The Tropical Fruit Forum

Quote from: hammer524 on May 17, 2022, 10:53:44 PM

If I remember correctly, Bobby B. hypothesizes in a truly tropical video that the male trees have more pointed leaves and the female leaves are more round.

You remember correctly. He does indeed say that. Considering the size and scope of his Garcinia collection, I certainly trust his expertise on the matter. It means that I have a male Imbe. Of course, even with one plant I (or anyone else with only a male plant) could get lucky and get some fruit. Adam Shafran has only one Imbe, a male, that also produces a small number of female flowers. If I remember correctly from one of his many videos, he talked about how it is common for male Imbes to produce a small number of female flowers but that female plants never produce male flowers.

Quote from: Jaboticaba45 on May 06, 2022, 11:09:37 PM

Thanks everyone for the encouragement. I’m trying to get things together and get some stuff to fruit in the coming years.

Here’s what the greenhouse currently looks like if anyones interested.
All the other plants are outside though.
Like mentioned there were setbacks, but in the end, it’s just making me a better grower.

Right now it looks like you have lots of space in your greenhouse.  You will quickly find your trees doubling and tripling in size and suddently space is a concern.  And you will find your wheelbarrow falling apart and you find yourself buying a Jackson

Quote from: hammer524 on May 07, 2022, 03:18:45 PM

My pink wampee held up well in our mild winter last year. It didn’t freeze here though

Thanx for the reply, Hammer, that's good to know. 

But hope to also hear from a few of our Florida TFF members in zone 9b who are growing wampee.

Cheers!

Paul M.
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Quote from: fruitlovers on May 21, 2015, 06:20:37 AM

Guava mango
Pineapple mango
Coconut mango
What is next?
Mango mango? Nah, i guess that would be too boring. 
More seriously, how come only mangoes can impersonate other fruits? I've yet to hear of:
Mango guava
Mango pineapple
Mango coconut

Well said. And let's not forget the one that tastes like Minneola Tangeloes, the one that tastes like Turpentine, and of course the one that tastes like some dude named Thomas Atkins.

Quote from: Filozophr on May 05, 2022, 01:12:45 PM

Some of my annona seedling leaves died from frost this year in ZONE 10 A, it’s gonna be incredibly difficult to grow annona up north

Annonas tend to be deciduous and drop all leaves in winter. This is normal for 9 or 10. Maybe in 11a or above they are evergreen?

Received my fruit from abimael today-

legend as far as packing and providing

Any advice as far as knowing when it is ripe/best to eat?

Quote from: Rex Begonias on April 19, 2022, 10:42:49 AM

Not familiar with this one, is it a type of Pandanus?

It's a duguetia I believe, In the Annonaceae family. Apparently, this duguetia has a good amount of pulp and is one of the more tasty ones out there.