LOL! You're a riot!
Tropical Garden # 24
Ok cashew , yes they are bushes not trees, small and beatiful with their fruit hanging, they are called maranon, in Spanish speaking places, here, do not know, lol!
The top part of the fruit is the cashew nut, the botton, the fruit, and people make juice out of it. It is not too sweet to eat raw from what I remember. Once the fruit is ripen, it can be either red or yellow, at least in native country!
Candela, i want your fruit NOW, lol!
RJ, try those seeds again, boy I will try germinating more but it is hard. I have some Granadilla seeds (passion fruit) now my mom brought for me that I could share, I planted them and hoping they germinate. my mom says that they are the eatable kind.
Dale, the color jungle is GORGEOUS!!!! and I am dreaming of it!
Lilli, interesting to learn about other places, never heard of people putting the sugar canes through machines to get the juice, I only remember chewing on those canes as a kid, specially during XXmas times, our custome during holiday days.
Texasgal77, I do have amaryllis Chico and Emerald. I also bought a, new for me, one called Lemon star.
I bought them at North Haven Nursery in North Dallas at $18. each.
Rj, clerodendrum Ugandense is the biggest specimen that I have seen and it is covered in blooms (lovely plant).
I bet that you are the only person in the Houston area with a Tamarid tree that size. I love the look of the tree but the fruit are a little too sour for me.
btw, Brian's address sign is big enough for us to be able to find your house . love it
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Dale-a Gardener, lovely pictures. Mmaybe in a couple of years I will have a clump of Amaryllis like your's.
Clemen , Thanks
robcorrea and LilyMerci, I enjoyed followiing your conversation,it makes me want to go somewhere tropical. I do have a papaya and and guava tree that gave a lot of fruits this summer. I grew a pineapple last year but it was too much trouble for the very sour fruit that it produced.
I love mangoes and would like to grow a dwarf Kent and a custard apple tree in my greenhouse, but soursop is my favorite tropical fruit.
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Hi Rita, do you want to try growing an anona??? It is llike a cross from Guanabana and Cherimoya, I have seeds that have not tried germinating yet. I am sure she can grow them in your green house. I know here I would not have much luck with my cold winter weather!
Lovely pictures BTW!
Clemen, Thank you very much. I would love to have a few seeds.
D mail me your addy please!!!!! Once you get them to germinate you can send me the seddling to me, lol, JK!
Clemen, I am in the address exchange. but will also d-mail it.
I will be very happy to send you the seedlings and postage. Do you know how long it takes them to fruit.?
Good morning everyone! I am ecstatic, WE HAVE RAIN! yeeeeeey! Ok...ok...for those of you with rain all the time..you gotta understand rain is a treat here! My plants are all smiling!!! : )
Another pic from Rio....
Soursop? Are those crunchy like an apple? If so, I've had them before.
The only fruit tree I have is a peach blossom. I do not know the variety name but I grow it for the intense hot pink flowers. They are INCREDIBLE! My mother said that the fruit is pretty good but they are fairly small peaches. I don't know if they will get bigger as my mom's tree is only about 3 year old. My tree is 2 yeard old but much smaller than hers. My understanding that this variety is common in northern region of Vietnam.
Anyway, I have some seeds if anyone want some, just Dmail me. I can't find my original picture that I took, but here is a link to a picture of the blossoms:
http://davesgarden.com/community/trading/image.php?user=LiliMerci&pid=77198
Wow wow wow! Stunning, Lilimerci! Too bad I think we can't grow peaches here....by the way, forgot to tell you in Brazil we also squeeze the sugar canes in a machine to extract the juice...it's one of my favorite things in the world, ice cold, in a hot summer day! humm!
That's what I remember the most about my childhood. Running down the curved ally to a sugarcane stand and watch them press those sugar cane sticks for glass of sugar cane juice over ice - on those hot, humid days (edited - well, it's hot and humid in southern Vietnam all the time, no such thing as cool weather). Mmmm! I'm surprise they don't have it here in one of the asian grocery store. They probably have them in California in the larger asian community - Orange County? or San Jose?
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I've never seen it...: (
Rita, I have no idea how long. I would have to go and do some search for you. My mom brought me the seeds this past September and I still have not plant it any. She says the fruit is huge!
LillMerci, what a gorgeous tree, the color of the bloosons is unbelievable!
Say, why are'nt we all cooking, tomorrow is Turkey Day, lol!
Hi Roberta, I like your Rio Pic!
I found this info about the anona:
Atis (Annona squamosa) (Sugar Apple) The most widely grown of all the species of Annona, has acquired various regional names: anon (Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Panama); anon de azucar, anon domestico, hanon, mocuyo (Colombia); anona blanca (Honduras, Guatemala, Dominican Republic); anona de castilla (El Salvador); anona de Guatemala (Nicaragua); applebush (Grenadines); ata, fruta do conde, fruta de condessa, frutiera deconde, pinha, araticutitaia, or ati (Brazil); ates or atis (Philippines); The original home of the sugar apple is unknown. It is commonly cultivated in tropical South America, and in the Philippines and use as a flavoring for ice cream. The Spaniards probably carried seeds from the New World to the Philippines.
Here is a pic
More info:
Cultivars
No named cultivars are reported but there is considerable variation in the quality of fruit from different trees. The yellow-skinned types seem superior to the brownish, and, when well filled out, have thicker and juicier flesh. Seeds of a purple-skinned, purple-fleshed form, from Mexico, were planted in Florida and the tree has produced fruit of unremarkable quality.
