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Quote from: fyliu on December 01, 2015, 08:47:09 PMQuote from: CGameProgrammer on December 01, 2015, 12:27:34 AMAs was mentioned, coffee basically requires shade and miracle fruit can flower and fruit heavily even with no sunlight, although I believe it does grow quicker if it gets some sunlight. To set fruit, just give it a quick shake every once in a while.The opposite happened to me with miracle fruit. I had mine in a north facing window with no blinds, and supplemental fluorescent lighting at a few inches away for 4 hours at night. It produced flower buds but eventually aborted all of them. This was when I lived in San Diego near La Jolla. If it's not the lack of light then maybe the cool coastal temps was responsible. Although I have a friend by the coast that has no problem fruiting her plant. She owns her house so isn't restricted by where to grow things like I was.It will set fruit fine here without shsking. I have witnessed plants in a greenhouse setting fruit where they are undisturbed. I will do some sampling and shaking some to see if fruit set increases. With respect to light conditions, it does much better in shade here. I am in San Diego. My miracle fruit plant is in the ground year-round and has already seen a winter. It does just fine; no need for moving it indoors. But as I mentioned you must shake it to set fruit.
Quote from: CGameProgrammer on December 01, 2015, 12:27:34 AMAs was mentioned, coffee basically requires shade and miracle fruit can flower and fruit heavily even with no sunlight, although I believe it does grow quicker if it gets some sunlight. To set fruit, just give it a quick shake every once in a while.The opposite happened to me with miracle fruit. I had mine in a north facing window with no blinds, and supplemental fluorescent lighting at a few inches away for 4 hours at night. It produced flower buds but eventually aborted all of them. This was when I lived in San Diego near La Jolla. If it's not the lack of light then maybe the cool coastal temps was responsible. Although I have a friend by the coast that has no problem fruiting her plant. She owns her house so isn't restricted by where to grow things like I was.
As was mentioned, coffee basically requires shade and miracle fruit can flower and fruit heavily even with no sunlight, although I believe it does grow quicker if it gets some sunlight. To set fruit, just give it a quick shake every once in a while.
How about Pitangatuba. I have a few seedlings they need full sun or not. I planted them this summer in the ground. But most of them are not looking that good, except one which is in difused light. They don`t need that much sun?
It is not in complete shade. Just protected. Next year I want take out some of the native overgrown bushes and replace them with something else what let more light inThe leaf color maybe come from nutrition deficiency?
Has anyone seen a shaded out caimito fruiting? I found out after planting, that I don't really like the fruit all that much (at least so far), but the tree is doing so well that I may leave it. It will get indirect sunlight throughout the day (through another tree's canopy) and direct light at certain times of the year. Will it have a chance to fruit?
Quote from: gunnar429 on December 02, 2015, 12:58:48 PMHas anyone seen a shaded out caimito fruiting? I found out after planting, that I don't really like the fruit all that much (at least so far), but the tree is doing so well that I may leave it. It will get indirect sunlight throughout the day (through another tree's canopy) and direct light at certain times of the year. Will it have a chance to fruit?Jeff, my Caimito is just right next to. a large deciduous wild tree who shade it from july through December, and give a good amount of fruits every year, they are only5 feet away....