it is big enough to clip from.

Cutting works too. I just want a reliable source where I'm definitely getting the right thing because I plan to do it medicinally. Not many places sell the plant or seeds online, though tons sell bark for herbal use