Our Abiu (Sapotaceae) are ripe and we are eating the fruit like crazy... Delicious. Those of you growing in the tropics or near tropics...do you want some seed? I don't have tons...one big seed per fruit...and I will be drying them to send SASE....
Hey fruit lovers....
May I please have a few seeds for sase just send me your addy and details.
thanks for sharing
Elva
May I also have a few seeds for sase?.
Thanks!
Rose318/Patti
Alohahoya, do they taste like sapodillas? There is an exotic fruit farm about a mile from my house that grows sapodillas and cherimoyas.
I would love to try planting this. Do you want a bubble wrap envelope with postage inside?
Abiu tastes like caramel custard, very sweet firm fruit. Latex in the skin so it has to be cut open.
Will save seeds for you all...just send stamps for priority mail...I will do the rest.
Then you can enjoy......:o}}}}
Need address where to send sase
OH...right. Guess it would help.
Carol Noel
P.O. Box 1359
Keaau, HI, 96749
Aloha
Just a note, about this seed--
I believe this is the same as http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/horticulture/5321.html
From that site: "seed viability lasts only 1-2 days in dry conditions".
You might consider putting freshly extracted seed in moist coir or other such soilless media in a bag if you're going to mail it. You might lose viability if you dry it.
This message was edited Oct 3, 2004 6:50 PM
if you've got enough, i'll take one too..
how much postage should i send?
Good link, Tropicalaria. I was going by the information in Julia F. Morton's book "Fruits of Warm Climates". My climate here is moist (humid) and she states to dry the seed. Then to plant 3 seed in a pot and after sprouting 4-6 weeks, cull to the most robust.
I can send 3 seeds per request....will pack moist.
Minimum priority mail should do it 3.85.
Gosh...they are SO good.
Carol
Carol-
Sounds like you've got it all figured out. Since I grow a lot of tropical fruits in a place where they're rare and hard to come by I've been caught by the "must be fresh from the fruit" problem before.
From what I understand this is an excellent fruit to grow from seed, though, with fast growth and good fruit without needing to select from grafts or layers.
HA LOL...when I get it all figured out I will fly to the moon!!! You could well be right...want to try some? Most of the tropical seeds do need to be planted very fresh...could try both ways....
Carol, is this an abiu? This was at a client's house. She said it was "abby you" best I could tell from the pronounciation.
She had fruit everywhere, and grapefruits on a tree and they were(honest, I promise this is not a tall tale) as big as basketballs. Only problem, she spoke very limited English and my Spanish is pretty bad, so all I could ask was if it was toronja(grapefruit) and she said it was. I'll post a pic of the grapefruit separately.
Hi
I would love to try some if you have any left to spare.
Jan...
Calalilly-
That looks like sweetsop to me, annona squamosa, (se conoce como -anon- por los hispanohablantes).
http://newcrop.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/sugar_apple.html
Alohahoya, is this the fruit that you are referring to? It is an interesting looking fruit. http://lychee.com/mamey.html
Cynthia...that is what we call Mamay... Not the Abiu. The Mamay takes 'bout a year to ripen on the tree THEN you have to pick it and spend a month or two waiting for it to be fully ripe. Almost too sweet...like Sweet Potatoes.
OH dear, I think Tropicalaria is 100% correct...I only was left with 4 seeds after the others rotted after trying to dry them. New crop coming up...this time into spagnum they will go ready to send out....I will let you know when.
Aloha- still got seed left? I sure would love som. Can I sen you an SASE?
Nope...no seed left. In about 4 months I should have some, tho'.