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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Miracle Fruit-Most improved fruit after consuming
« on: April 05, 2024, 07:11:43 PM »
Feijoa is my personal favorite, or blackberries.
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That is impressive if it is from seed. Will be interesting to see if the fruits taste good or not.
Is it contained in a small pot with the roots constricted? Interesting
Congrats! it could be from my seeds.. it if has less than 10 secondary veins, it is not Psidium guajava, maybe P. guineense or some hybrid.
@CeeJey, do you have this in ground in Phoenix? Does it take the cold/heat? How long have you had your plant(s)?
I'm mostly interested in learning about their tolerance for frequent cold (non-freezing) temperatures in winter, as my greenhouse is only heated to prevent freezing, and is usually in the 30s and low 40s for most of the winter. Some things like dragonfruit just cannot handle it, while avocados and some south american species like Physalis peruviana flourish and even keep growing vigorously all winter.
Also, whether anyone has tried using bonsai techniques (wide/shallow pot and root pruning) to reduce the vigor a bit. If I end up liking it enough to grow, that would be my long-term plan to help keep it under about 9 feet tall.
I am doubtful that bonsai culture will keep these fruiting at a reasonable size. Mine didnt fruit until it had a 2.5in diam trunk. It fills its container with 100% roots and even my root pruning it severely along with removing major limbs occasionally doesn't seem to slow its growth.
Back in the 90's I successfully grew Ein Sheimer and Anna apples in Hillsborough County Florida. They produced impressive crops every year but the apples were pretty small and not the best eating apples, but they weren't bad. Also grew some Florida Prince freestone peaches which were absolutely delicioso.
I wouldn’t really call canistel sub tropical. It’s widely adaptable. Normally it’s grown in full sun and on my farm in CR canistel produces much better with more sun. However you have a very different situation in Arizona. Grafted canistel fruits for me here in 3 years in full sun. I’d be cautious about trying to work in the shade. Perhaps full sun or at least several hours and experiment with some shade cloth.
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I recently saw a fruiting lucuma here on the central coast which was living in mostly shade of mac nuts and a white sapote, was producing very nicely. I would be looking for a part shade area in AZ. I just can't see one tolerating full sun 100f+ and low humidity.
I did plant a green sapote in full sun at my office, but it's less than 1 mile from the ocean so it's pretty moderate. It hasn't even blinked and is growing nicely. 1 gallon size. I'll get a photo of it this week if I remember to.
hammer524, can you tell us a bit about your situation? You only have one tree? Is it a seedling or clone? If a clone, where'd you get it?
... and how big was it when it first flowered?
I planted this last weekend in ground, it was purchased from Greenlife nursery here. It lost a large branch in our monsoon last month. It was about this size. I've been leaning on its a rooted cutting. but Im not sure.
I have been to Queen Creek Tropicals a few times but they get quite colder that us concrete folk. Are there others in QC growing Jabos?
Hard to say. Looks a tad different from what I know to be g. mangostana; thinner leaves. But it is small, and could be a different cultivar.
If it grows faster than extremely slow, it is probably not g. mangostana.
That appears to be a large pot for a plant that size. Mangosteen have sensitive roots, too big of a pot can be a problem. Tall and thin pots are probably best, especially when young. Tap root is where its at.
Awesome! It really is one of the most delicious Eugenias I've had so far.
Mine are in full sun in Santa Cruz, California, so definitely not quite what people might get in Texas or Florida. The plant these seedlings came from got shaded out by an Oak and really didn't seem to like it. Just pruned up the Oak so hoping to see it boost up again.
What part of the valley are you in? Im a few miles south of the biltmore?
Nice write-up CeeJey!
Campo ramon did poorly in the heat here as well-
Escalarte seems to do well in the heat to add to your data
A+ excellent report.
I lost most of my jabos this past July from misters being faulty. Would love to meet up sometime and check out your collection