The Tropical Fruit Forum

Let me explain. Since I have been planting Annona's in the last 2 years,  I find that Some Sugar Apple trees, seedlings,  not many maybe 10% of them are more inclined to have male flowers in the morning that others. I have about 10 seedlings  sugar apple trees. One very distinctly is loaded with male flowers in the morning also has female flowers and as result sets more fruit. Also pollinates the Gefner real well.    I wonder if this is just a fluke or other people have notice this.
Why this is important because most of my activity is in the morning, and I need male pollen to pollinate some of the other Annona's that I never see male flowers open in the morning.  For example, I have not seen a Gefner male flower before 2pm but I use the pollen from the Sugar Apple tree to pollinate it.
 

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Quote from: Julie on February 22, 2023, 11:41:39 AM

I realize that, but the farmer I got it from is an expert in tropical fruit so I feel pretty confident it is Kampong.  It has the "walnut" flavor you describe and a very thick skin as well.

Pollenizer can influence seed shape, which can then influence fruit shape, so that's probably the difference here. If it was pollenized by something that produces elongated seeds vs spherical seeds, you might see that much variation in shape.

Makes sense, my Kampong is surrounded by Monroes,

I have a Red Hybrid Jaboticaba 3 years old in a 5 gal pot and is flowering and setting fruit.

Julie is this picture supposed to be Kampong?

The tree build up nice branches, Ready to get pruned again in March 1. Will post pictures

I did not expect you to do this in Hungary. This is something that would have to be done ideally in Florida.
I think to do it with commercial fruit is a waste of time because most if not all commercial Hass groves are monoculture, just Hass, maybe some will have a pollinator the diversity of pollen is very limited.  True from other commercial varieties.  Only some fruit from USDA germplasm collection, Fairchild Tropical Gardens, UC and maybe Israel Volcani Center, have enough diversity get the Eskimo needed.
Hass is 60% Mexican and 40% Guatemalan, probably some Hass seeds of openly pollinated fruit with some other varieties may be worth a shot. 

Fruitmonger do what is economically feasible to you. There are literally 1000's of infected trees in Florida, not only avocados but sassafras, red bay etc. The simplest thing would be to cut the tree close to the ground and find some inexpensive way to remove or treat the root. 

Stumping the trees is not a good choice, especially if there are avocados in the area. Is like letting a Troyan Horse into your grove. The roots continue to spread the fungus while the tree is re-growing new vegetation on the new xylem growing (giving you the illusion that all is well) only to eventually die again by then it has spread to adjacent trees.  My grove still operational because I remove any contaminated tree right away. Roots and all.

In South Florida. The ones I did in April 100% take. I tried in Late October 0% all dead from fungal growth in graft union. 

Nice

Thow it out and get a new one. Trees like that will always struggle.