Mangosteen seeds germination help

[edzone9]

Is it a keeper or pull it out ?

ThanksvEd

[Schutzhund]

Quick update on one of  my seedlings, this one is growing really well and pushing out new growth

[Vernmented]

Is it a keeper or pull it out ?

ThanksvEd

I love me some sugar apple.

[Lory]

Is it a keeper or pull it out ?

ThanksvEd
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The biggest seedling and he one in left lower corner are definitely annona squamosa. Very far from being a mangosteen 
That said, sugar apple is a delicious fruit, i would keep it

[Seanny]

After 10 weeks 3 seedling emerge.




I thought the seeds were bad so I bought more seeds. 

[lebmung]

Thai seeds germinated after 10 days, 100% germination. Bought the fruit in Thailand from a street seller. So it must be the irradiation.

[Siyu98]

Hey guys! FINALLY I was able to find an Asian Market that had fresh non-irradiated mangosteens here! Seeds are also starting to sprout. Can't wait to see them growing into plants!

[shaneatwell]

Inspiring guys. Thanks!

[Siyu98]

Finally a little mangosteen plant with 4 leaves!



Hope it will grow well

[Coach62]

They're not exactly "fresh off the tree" fresh but those are the best looking mangosteens I've ever seen sold in a supermarket. Generally the odds of being able to germinate store bought imported mangosteen are not good. I don't know whether it's because of long-term refrigeration (the seeds inside the fruit are quite vulnerable) or whether it's the irradiation all imported fruit go through. Still, I've had success germinating store-bought lychees that were imported, and surely that goes through everything that mangosteen goes through.

I'd say your chances of being able to grow any plants from those mangosteens are not good, but I do think you have a chance, if you're willing to go to the trouble knowing you will most likely meet in failure.

Another issue, I'm not sure about it, I think the mangosteens for export might be picked just a little underripe to prolong shelf life. Unfortunately that means the seeds are not all the way fully formed and are not as big as they would have been later, so this could be a factor. (I'm really not sure)

It's the irradiation, not the refrigeration that makes the seeds sterile. Depending on dose of irradiation sometimes some seeds can survive.

What he /\ said, the seeds are likely dead from the irradiation. 

[fruitlovers]

Definitely not mangosteen. Yes looks like some type of annona. I guess it could have been worst and they could have sent you lentil seeds.  , like someone just posted about receiving from Amazon.

[Coach62]

Definitely not mangosteen. Yes looks like some type of annona. I guess it could have been worst and they could have sent you lentil seeds.  , like someone just posted about receiving from Amazon.

Uhh, that was me lol. I did get a refund as an update.

[Lory]

Finally a little mangosteen plant with 4 leaves!



Hope it will grow well

Looking very  fine, keep it warm and wet and don't overwater

[Stevo]

Here are my seedlings photographed at 6 weeks from planting seed and again at 7 months

[Lumi-Ukko]

I managed to pick up a bag of purple mangosteens (Garcinia mangostana) from a street seller in Chiapas and kept the seeds after devouring the fruit.  After two weeks I have 6 of the 12 seeds I collected showing some sprouting.  Pretty happy that I may get some companion plants to my two foot high Mangosteen.

However, I am curious if anyone has a suggestion for type of soil to add the germinating seeds to? Or should I just bung each of them in some HP Pro Mix with a little added worm humus and perlite?