The Tropical Fruit Forum

You do need to watch for scale and meally bugs but tree might be to young to hold fruits anyway, I think ants can be good pollinizers on some plants I think they help my cherimoya.

Quote from: drymifolia on October 03, 2023, 11:15:04 AM

Quote from: ScottR on October 03, 2023, 10:53:10 AM

you need many eugenias surinam cherry, cherry of the rio grande, orange fruit cherry of the rio grande, guabiju=myrcianthes pungens and many other eugenias check-em out.

Guabiju is definitely hardy enough there, I planted two small seedlings in 2021 and they've grown very slowly but have only had very minimal dieback with some pretty cold winters the last two years. I've heard some mixed opinions about fruit quality, but mine are still probably at least a few years from producing, so I've never had the fruit.

Do you enjoy eating any eugenia species? I don't think I've met anyone who has tried them. I've been considering a Cherry of the Rio Grande but I'm on a suburban lot so going for stuff I know I'll like. So far as the Guabiju, I have a Myrciaria vexator - Blue Grape seed germinating, had read it was the best of the myrciaria species.

Cherry of the rio grande are amazing I have some very tasty varieties will worth growing Surinam Cherry have very good one too enjoy them all when ripe. Don't forget to try grumichamba I have a purple one very tasty

you need many eugenias surinam cherry, cherry of the rio grande, orange fruit cherry of the rio grande, guabiju=myrcianthes pungens and many other eugenias check-em out.

aaronn, what varieties of Paw Paw are you growing? You must be warm inland because by paw paws are still sizing up!

Nice Bill, your going to be in bananas for sure

Eyeckr, very nice video looking forward to 2nd one, Joe is a very cool collector even when his was in Ca. in Los Alto's hills had amazing place now in Hawaii with loads of land only his imagination can stop him now

Yes, it is Shane but remember that's a mature bush/tree makes great property bearer too!

I have 5-plants in ground for years the oldest one's 20yrs plus with very sour fruit and one grafted to a female scion wood a friend had but no fruit yet. Most promising is a seedling from sweet fruited plant that used to be a San Diego Botanical Garden which is about 4' tall but no flowers yet. Had a sweet variety from Marta but was small and it died, hoping to get another one from Marta. Mature trees have taken down to teens one year without harm.
Grafted in Jan. many years ago and one took out of 3-grafts.

Great Nate, so you got some butia e. from Dennis, cool he's nice guy I have fruiting butia capitata from his selected varieties he talked about back in 2011 I think at CRFG conference. Very juice tropical taste.

I've used heating mats for years i think it helps on many tropical seeds but also coming around to closed bag with moist vermiculite to start seeds in warm place. i do have a g.h. but live in cool Spring-Summer area so g.h. helps with zone pushing plants. I think many people over look stratification technique because even some sub-tropical seed need heat-cool cycles to germinate well. Just saying you need to take in your seed cycle since coming off of tree which can be hard to do no knowing how some folks store seeds you have to think that reliable seed dealers do the right storage.

Kevin, we are heading down in morning and planning on getting out of there by 2-3 in afternoon at latest. Most likely will catch you next time down that way.

I keep a Holiday and Hellen at about  8' tall but you need to prune often some varieties like Reed would be hard to keep small like Fuerte too. But I have a 25 yr old Fuerte avocado that I keep at 8' tall but has spread sideways by 16-18'. If your willing to stay on your trees and prune or tip constantly then you can do it but it's work.

Nice Kevin, looks like you had a assortment of fruit nass on Ilama looks and sounds delish