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Adhemar

How much are you selling each seed for ?


Max

My sarteneja custard apple leaves look very similar to yours.

Very nice!!! Pm sent

Max

Looks like it's getting there, good luck Nancy!!!

Max

Ant21

Wow!!! Nice job, how often do you water the mango trees(with fruits)? Thanks for posting.

Max

Leool

Yeah, I tend to over do it with the tree seal, my main concern was rain and water.
here is a link with more info about this variety.http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=196.0

Simon
The scions were orderd from USDA,ARS of Hawaii. I originally ordered 3 longan varieties based on the rankings on their website. Sadly, Sak ip didn't make it.

Graft union on Tai Wu Yuen longan
Side view

Front view

Back view

Simon
My mauritius lychee is not tall enough to be affected by the wind. That's why it looks so good. I don't do any water treatment. I believe that the 4 inch layer of bark wood mulch takes care of the water problem. As for grafting longans, I have the highest success rate in the summer time. A stab side veneer,(i like to call it) is my preferred method. I choose a scion that is greenish to hard wood with mature buds. When making the cut on the rootsock, I leave the small flap to hold the scion into place. For the scion, I don't cut straight down on the scion to expose the cambium, it's more of a slanted cut and on the opposite side of the scion I make a small ramp cut. That's where the flap on the rootstock will make contact with. Then I tie it real tight with nursery tie tape(the stretchy kind) and parafilm over.  Also, the scion doesn't have to be too long. A couple of buds is enough. I hope this helps.

Heres what it looks like wrapped up 



I'll take pictures of the graft union and post later.

Max

I gotta get me a sexy lady like that!

Max

Looks so good Mike, can you send me some seeds? :-)

Max

Forgot to add lychee picture.

Last year it held eight lychees, this year even worst.

Very nice work Simon!! I thought I was going to have my first bumper crop of lychees this year. Happy too soon. Initially, the whole tree was loaded with fruits, got to be about nickel size and then I see new flashes coming out and thats when the fruits started droping. Its possible that the heat wave had something to do with the fruit drop. Could be a conisident, the first heat wave I lost almost half of the fruits and just yesterday after the blast of hot dry air, im down to just a couple.

As for my longans, they seem to produce every year, so im not too worry. They not as sensitive as lychees. My newly grafted longans are setting fruits also. I grafted in July of last year. 2 panicals Fuk yan and one Tai wu yuen are setting fruits. Can't wait to taste these varieties.

Initial lychee fruit set


Having problems uploading pics all of a sudden. Will post more pics later.

Max

Hey guys

I'm joining the party too!

Max