tropical fruits: santol poshte, etc...

maspirasjr

18 years ago

Here are more unusual fruits I'm growing indoors for the fruit lovers:

L to R: santol (Sandoricum indicum) and poshte (Annona scleroderma)

These are close ups of the Sterculiaceae.

L to R:

1.Theobroma cacao (cacao)

2.Herrania balansae

3.Theobroma grandiflorum (cupuassu)

These are all natives of Bazil, Ecuador and ultratropical

Marcelo

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ARAD
18 years ago
Hello Marcelo!, man, what a grower you are! Amazing plants!
patusho25
18 years ago
Marcello: Woaw, that santol plant is georgeus, wish I have one, did you get seeds from ecuador? chandlee, bryan?

T. cacao is not all that fussy, in here thereÂ´s one 7 feet tall plant fruiting very well (semi-desertic place). Perhaps will try cupuassu and see how it does go.

Marcello: those pods next to the cupuassu capsule are from what tree (I see some small and a very big one pod in that bowl)? I believe those ones grow like weed in here, but donÂ´t know their scientific names.

Thanks
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Kameha
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Yeah you are amazing. First the legume trio and now cacao! You should write a book about this!
maspirasjr
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks Chris and Kameha, glad you enjoyed these. Kameha, I doubt I'm qualified enough to write a book, but I'm certainly learning something new every day, LOL.

Patusho, I got those pods from a Mexican grocery store here in Chicago. These were labeled 'guajes', and I suspect they are pods of Leucaena leucocephala. Not sure how they're prepared for consumption though!

Marcelo
patusho25
18 years ago
Yes, the small one is Leucaena, the other one not sure about its name, very common in here, did not know they were edible at all.
Eggo
18 years ago
Nice! Nice! Nice! Great looking plants. It does look like you may have too many furnitures though. hehe.
I am very curious about that poshte you got going on there. Growth rate? Humidity and temp needs? and stuff. Thanks.
daai_tou_laam
18 years ago
Leucaena leucocephala is pretty invasive

"""This species has been nominated as among 100 of the "World's Worst" invaders"""
maspirasjr
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks, Eggo. Yes, the furniture does get in the way, LOL. The poshte (Annona scleroderma) is actually a pretty easy plant, though I try to provide it with ample amounts of heat and humidity and filtered light. This is one of the more tropical Annonas (like soursop), hailing from a very narrow geographical range from southern Guatemala to Honduras.

Marcelo
patusho25
18 years ago
And in southern MÃ©xico and Belize too.

I will try poshte and see if it thrives in semi-desertic environment. Soursop doesnÂ´t ripe very well in here. Your plants are inspirational.

Marcelo: Where did you get santol seeds from?

Leonel. 24Â°N
maspirasjr
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks, Leonel! I got the seeds from a friend who was in Thailand recently and got them there. He said they were amongst the biggest and sweetest variety of the fruit he had come across (and he's pretty experienced with them).

Marcelo
patusho25
18 years ago
Lucky you Marcelo! Well, have to try guaycuyacuÂ´s santols and poshtes and see how they do in here, hope this ones are as sweet as yours.

Leonel.

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