General Discussion & Chat: SWEET INTERRUPTIONS # 261, 1 by heavenscape

heavenscape wrote:
Hey Sis Kathy, that's a tropical fruit. My late grandma had that in her nursery, it's known in our language as buah Chiku or buah Manggis! The flesh is custard like and sweet. We kids used to fight for the ripe ones!
You'd find cans of the peeled similar fruit in Mexican stores too, as sapotes.
I can't grow that here, too short a summer and cold winters.

Sorry LK, I misread it!! It's hardy for your area, but not for mine. Drats. You can turn it into a bush by trimming the top off. If kept in pot, I'm sure it will grow up to 4'. Read that the blooms are fragrant.

Good morning and good rains again.
No time for mourning, garden again another day.
Here's coffee and some NOLA style beignets for my sistahs. One day we will have breakfast at Cafe du Monde in New Orleans!