Climate
The custard apple tree needs a tropical climate but with cooler winters than those of the west coast of Malaya. It flourishes in the coastal lowlands of Ecuador; is rare above 5,000 ft (1,500 m). In Guatemala, it is nearly always found below 4,000 ft (1,220 m). In India, it does well from the plains up to an elevation of 4,000 ft (1,220 m); in Ceylon, it cannot be grown above 3,000 ft (915 m). Around Luzon in the Philippines, it is common below 2,600 ft (800 m). It is too tender for California and trees introduced into Palestine succumbed to the cold. In southem Florida the leaves are shed at the first onset of cold weather and the tree is dormant all winter. Fully grown, it has survived temperatures of 27º to 28ºF (-2.78º to 2.22ºC) without serious harm. This species is less drought-tolerant than the sugar apple and prefers a more humid atmosphere.
Soil
The custard apple does best in low-lying, deep, rich soil with ample moisture and good drainage. It grows to full size on oolitic limestone in southern Florida and runs wild in light sand and various other types of soil in the New and Old World tropics but is doubtless less productive in the less desirable sites.
Propagation
Seed is the usual means of propagation. Nevertheless, the tree can be multiplied by inarching, or by budding or grafting onto its own seedlings or onto soursop, sugar apple or pond apple rootstocks. Experiments in Mexico, utilizing cherimoya, llama, soursop, custard apple, Annona sp. Af. lutescens and Rollinia jimenezii Schlecht. as rootstocks showed best results when custard apple scions were side-grafted onto self-rootstock, soursop, or A. sp. Af. lutescens. Custard apple seedlings are frequently used as rootstocks for the soursop, sugar apple and atemoya.
OMG Clemen! That is my FAVORITE fruit in the whole world! The common name in Brazil is "fruta do conde" or "pinha". It is SO delicious. I SO wish I could grow some over here, I have never seen the fruit for sale anywhere so I only get to eat some once a year when I go back....
DELICIOUUUUUSS!!!
Water lily in Florida>
Bougainvillea looks best in winter around here>
clemen i've never heard of anona. Very cool!
Dale has some fantastic garden photos.
I have never cooked a turkey in my whole life. I'm fortunate enough to have in-laws who loves to cook. I am bringing salad and some pumkin bread with cream cheese spread.
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Great photos everyone.
Dale, you've got beautiful gardens!!
Have a happy thanksgiving day!!!
Robertita and lilly, you want seeds, i have some ok! I have never seen that fruit here either, the name in Brazil, ,sounds like pineaple, doesn't it???
Boy do i miss all of the tropical fruits, grrrrrrrrrrrr, wish I could grow them here in NY!
I love the bouganvillea, one of my favorite vines Gale!
Thank you for the offer Clemen. I just looked it up and it is not hardy for my zone to plant in the ground.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Clemen, thanks for the information and for doing the research. It was very interesting and comprehensive. I promise to send you my first fruit.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE
I am very thankful for my family and friends, but I am most thankful to my DH and financial backer of all my gardening projects.
Good morning!
Happy thanksgiving everyone!!!
I am thankful for my family & freinds as well.
Rita, you have a hansome financial backer for your gardening projects.
Good Morning and Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and your famililes.
Good morning my friends!!! Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Have been busy getting everything ready for the feast today!!!!
Yall have been busy!!! Dale what is the reddish plant in your color jungle picture. That is quite unique!!! Also love the Bougainvilla that is to die for beautiful!!!! I had the Victoria for 2 years but didn't replace it this spring. Maybe 2009!!!!
Yall just gave me a quick education on fruit. Most of which I've never heard!!! Lilli I would love some of your peach seeds if you have enough that is gorgeous!!!! LMK!!!
Rita very nice looking hubby and financial backer!!!!
Good morning and waving hello to all from NY! Have a wonderfull day filled with Joy, Love, and Health!!!!!
Cute hubbie up there!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone... eat hardily.. and enjoy friends.. Awaiting the turkey to become ready here...
Kim... sure was nice to dine with and meet you and your husband Jim... and such a joy to tour the botanicals with folks who enjoy them so... your plant as adapting well here after it's flight... I enjoyed it's thread here in the tropicals.. and go ahead and try cooking a turkey some time..
Loved the international food aspect of this plant thread.. I'm spoiled here .. with most of them for sale on and off around here.. Clemen... have you run across your apple in stores here.. I'veseen them some.. but never knew just what to do with it..Dale... where were the photos taken there..
Ashort tamarind story... I got one to sprout.. after I dug a seed out of a tamarind duck dish.. I can't imagine a seed still being viable after a long cooking in a sauce.. must be one hardy plant..
All the best today.. and always.. Gordon
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Gorgeous day here so far!
Sunshinesw, pensacolagarden, I hope that you both had a very good Thanksgiving, and a relaxing couple of days off.
Texasgal77, it was a beautiful day here as well. The fall colors are just now showing themselves, it is beautiful in my neighborhood
Clemen, waving hello back to you. Thanks for the compliment on dh, he was telling me that he could not help because he had to go fishing .
GordonHawk, I hope that you had a very good Thanksgiving. That is another very good Tamarind story. How is the plant doing?
Jeri11, I hope that you had a very enjoyable Thanksgiving with your family and friends.
Our day was very relaxing and pleasant, I had to do two different dinners, one on Thursday and another Friday. I do not mind the cooking but the cleaning up is always a chore.
The plant in Dale-A-Gardeners picture might be a Copperleaf Bourbon Street, maybe he will come back and verify it later. They will change colors with the seasons
We had a very nice thanksgiving at work, pot luck plus work provided a banquet..we were so full. I left after 4 hours ..
Strange garden bed mates this Thanksgiving..
Have Erythinia to Clematis blooming.
clematis
Hibiscus
Pink Cloud is finally coming out, it looks me in the eye.
brugs
