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Snookie
05-06-2013, 06:38 PM
Talk to me please....:}

I have one surviving Barbadoes Cherry plant and want to transplant it into a LARGE pot cuz it often times gets below 27 degrees here in Lizard Creek

Will they produce in a large pot if babied and taken care of?

Thanks in advance

Snoookie...

sunfish
05-06-2013, 07:22 PM
Talk to me please....:}

I have one surviving Barbadoes Cherry plant and want to transplant it into a LARGE pot cuz it often times gets below 27 degrees here in Lizard Creek

Will they produce in a large pot if babied and taken care of?

Thanks in advance

Snoookie...

Where is it planted now ? A small pot ?

Snookie
05-07-2013, 10:21 AM
Where is it planted now ? A small pot ?

Yes in a 12" pot

I received it in a 4" pot last spring and it has grown some. I want to place it in a permanate pot since the weather here gets below freezing.

Keeping it in a pot will allow mw to move it inside during the cold month's

Any suggestions would be great

Thanks
Snook

Snookie
05-09-2013, 08:29 AM
Hello......:}:woohoonaner:

Anybody????

sunfish
05-09-2013, 08:31 AM
Hello......:}:woohoonaner:

Anybody????

I grew mine in a 1gal. pot and it made fruit. Yes they will fruit in a pot

shima
05-09-2013, 10:34 AM
Yes, no problem, they even make nice fruiting bonsais !
Just be careful of the rain: if the delicate flowers fall, no fruits. Maybe keep it under a roof or something and water it at the foot during the flowering.

Snookie
05-09-2013, 09:54 PM
Yes, no problem, they even make nice fruiting bonsais !
Just be careful of the rain: if the delicate flowers fall, no fruits. Maybe keep it under a roof or something and water it at the foot during the flowering.

Thanks:}:08:

Snookie
05-16-2013, 08:34 PM
Yes, no problem, they even make nice fruiting bonsais !
Just be careful of the rain: if the delicate flowers fall, no fruits. Maybe keep it under a roof or something and water it at the foot during the flowering.

4-10 on that Sir

I just repotted my sole surviving Barbados Cherry in a larger pot this week so we'll see how she grows lol

Peace B with U!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52937&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52937&ppuser=13202)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52938&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52938&ppuser=13202)

venturabananas
05-20-2013, 09:28 AM
I grew mine in a 1gal. pot and it made fruit. Yes they will fruit in a pot

I can verify that. Tony let me sample a few of those cherries on his plant in the little pot. I have two in 7 gallon pots that have grown and flowered fine, but never set fruit. I don't think that has anything to do with them being in pots. I think I just don't have enough pollinators in my yard. Need more bees.

CountryBoy1981
05-20-2013, 11:28 AM
Did you start yours from seed or did you purchase it already growing? If you purchased it already growing, can I ask where you purchased it from?

venturabananas
05-20-2013, 11:44 AM
I purchased mine as rooted cuttings. One from Logee's and the other from Wellspring Gardens.

Snookie
05-20-2013, 07:33 PM
I purchased mine as rooted cuttings. One from Logee's and the other from Wellspring Gardens.

Rodger D on Wellspring Gardens

That's were I got my Barbados Cherry plants

Seems like tonight it has dozens of pink/light purple either flowers or something on it.

Anyone else experiencing that sort of thag?:}

Tampa-K
05-22-2013, 08:58 PM
I got mine from wellsprings last year and it is full of flowers and I have my first fruit.

Last year I had flowers but no fruit, so this year I have been hand pollinating the flowers and I now have my first fruit.

And yes it is growing in a 14" pot.

venturabananas
05-23-2013, 10:00 AM
Nice work Tampa-K. I guess I'm going to have to play honey bee for mine, too, and try some hand pollinating.

sunfish
05-23-2013, 10:55 AM
Nice work Tampa-K. I guess I'm going to have to play honey bee for mine, too, and try some hand pollinating.

A small brush works better :goteam:

venturabananas
05-23-2013, 11:04 AM
A small brush works better :goteam:

Funny guy, Tony. I've been using the highly sophisticated finger tip or q-tip method. But I did just buy a small brush to try to pollinate my cherimoya. Maybe it'll get some use on the Barbados cherry, too.

