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Sth American Fruits MiscAcai Palm (MT)
An amazing species from the Amazon basin where it occurs in fertile swampy areas of the forest. Acai is a very beautiful and productive palm, the fruits are used in drinks, ice creams, sorbets, smoothies and other tasty delights. Seed selected from a Dwarf commercial form called BRS-Para that was developed by the Brazilian government.
Soursop
The fruit is heart-shaped with a rough green skin and soft fleshy spines. The fresh meaty flesh is juicy and slightly acid producing a rich creamy thirst quenching juice. Superb when fruit is pureed with 1/3 of vanilla icecream. Also known as Graviola or Guanaban. Not suitable for temperate climates.
Membrillo
Fruit ellipical, green to brown; pulp is yellowy orange; 2-20 seeds/fruit. Pulp eaten roasted or boiled, mixed with rice. The tree is used as wood for construction. The leaves in decoction are used to cure intoxication by poisoned arrows.
Biriba
A medium sized tree to 9m with open spreading branches. The fruits are similar to the rollinia yellowish in colour with protruberances over the skin. The flesh is whitish, aromatic, with a delicious balance between sweet and sour. The fruits are usually consumed fresh, but for those who are creative in the kitchen they can be turned into jiuces, ice creams and wines.
Sea Grape
Attractive small spreading tree, with clusters of grape like fruit with a sweet acid flavour, eaten fresh or used to make an excellent jelly. High salt tolerance, excellent seaside plant. Male and female plants, cross pollination required.
Achiote - Bixa
Source of annato. Small tree produces spiky fruit containing dark red seeds that are used as a commercial dye. Tree is extremely beautiful in full flowering and fruiting. Can be grown in a container, prefers a frost free climate
Green Sapote
A close relative of the Mamey Sapote but more compact and cold hardier. The green fruit turns to gold when ripe and has a superior sweeter flavour to the Mamey. Seeds can be roasted and eaten. Good drainage is essential.
Grumichama - Black
The tropical equivalent of the cherry. The purplish-black fruit 2cm diameter are produced in clusters. Flesh white, melting and tasty. Mostly used for fresh eating, but also highly prized for jams, jellies and pies.
Madrono
Very attractive slow growing tree, with dark green leathery leaves. Oval shaped fruits are produced in summer reaching up to 5cm. The white pulp has a pleasant subacid aromatic flavour when ripe. Excellent potted patio plant.
Sapodilla - Prolific
The Prolific has smooth pinkish-tan flesh when ripe. The fruits are round to conical and are long and broad, they tend to loose much of the furry texture on the skin when they are ripe. Trees are heavy bearers.
Mamey Sapote
Underneath the Mamey's leathery coarse brown skin is a brilliantly coloured, sweet and creamy flesh. The salmon-pink flesh has an exotic flavour similar to sweet pumpkin pie with spice. Unripe fruits can be cooked as a vegetable.
Panama Berry
Fast growing tree bearing small red berries (1-2cm diameter) that are very sweet and aromatic. Attractive white strawberry like flowers. Use fresh or in jams.
Ice Cream Bean
A beautiful ornamental tree that produces bean pods containing soft fluffy flesh that is sweet and juicy. Frost tender when young. This tropical selection has a long bean with superb flavour. Being more tropical it hasnt proven as weedy as the Inga edulis species.
Sapodilla - Seedling
Fruit look like potatoes but have light brown soft very sweet flesh. Flesh is sometimes gritty and contains black seeds. Ripe fruit taste like sweetened cooked pear. Very hardy Subtropical fruit tree.
Sapodilla - Tropical
A Singapore variety that is vigorous to 4m tall. Flavour is very sweet, slightly gritty though not unpleasant. Average weight 100 - 115gms. Sapodillas are highly prized in Asia with their sweet brown sugar cinnamon flavoured fruit that look like potatoes.
Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple
A relative of the cherimoya this plant has its origins in tropical America. The fruit about 100mm in diameter has a creamy juicy and delicious flesh, according to some tasting like lemon meringue pie. Fruits within 4 years from seed. Seed selected from extremely sweet and flavoursome fruit with firm white flesh and few seeds.
Acerola Cherry - Florida Sweet
Heavy cropper of cherry like fruit. When fully ripe the fruit is juicy and aromatic with its acid content giving it a sweet acid apple-like flavour. Fruits are extreemly high in vitamin c. Attactive pink flowers make this a very ornamental shrub.
Apple Cactus
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Also called the Peruvian apple, this is a night flowering, column cacti from South America. The delicious fruits are red, pink or orange in colour, the white flesh has small black edible seeds through it. The flesh is soft, sweet and delicate in flavour, similar in taste and texture to the larger fruits of the pitayas. The plants will require free draining soil to thrive, and can be grown as a potted house plant, it is very attractive and drought tolerant. Sold as calloused cuttings ready to plant.