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About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 7th August 2009 9:18pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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HappyEarth says... Hey Amanda - A friend of mine has one growing here in Wollongong. Its a couple of years old now and is doing great. Dont know much more about it than that either - sorry. Im amazed what you have growing in such a dry climate with soil so sandy as yours. Keep up the good work :) Rich www.happyearth.com.au | About the Author HappyEarth Wollongong 8th August 2009 7:27am #UserID: 2553 Posts: 181 View All HappyEarth's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Thanks HappyEarth - u had 2ºC o/night recently too? Do u get frost in W'gong? The leaves on the plant look quite tough and a bit leathery? - this is a positive for here... The sandy soil can be a bonus in some ways - it's easier to add stuff than take it away?! I have switched to liquid fertigation (thanks Speedy!) and this is going to be great I think. Plus have all the bulky organics too. I am really excited about this season - I reckon it may b a ripper! The big challenge for me now is to not get another $2000 water bill! Owch. I don't know how some of these exotics are going to go tho' HappyE... it's all trial n error i guess!? I don't think I could have done half as well without help from the forum.. :) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 8th August 2009 8:57am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hey Mike T and other experts...do u know much about these at all? Mine is maybe 5yrs old now - I dug it up n put in a 35L tree sack 2yrs ago...sadly we are still stuck here and the trees still in 35L sacks :-( It's doing fine but it looks like it might be running out of room in the sack...? the trunk is getting quite wide and the tree 2m tall (can't grow taller now - due to the shade house roof) I just get the feeling it might not be a tree that can be kept confined like this for too long..? Should I re-sack it to a larger sack or just keeping pruning it do u think? Also - would love to hear what else u know about these guys please? Mine a seedling (ex-Daleys) how till fruit? In the Rare Fruit Rx they said taste can be like a "mangosteen on steroids"...? Does it need a friend? I really don't want to lose it after all this effort!? Many thanks :) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. 400km north of Perth. 9th May 2012 5:54pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. 400km north of Perth. 9th May 2012 10:39pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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trikus says... My last Kwai Muk just carked it from Yasi damage . It is relatively unknown in its native area . Think it will do better kept small as it can get very large . Am collecting some wood for grafting from other trees next week to widen gene pool . Some grafted onto jak rootstock has fruited in 2 years on trellis locally . Pretty certain thats 1 beside Abiu on display platter at meeting 25-2-12 . I am working on a fact sheet for Rare Fruits Aus. will discuss at AGM next week . I am very glad I collected lots of seed a few years ago and got it out amongst you other keen growers .
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amanda says... Thanks Trikus :) Where will the Fact Sheet be found - once it's available..? Sounds like a great idea...I always appreciate information from people who have actual experience with these unusual trees..? Sorry about your tree tho.. :-( This particular tree really interests me as I am sure it will have a good growing range..? It's done better than many of my sub tropicals here - and it's a hideous environment for them really.. ;D Mine is a seedling tree from Daleys - I hope it turns out to be a good one!? Is it not a popular flavour in it's home land? | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. 400km north of Perth. 10th May 2012 11:05am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author amanda19 Leschenault (160kms south of Perth) 11th January 2013 12:32pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Yay! How cool...now to see if it will fruit this far south in WA...exciting times ;-) It seems happy to be out of the tree sack and into the ground at last...it has a jackfruit for it's neighbour - and they get shade from mid afternoon onwards - in summer. About 10m to the east side of it is a raspberry plant - also flowering and fruiting...is that weird timing do u think? (Temps fluctuate a lot here (one night this week was 30 oC then the next night was 12 oC, for eg...) It's pretty humid though..) | About the Author amanda19 Leschenault (160kms south of Perth) 11th January 2013 7:01pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Amanda I am sure Cloud will have all the answers.Here some I ate yesterday of an elite cultivar.Flowers are small like that and will enlarge when fertilised.They drag their arse for the first few season and not many set and after that they pump them out.Trikus will know.
