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About the Author Mike X Cairns 7th April 2014 7:46pm #UserID: 9463 Posts: 7 View All Mike X's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Mike X Cairns 7th April 2014 8:16pm #UserID: 9463 Posts: 7 View All Mike X's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Impressive looking Pulasan - looks like a Red Sea-urchin. Looking like Rambutan internally. Is there much taste difference? I've still yet to try Durian, but the creamy white flesh looks appealing, and if the aroma is less pungent than most varieties, it sounds like it would be a promising variety as an introduction. Are there plans to propagate more, so it becomes a little more accessible? | About the Author VF Wongawallan 7th April 2014 9:39pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Mike X Cairns 7th April 2014 9:47pm #UserID: 9463 Posts: 7 View All Mike X's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... The Pulasan description sounds good, I'll try some if I ever see them - I think the seed membrane sticking in Rambutans is a turnoff ( especially with their price) so I've stopped buying them. I bet you have good homes lined up for any seeds of the durian. Seems like a good environmental and culinary project. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 7th April 2014 10:00pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Mike X Cairns 7th April 2014 10:28pm #UserID: 9463 Posts: 7 View All Mike X's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author VF Wongawallan 10th April 2014 6:14am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 10th April 2014 7:58am #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 10th April 2014 7:31pm #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JohnMc1 says... I posted this on my FB page while in Indo: OK, for those of you that are Durian inadequate. Pic 1 is the fruit itself. The spines are as hard and as sharp as they look, like steel. One of these could have fallen on my head yesterday when I was looking for them in the jungle. Pic 2 The fruit is divided into sections that you should be able to wedge apart with your hands. Pic 3 Is the stuff you eat, the texture is very creamy, custardy like, but most westerners don't like the strong taste, as some Balinese, I think, have got use to the city food. I can't get enough of it. These three fruits are from the farmer we met yesterday, doesn't come any fresher than that. (6 photos)
| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 10th April 2014 7:43pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author sternus1 Australia 10th April 2014 8:07pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JohnMc1 says... I had to limit myself to 1 fruit per day. The Balinese said not good to have too much, belly gets hot. Durian has nothing on Noni, bloody hell, that's exactly what I said when I tasted it for the first time. There was a lot of ripe Noni laying around on the jungle floor. The pungent taste and smell of Noni is ten times that of Durian, almost inedible, but, apparently it has a lot of health benefits. You certainly wouldn't be eating it for pleasure that's for sure. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 10th April 2014 8:37pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike Tr says... John they look like really small durians. Did you get a variety name? Noni is pretty ordinary and at the other end of the desirability scale. I chopped my tree down. Sternus, avocadoes, pumpkin, limes and many other fruit don't taste like what people think fruit should be like and are popular. | About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 10th April 2014 8:52pm #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sternus1 says... True, but none of them offer the unique brand of unmitigated olfactory and general sensory insult that Durian does. Another difference is that all those you mention actually are popular with consumers--Durian will never achieve this. Irregardless I respect and defend your right and the right of all Durianadoes to eat Durian with impunity. | About the Author sternus1 Australia 11th April 2014 6:34am #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 11th April 2014 7:46am #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sternus1 says... haha yes, well let's just say that there has been times when this seadog has gone to bed with a mermaid and woken up to a dugong--cursed mead! I'll say this about Durian; even though I don't like it, the texture might be the best of any fruit. I'm looking for mossman/bernicker seeds if you've got any stashed away. There might be a certain variegated banana arriving if I can get them... s | About the Author sternus1 Australia 11th April 2014 8:09am #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JohnMc1 says... Mike, I picked small because I had no-one to share with, the Mrs tried her best a couple of times, I admired her willingness, and I wasn't going to waste any. I checked the fruit stem knuckle for the clean break before buying. This pic might be a better representation of the crop in Indo. A typical roadside fruit stop. Small Durians like the previous pictured were $A2.00 to $A3.50 each, beautiful fresh mangosteens, never seen them so fresh, you can easily crush them open with your hands, $A2.50 for 8.
| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 11th April 2014 8:14am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author sternus1 Australia 11th April 2014 8:22am #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike Tr says... John this is boni salak which is the second good type to chase that has some cold tolerance.Ihave a couple of seedlings.
| About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 13th April 2014 11:52am #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 13th April 2014 12:08pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Bangkok thailand 14th August 2015 4:20pm #UserID: 11594 Posts: 370 View All Bangkok's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MIke T1 says... Not much smaller than most durian BK and macrantha is probably the smallest.You will need to eat a ,it of fruit to get a few seeds as they are mostly seedless.They are also very expensive so you might need to stake out a bin near the right stall at or tor kor if you are not flushed with cash. | About the Author MIke T1 cairns 14th August 2015 8:38pm #UserID: 10744 Posts: 250 View All MIke T1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Bangkok says... I think i can find a grafted laplae so maybe that grows more compact? I just want another special tree and already have a mongthong. Yes the or-tor-kor has loads of them now, 700 baht a kg if i saw that right. Some months ago it was much more. But i would just offer them money for seeds so they would find them for me. Do you still want laplae seeds? I also have connections in Chiang mai area who i can ask. | About the Author Bangkok thailand 14th August 2015 11:25pm #UserID: 11594 Posts: 370 View All Bangkok's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MIke T1 says... Yes I want laplae seeds alright of both types.The seeds are more egg shaped and regular than common durian seeds.10 fruit for one seed is the ratio you would be looking at.Chang mai might have a few I guess as laplae is a few hundred km away but on the main bus and truck drag. Bangkok would have most. | About the Author MIke T1 cairns 15th August 2015 6:49am #UserID: 10744 Posts: 250 View All MIke T1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Bangkok says... Okay Mike i will try to get them from the or-tor-kor. I saw many stands who had them , even in the supermarket. I told the vendors at the or-tor-kor that i 'm a grouptour guide and if they cheat me one more time i won't send my groups there anymore haha. Since then they treat me more serious and even wai to me. | About the Author Bangkok thailand 15th August 2015 10:58am #UserID: 11594 Posts: 370 View All Bangkok's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MIke T1 cairns 15th August 2015 11:26am #UserID: 10744 Posts: 250 View All MIke T1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Bangkok thailand 15th August 2015 1:36pm #UserID: 11594 Posts: 370 View All Bangkok's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Bangkok says... Mike grafted laplae is no problem to buy for me, i know where they have them in BKK. But also where they have grafted pulasan from Suratthani and i have the biggest one haha. It has to grow under shadenet for 6 months and i also have very special soil for it. They are not called ngoh kon san in thailand, no idea where that came from. I will try to get seeds of laplae this week..I have very good contacts now. | About the Author Bangkok thailand 25th August 2015 5:36pm #UserID: 11594 Posts: 370 View All Bangkok's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MIke T1 cairns 25th August 2015 11:25pm #UserID: 10744 Posts: 250 View All MIke T1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Bangkok says... Mike does a rambutan rongrien tree look exactly the same as a pulasan? I think they sold me another rongrien but not sure, i 'll go ask them tomorrow. The one i bought is called ngoh loerian but the thai pronounce that the same as rongrien.... Also i have rongriens now who do stick to the seed, the skin around the seed sticks to the flesh, not the whole seed but they come from the same shop who sold me nonstick rongriens the day before. Well i 'll buy one in singapore anyway and every other tree i see there. getting tired of this all, i want to eat my own grown fruit. | About the Author Bangkok thailand 25th August 2015 11:25pm #UserID: 11594 Posts: 370 View All Bangkok's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MIke T1 cairns 26th August 2015 5:44am #UserID: 10744 Posts: 250 View All MIke T1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Bangkok says... Thanks Mike, Maybe they stick to the seed when they get older being picked? It's weird because i liked them so much that next day i bought another kg in the same shop and they all cling to that seedskin which ruins the party. Well spread the news, i offer 100 euro for a grafted pulasan seebabat delivered in Bangkok. I will tell all shops today, let's see how long it takes. | About the Author Bangkok thailand 26th August 2015 10:35am #UserID: 11594 Posts: 370 View All Bangkok's Edible Fruit Trees |
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