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Old 05-03-2008, 03:56 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Default Re: Potted Tropical Fruit Trees

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Originally Posted by Richard View Post
Yes, this was my understanding. What I don't understand is why Logee's is advertising a dwarf variety. It is unheard of elsewhere. I suspect this is a marketing tactic, esp. since they also incorrectly list S. dulcis as a "new world" fruit when in fact it is native to New Guinea, Borneo, etc.
As to the advertising by Logee's that this plant is "dwarf", the form that they are selling is presumably the dwarf form. As I stated earlier, Ambarella had a dwarf and a tree form. The dwarf form can bloom in nine months from transplanting at 12 inches high, while the tree form blooms at least 24 months and at least 7 to 8 feet high.

The photo of a Dwarf Ambarella in my earlier post attest to the height at which it will begin to fruit. So, Logee's ad is not a come on, at least from the standpoint of size.

I am somewhat intrigued by this plant as to how there could be a dwarf and a tall form of the same fruit. And I can talk about my theories about how this can be, but it's better if I can have more information to back them up.
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