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About the Author VF Wongawallan 13th February 2013 8:12am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... They are great Mary and suitable for the sub-tropics as well.Amanda elite in fruit usually means they stand out from others because of good quality.Elite varieties are often selected from a pool of 'contenders'. I think even honeybees could be suitable pollinators,but ants and native bees would do the job I guess. | About the Author Cairns 13th February 2013 12:06pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Just to interrupt ;) I do remember Trikus saying that they seem to fruit/bear better with a friend..? (but that they are self-fertile...) Mine is from Daleys John Mc - I think it's a seedling - but I do remember that either they or Happy Earth had Richmond...? Happy Earth has a website so he might be worth contacting also... | About the Author amanda19 13th February 2013 5:42pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... I am only growing the Kwai Muk just to see if I can - to be honest....I never expected it to do well in WA...I sure have been surprised, so far. It's a really resiliant plant, I feel. To go from being dug up into a treesack and then taken from a semi-arid climate to a warm temperate climate - and then flower and grow within 4 months - that's pretty good I reckon..?? A good surprise package :) | About the Author amanda19 13th February 2013 11:23pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Nice surprise for sure Amanda :) John, they're all gone now - caught someone else's attention too. The Lakoocha seems like another tasty find Mike - interesting looking as well, very alien like. BJ, nice choices, lucky you! BTW how are your ARKP mangoes, nice I bet? Has been a year for good mangoes. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 14th February 2013 7:36am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... ARPK is fantastic. Certainly bucks the trend of bland but pleasant mangoes that is taking over commercial production at the minute. It is super strongly flavoured of KP 'real' mango flavour and a real orange tang flavour on top. Too full on for some, including my wife who prefers Kwan, but perfect to me. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 14th February 2013 9:31am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Lakoocha are happy in the sub tropics. Fruit quality is much more variable with the common name of 'monkey jack' giving some idea of its general standing, but some selections can be very good. Its a good candidate for selection and grafting of superior selections. Chester often sells them. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 14th February 2013 3:56pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Looking forward to receiving Kwai muk this week - have read they tolerate wet feet more than Jakfruit, by how much? Will probably be planted where it will cop some storm water drainage, but never stagnant water. Should this be ok? F/F have stopped listing Lakoocha, all the Asian mangoes and Lemon Gold White Sapote in their catalogue - but a couple of new things though. Sorry I missed your post BJ - the ARKP sounds delicious and is one I would make room for in my collection. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 18th February 2013 6:21pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Had my Richmond KM delivered today - very beautiful looking tree. Best part though was that it came covered in flowers (very cute and unusual). I wonder how old it will have to be to develop into fruit? BTW, confirmed with Daleys today that Richmond is cutting grown, so will need some wind protection.
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VF says... Last week I bought a seedling kwai muk to be buddy with my Richmond cv. The leaves on the seedling look VERY different, looking sort of like a fig leaf/oak leaf cross - the Richmond has perfect elliptical leaves. Is this a juvenile stage seedlings go through, or are there different leaf forms for this artocarpus? I'm having no luck with google finding this info. Cheers. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 10th March 2013 3:34pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... My Kwai Muk has breezed thru our winter here...had 2 light frosts, some hail and some chill time...it's started flowering again. It's looking very happy - and looks to be a promising plant for more southern folks perhaps...? The Galaxy Jackfruit next to it - is doing great also! I don't suppose I will be lucky enough for the jackfruit to be able to pollinate the kwai muk..?
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amanda says... Hey Mike - a couple of us fruit tree tragics over here are after a couple of these trees - but Daleys out of stock...you don't know of any source of seeds by any chance do you..? I have been on the waiting list for some Daleys stuff for 2-3 yrs...I don't want to wait that long to get a friend for my tree..? I am either missing a cross pollinator - or the actual pollinator..? I really do feel this tree is promising for us over here..? (ps - coming to Cairns next week! left there in 97 - so it's going to be a shock I bet!? I don't suppose u have time for a visitor maybe....?) | About the Author amanda19 Leschenault (150km south of Perth) 28th August 2013 8:22pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Hey Amanda, you're right in wanting a x-pollinator as by the info out there, the fruit will be much bigger. The picture you've posted is looking similar to my flowering plant - from the little on the net I could find, these are still male flowers only, produced from juvenile trees. The female flowers are round. Bummer, I know! Oh well, soon maybe... | About the Author VF 29th August 2013 10:51pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hi Mike and VF....I'd love to see a pic of a female flower..? Thanks for the info VF. Mike - that would be awesome if u come across any spare seed...many thanks. And I will send u an email shortly... Don't worry about your veg patch etc...I am just keen to see how these sub tropical grow in the hands of an expert! :o) I don't think I have ever come away from a garden that I haven't learnt something from!? (except those sterile suburban types..) | About the Author amanda19 Leschenault (150km south of Perth) 30th August 2013 7:30pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... I haven''t forgotten Amanda, I'm still searching ... The picture, when I found it, wasn't actually in a search for Kwai muk. Hence my difficulty re-finding it. The female was not too unlike the male, just not elongated/oval but a shorter rounder shape. One of the pic's that keeps popping up in my search is that of the alternate placed very round little flowers, that is the Lakoocha mislabelled as Kwai muk (to the best of my research). When I find the real one, one day, I'll post it.... :) | About the Author VF 8th September 2013 4:48am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... Yes still here,am very interested,by the way the green sapote is in full flower right now so will be attempting for the third time to do some marcotts for you, offered some sion wood to Daleys some time ago, they also stated it is a most difficult tree to marcott. However as said will try again,im sure you are a very patient person,but good things come to those who wait, so im told. Where did you get the Lakoocha from email details hehe. dphuntbrisatgmaildotcom. Thankyou very much for remembering | About the Author David Springwood 24th October 2014 7:59am #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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echinopora says... Earlier in this thread it was mentioned that kwai muk had been fruited on a trellis successfully. What is the flowering pattern like? On new growth? I bought a richmond for a lanscape tree in the front yard but so far it has been growing in a very trellis-able shape and if I an get fruit at 6 feet instead of 20 that would be ideal. Thanks RG | About the Author terranora 9th February 2015 9:58pm #UserID: 10023 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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echinopora says... The one I have is a cutting grown "richmond" from daleys, and it has put out a lateral branch at almost every leaf node on the central leader, like a feather. I have not tasted a "richmond" before. I had one I suspect to have been a little underipe from a seedling tree because is was tart and a little more latexy than I have heard described, but I liked the taste. | About the Author terranora 10th February 2015 5:54pm #UserID: 10023 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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