Re: raja puri growth
In my dad's yard in florida he had Raja Puri, some wild varieties, Ice Cream, some commercial chiquita variety and I think some other one. I think they were neglected somewhat. The Raja Puri was the only one to have a lot of consistent yields, to multiply and thrive. It seemed to be the most cold hardy, the most drought tolerant, the quickest to fruit etc. and it was also the shortest though the commercial variety wasn't much taller. The wild ones came in second best as far as growth but their fruit quality was inferior to the raja puri and often times seeded.
The ice cream did the worst. It barely clung for life. It's cold tolerance was the weakest. It's drought tolerance the weakest. I guess it needed more fertilizer than the others as it didn't overall seem to do good with neglect. It surely is not going to be as cold hardy as the others. The only way you can fruit that so far north is to pot it and bring it inside during the winter. The only real advantage to the ice cream is the supposed superior taste of the fruit. I don't know I never had one.
If its actually cared for it might be a different story but I think it takes too long to fruit and is too cold sensitive to get anything on it north of south florida unless you bring it inside.
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