>> Would such things be toxic? Otherwise I'd try a taste. My mom [cough'ty years ago half way across the world :-) ] used to have the kind of hoya that would have full nectar drops hang from every flower. As a kid, I used to stick my tongue under the flowers and drink the nectar. It was very sweet and I was fine. (But do this at your own risk, of course.) By the way, the poor thing grew in a small pot (the hoya, not my mom) in a horrible soil hard as a rock with all the nutrients sucked out of it long prior, never repotted, never fertilized, even watered highly irregularly - it felt like not for months! (although childhood memories are often exaggerated.) Yet it had one or two runners running literally around a big window and back, and flowered profusely every single year for many years. It was quite amazing. This post was edited by greentoe357 on Tue, Jun 4, 13 at 9:12

If it's pollinated but the fruit might not be palatable. It looks like it might be a cearulea. Make sure the fruit is very ripe before picking. I usually wait until they drop or release at the slightest touch. Here's a caerulea. If that's what it is the fruit is insipid but the flowers are pretty.

My definition is any plant which INSISTS upon being where I insist it not be. Osteos become that here, self seeding and germinating vigorously anywhere they can get a foot hold. Not quite as much as alyssum, and much more vigorously rooted and permanent than that one. If they remained the shorter, bushier plant the ads claim them to be, perhaps they would be nicer. They don't, though. Like a berry plant, they flop over, root along the growth and create new shoots in addition to the seedlings. I doubt you would have the issue elsewhere in climates not like their places of origin, but that's what they frequently do here. Kim

Nullzero, Thanks for your comments and compliments. As for my Annonas, Yes I grow all of them in Containers. Almost all of them are in at least 15 gallon or 30 gallon containers, with the exception of a couple that are still small enough for smaller containers. They all seem to be pretty happy and are growing quite nicely. Right now I have a "Kampong Mauve" Sugar Apple, White's Cherimoya, "Genova Red" Ilama, a couple of Rollinia Deliciosas, a Green Sugar Apple, a smaller Thai-Lessard Sugar apple which is still in a 5 gallon due to its size, and another unknown seedling in a 1 gallon. This year is the first time they have flowered heavily and will hopefully get some fruit, but I haven't got any fruit yet, but I don't think it is because of the container because they look and seem very happy and healthy and are growing very well. As for the Mangos, I agree that the selection out here in California is Horrible. The only Variety you can find at any Nursery is the Manila. I am planning on going to the Festival of Fruit and hopefully there will be some other varieties for sale there. I kind of have my Heart set on a Pickering so that is what I am looking for. Email me so that we can talk and I can get you an Ice Cream Bean seedling. These suckers grow so fast, it's really incredible. Thanks again and talk to you soon! Jacob