The Tropical Fruit Forum

Quote from: fruit4me on November 13, 2023, 04:49:26 PM

Some old pictures of the fruits

Wow! That is stunning! When do they bloom in comparison to lychee and longan?

Now

Red longan always bloom at the wrong time of the year for me.  The fruits develop over winter which always leads to cracking. Fruits end up all cracked with large seed and very little flesh. Taste is not that great. But, can't really judge yet until i get a fully developed fruit at the right time of year. I'm still hoping to get it to bloom with the regular longans cycle. For now,  it's like an ornamental.

How's it compared in flavor of Sakip?

Ikeda has strong aroma flavors just like Sakip and just as sweet too. Both varieties flavor hold up well under the cold nights condition. No weird(refrigeration aftertaste) compared to regular longans. If you can remember, the last sampled you tried was an Ikeda.

What time of year do you usually graft your longans?

Starting late April through out the growing season. For me, the hotter the better

 Another super tasty variety for sale. Ikeda longan grafted onto a seedling rootstock. It's in a 15g size pot. Selling for $150 pickup only in San Gabriel CA


SOLD

Chuliang longan seeds for sale. 30 seeds for $25 shipped to USA address only.

I don't think it has a varietal name. It's just called honey flavored seedless lychee.

Thank you for the confirmation. Yes, so the one I have is the Taiwanese Honey Flavor Seedless. Now I need to get an A4

Max, nice looking air layered tree. Those seedless fruits look nice. This is a very good price for such a large plant.

Thanks Kaz

Tree has been sold.

Have you fruited it yet? There are a couple varieties of seedless lychee, is this any particular one?

Yes, I fruited it before. I still have 4 fruits left on my graft.  I don't know the variety of seedless.

Pictures from couple years ago











This picture is fruits now still developing on the tree

For sale is a 5 gallon Seedless lychee grafted onto a Mauritius airlayered with double seedling rootstocks. Tree trunk is 1 inch thick and is a little over 4 feet tall from bottom of the pot. Selling for $800 . Local Pickup only in  city of San Gabriel . PM if interested. 

Can Wampee be airlayer?

I was checking the callous on an airlayer I'm doing, and i see roots forming. It's doable. But, still don't know how well the root systems gonna be.

This Sale is over. No longer selling scions at the moment.

Can you give me some of the merits of the Sakip longan?
I’m looking for varieties with a good number of fruits with “chicken tongue” seeds and also high productivity is a plus. Land is at a premium so if I’m going through the trouble of watering, weeding, and feeding, just need to know I’m getting a decent return for my investment, thanks!

Sakip longan has the typical same size seed as all the other known varieties. But, superior in taste/aroma. Production is the same as well. Can be heavy one year and light on the next. I've never heard of any longans producing chicken tongue seeds. I've seen occasional small fruits with tiny seeds. But, that's due to pollination or weather related conditions.

Having a 2 day sale only. Selling Sakip longan scions $7 each. 3 scions minimum order. Shipping is $11
Accepting payment from PayPal through Friends and family only. Thank you

Lychees usually loses aroma and flavor within 3 days. Even with refrigeration, flavors are still lost. So all of these store bought lychees don't do them any justice.  I've had Kaimana from Hawaii before. Those are the only ones that i considered the best for imported fruits. It's good,  but not great. Lack of complexity and aroma. I need to fruit it from my own tree to give it a chance. Most of the varieties i have are fruiting this year except for Kaimana and Sweetcliff. For me, so far NMZ is the best, and Heung Lai is pretty darn close.