Official Duguetia Thread

[Nick C]

I know Duguetia is still somewhat of a newer species for growers in the United States, maybe even somewhat of a novelty but I figured why not start an official thread dedicated to these trees for any progress, insights, and updates.

In my experience so far, I've lost quite a few when the seed casing either doesn't separate on its own or the cotyledons rot while in the seed. Those that do germinate properly seem to be extremely slow growing.

Here's some species I currently have growing

Duguetia confusa: these are probably coming up on 2 years old




Duguetia sp yellow Joao: I have a feeling this one is going to be reclassified eventually as not an actual duguetia





Duguetia lanceolata





Duguetia stenantha




Duguetia salicifolia




Duguetia marcgraviana "gigante de rondonia"




Recently had duguetia surinamensis sprout but then die back, pretty bummed about that one

[TFL77]

hi,
  what amendments do you use.what is the soil mix?.how did you germinate these.
thank you,
kumar

[Nick C]

hi,
  what amendments do you use.what is the soil mix?.how did you germinate these.
thank you,
kumar

Not doing anything special. Just using a basic miracle gro mix from Home Depot and just playing the waiting game. I’d say almost all of these took 5-7 months to germinate with the exception of sp yellow joao, which I’m thinking might actually be in rollinia-esqe part of annonaceae

[dak239]

Can you recommend a source for seeds?

[Nick C]

Can you recommend a source for seeds?

I've gotten all my duguetia seeds from Bellamytrees or Anderson Tropicals

[Bush2Beach]

If someone ever fruits a Duguetia in the US then we’ll really have some action. Way to shoot for the stars guys!

[SHV]

General question for those growing Duguetia.  What is the appeal of growing this fruit tree?  The fruit look cool, like a colorful pinecone, but there doesn’t look like much to nibble on.  Is the flavor orgasmic?

[Nick C]

If someone ever fruits a Duguetia in the US then we’ll really have some action. Way to shoot for the stars guys!

Haha there’s only been one that I know of that fruited duguetia phaeoclados in Florida but apparently had a flavor similar to blue cheese…

[Nick C]

General question for those growing Duguetia.  What is the appeal of growing this fruit tree?  The fruit look cool, like a colorful pinecone, but there doesn’t look like much to nibble on.  Is the flavor orgasmic?

Personally I just like the aesthetics of the fruit. Do I ever expect to fruit one where I’m at? No but if I could maybe get a flowering down the line that’d be cool. It’s a good thing I enjoy plants for the ornamental properties as well

[purebluejapan]

General question for those growing Duguetia.  What is the appeal of growing this fruit tree?  The fruit look cool, like a colorful pinecone, but there doesn’t look like much to nibble on.  Is the flavor orgasmic?

Personally I just like the aesthetics of the fruit. Do I ever expect to fruit one where I’m at? No but if I could maybe get a flowering down the line that’d be cool. It’s a good thing I enjoy plants for the ornamental properties as well

Hey man! I just received a Duguetia ssp "Yellow" And the first thing I thought was " This isn't a Duguetia." So I searched up the name to see if there was any discussion on the species, and I came across your comment on it. Good to hear we both agree it's going to get reclassified. Mine looks identical to yours in the picture. My guess is that it's an Annona species. At least its growth habit is similar to Annonas.

[Finca La Isla]

I received some seeds from Ecuador if  duguetia delgado. This has germinated!  Any info on this one?
Peter