Pulasan Trees

Jurippa starts with ...
Dear Sir, are you offering Pulasan trees for sale?

trikus says...
Rich Trapnell had heaps of seedlings for sale a year or so ago . Mate up on the tablelands bought them all . Peter S has some in Feluga . My marcots did not survive .

trikus says...
Sadly Rich passed away last year , but his sons are still running the business . Trina gave me a special deal , I was lucky to get the last few sold and was sad to see them cark it .. Yes will struggle up there , another uber-tropical I thought . My go-between to Richs nursery died earlier this year also .. so must try and contact the guys and make sure they are checking the fruit trees .. Rosebud Nursery was one of the pioneers of the 'rare' fruit explosion back in the 80's .

trikus says...
Must go to Cairns to pick up a few things before Friday .. might be able to catch up with you Mike and your Palmy brother & The Good Doctor & get to Flecker ..... will be flat out like a lizard drinking .

Bangkok says...
http://nl.ebid.net/for-sale/borneofruit-nephelium-black-ramboutan-giant-pulasan-1-fresh-seedling-plant-rare-131902843.htm

I want to have some grafted plants of this giant black pulasan. Not from Dorgon though.

If anybody has a lead for me where to get it then please let me know. I will go there myself to get it but sending would also be great.

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Bangkok says...
Yes i also guess it has to come from Malaysia, i think i fly to singapore and take the boat.

But my friend in Johor Bahru is looking as well for me, hope he finds it.

But do you think this pic is real Mike? Those pulasans are monsters, much bigger then the red one.
I really got to have one of those if they are real and won't give up.

I found grafted yellow rambutan here but don't know the variety so i don't care for it.

But my friends in Singapore also bought the small pulasantree and both of them died as well. I guess they hate citywater but then i can't grow them at all. Well i 'll try it one more time.

Mike Tr says...
BK the yellow rambutan is R156, the large dark pulasan is called sibibat/seebabat and along with the Malaysian black it is the best variety and the most common.They can range over 110g but this is rare.They are easy to germinate.I doubt anyone has grown one successfully south of Townsville and they are actually less cold tolerant than rambutan and 9c causes distress for them.

wtaumme1 says...
Thanks for all this and specially for letting me in. Does anyone has got Noni tree for selling as I had heard that Organic Noni juice may help in lots of human resources.

Bangkok says...
Mike i have an airlayered yellow rambutantree but no varietyname...it was hard to find though. It has a double stem, i connected it to a red one and after it healed cut that one off.

I also had many pulasanseeds sent to me but they rot very easy. 3 survived though, one grows very well but the other 2 don't look so good.

Many Thai told me i can't grow pulasan here but so far they are still alive.

Is there a way to tell the gender of a seedling ? The biggest one is almost a meter tall now but i tipprune it all the time.

If you want seeds just try and try more, also Indonesia has them.

I'm still after more pulasanseeds or airlayered/grafted tree's, will pay well.

Mike Tr says...
The yellows are R156.Pulasan hate chlorides and natural fertilisers are better.

Johnmay says...
I have planted four Pulasan's, they are 15 years old very, very healthy but no flowers. I have regularly fed them with potash and other nutrients, best rainfall in Australia but I suspect maybe lack of sunlight is the problem. They came from Limbelos nursery. They had a tree at the back of their nursery. Sorry no help for supplies, I wish I could!

Johnmay says...
How do you cinture an adult 20 year old tree. A single cut around? How deep. This sounds scary I grew up cinturing currant vines so I understand the process. Or do you mean a hormonal spray?

Fruitylicious1 says...
Hi Johnmay

There is a video about cincturing here at daleys. Just search in their videos and blogs. I have also included a picture of a cinctured tree for your viewing.

Happy Gardening....:-)

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Bangkokii says...
http://homegrown.in/pdf/new/PULASAN.pdf
Not
all tropical sites could
be selected for its
cultivation. High
humidity and well
distributed annual
rainfall of at least 200 cm is
required for its growth and
development. Well drained loamy soil with a PH of 5 to 6
and rich in organic matter is ideal for pulasan cultivation.
Availability of plenteous water and ample sunlight are

s h o u l d be filled with top soil mixed with 3
pots of well decomposed
cow-dung manure or
compost and
1 kg of Rajphos or
S u p e r p h o
sphate. Make a
planting hole at
the center of
the pit having
the size of the
budling soil ball.
Although pulasan
prefers lots of organic matter
for flourishing, judicious application of compound
fertilizers is recommended. Consider giving 10 to 20 kg of
leaf litter/compost annually to correct micronutrient
deficiency, if any.

Fortunately, pests and diseases have not been a major
problem in pulasan. Sometimes mild infestation of
mealybugs on fruits is observed. They could easily be
managed either by spraying 10 ml/l Verticillium or dilute
solution of neem soap

*** This is praying of 10ml/l verticillum i don't understand, verticillum is not something you want to have on your tree's but maybe i understand this wrong since i'm not a botanist.

Fruitylicious1 says...
Hi Johnmay

Good on you mate! After more than a decade of feverish anticipation, at last the sumptuous mouth watering fruits of your labor is nearly within your reach. Too bad you can't share them with us. They don't travel well those fruits isn't it?

Happy gardening :-)