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lester starts with ... How cold hardy is Jackfruit "Black Gold" Any unusual successes? Also "Rare Fruit News " archives have an interesting piece by Greg Daley that says the only time to graft cherimoya is in spring, and to remove scion wood , store in fridge 'til leaves absciss revealing new buds and then graft | About the Author sydney 28th February 2008 1:13pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John says... Hay lester, I live on the west coast of SA, and mine Jak, has been in now for four months. Its only put on about 6 inches. Its lost its original leaves and struggling with new little ones but these are growing ground up. The change in 40+ degree temps and strong winds should give it a better chance too. We had lots of frosts this year. I would love to try a pure custard fruit to. I have a bralian type which looks like it will survive to. Star apples are supposed to be very sensitive, mine is growing very happy. | About the Author John10 SB South Australia 28th February 2008 4:53pm #UserID: 549 Posts: 127 View All John10's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Dave says... Lester, I grafted Cherimoya for the first time last spring. I followed the advice above and all grafts (5) were 100%. The grafts included small diameter pieces of wood and mismatches between scion and stock size. I have not tried any other time. I stored the scions in the fridge for about 6 days. It seemed to easy to be true! Regards Dave | About the Author David Johnson Melbourne 29th February 2008 6:15am #UserID: 489 Posts: 16 View All David Johnson's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Bsilver sydney 1st March 2008 6:07am #UserID: 189 Posts: 37 View All Bsilver's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Dave says... I cut the leaves off and left a stub before puttng in the vegetable crisper wrapped a plastic shopping bag. l pushed the stubs off with my finger to expose underneath prior to wrapping the scion and graft in parafilm. I use the green 1cm wide tape which the florists use. It is fantastic stuff. I grafted using a very simple cleft graft. It was as easy / easier than grafting an apple or nectarine tree. | About the Author David Johnson Melbourne 2nd March 2008 7:37pm #UserID: 489 Posts: 16 View All David Johnson's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Dave says... I cannot for the life of me remember where l bought the parafilm tape. I know that it is widely used by florists to wrap stems with wire etc. A box of 10 rolls cost about $40.00 from memory. Easily available on Ebay for $8:50 for 2 rolls including postage, however check with a few florists first. Once wrapped in parafilm l also wrap in 1cm clear grafting tape for a coupe of months to give the graft extra stength. Regards Dave | About the Author David Johnson Melbourne 4th March 2008 12:17pm #UserID: 489 Posts: 16 View All David Johnson's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Milo1 California 24th July 2009 9:02am #UserID: 2582 Posts: 1 View All Milo1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author virginny 24th July 2009 10:44am #UserID: 1928 Posts: 13 View All virginny's Edible Fruit Trees |
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HappyEarth says... Hi Lester, I have a 'black gold' jakfruit growing in Wollongong. Its been in the ground for just under 2 years now and its thriving. It will fruit here and in most parts of Sydney but may not be as sweet as it could be.... time will tell though :) Rich www.happyearh.com.au
| About the Author HappyEarth Wollongong 24th July 2009 3:58pm #UserID: 2553 Posts: 181 View All HappyEarth's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author sydney 25th July 2009 9:27am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author HappyEarth Wollongong 25th July 2009 10:34am #UserID: 2553 Posts: 181 View All HappyEarth's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author chaman lal Himachal Pradesh (India) 26th July 2011 8:42pm #UserID: 5590 Posts: 1 View All chaman lal's Edible Fruit Trees |
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blah says... I have grown 2 jackfruit tree, one is 3 and half years old, which is now bearing 8 jackfruit the tree is about 2 and half meters tall, the other is 1 and half years old which is bearing 1 jackfruit, which is only 1 meters tall. in the early stages, its very important that during cold season, put a clear plastic bag over it, covering from top to bottom with about 3 cms below, this keep trap the heats and allowing it to grow during winter.
| About the Author blah Villawood 1st January 2012 6:11pm #UserID: 5109 Posts: 2 View All blah's Edible Fruit Trees |
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