Snookie
05-25-2013, 07:37 AM
Cool thanks for the info:}:0519:

Tampa-K
05-28-2013, 07:28 PM
Here is a picture of my tree

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53114&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=53114)

Snookie
05-29-2013, 09:27 AM
Thank you for the BC Tree Pic:08:

oakshadows
05-29-2013, 10:23 AM
Hey if anyone needs some bugs let me know, never seen so many different bugs before. We have the good, the bad and plenty of the uglies, just pay the postage or if you re closed enough we will let them fly over.

PR-Giants
05-29-2013, 11:47 AM
Does anyone actually like the flavor?

Acerola/Barbados cherry/West Indian cherry is not a quality eating fruit, but does have a strong flavor and can make a drinkable juice if you add enough sugar.

sunfish
05-29-2013, 11:59 AM
Does anyone actually like the flavor?

Acerola/Barbados cherry/West Indian cherry is not a quality eating fruit, but does have a strong flavor and can make a drinkable juice if you add enough sugar.

Better than store bought

PR-Giants
05-29-2013, 12:20 PM
Better than store bought

Maybe.

It does taste better than Noni juice

PR-Giants
05-29-2013, 12:47 PM
A Surinam Cherry is not a quality cherry either, but is much better than a Barbados Cherry.

A Surinam Cherry is also more cold tolerant and will easily fruit in a 1 gallon pot.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50301 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50301)

Snookie
05-29-2013, 04:30 PM
A Surinam Cherry is not a quality cherry either, but is much better than a Barbados Cherry.

A Surinam Cherry is also more cold tolerant and will easily fruit in a 1 gallon pot.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50301 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50301)


Poo Yah

Mayh where I find a Surinam Cherry plant/tree I'll try growing a couple here in Lizard Creek:}:2738:

Abnshrek
05-29-2013, 04:46 PM
Eugenia uniflora, Eugenia michelii, Surinam Cherry, Pitanga, Brazilian Cherry - TopTropicals.com (http://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi?uid=Eugenia_uniflora#Eugenia_uniflora_sale)
:^)

sunfish
05-29-2013, 04:53 PM
Black Surinam Cherry - GRAFTED - 3 Gallon (http://shop.tropicalfruit.com/Black-Surinam-Cherry--GRAFTED--3-Gallon_p_146.html)

sunfish
05-29-2013, 04:56 PM
Surinam Cherry: Eating this Wild Edible Fruit. - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0b7CqYfDMQ)

Snookie
05-29-2013, 05:10 PM
Surinam Cherry: Eating this Wild Edible Fruit. - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0b7CqYfDMQ)

Cool thanks for the info:}

Poo Yah shipping is almost as much as the plant cost themselves lol

Going to have to purchase the winning Powerball and Mega Millions jackpot tonight and get me a few plants:}:nanadrink:

PR-Giants
05-29-2013, 06:58 PM
I would guess that it can be propagated like a pomegranate, so you might only need to find one. I just took a cutting and stuck it in the ground, I'll make a post in a week if it roots.

Out of all my fruit trees, this one ranks in the bottom 1%, which is slightly above the killing point.

As an ornamental, it's a beautiful weed.

Surinam Cherry (http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/surinam_cherry.html)

In Florida, the Surinam cherry is one of the most common hedge plants throughout the central and southern parts of the state and the Florida Keys. The fruits are today mostly eaten by children. In the past, many people allowed the tree to grow naturally and harvested the fruits for culinary use. For a while, small quantities were sold in Miami markets. In temperate zones, the plant is grown in pots for its attractive foliage and bright fruits.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=52629 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=52629)

I would recommend buying a Loquat tree.

Well-established trees can tolerate a drop in temperature to 12º F

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51894 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51894&ppuser=12081)

Loquat (http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/loquat.html)

Snookie
05-30-2013, 08:33 AM
Loquat eh? 10-69 on that Amigo:]

I'll see if they have any locally:0519:

PR-Giants
05-30-2013, 08:40 AM
http://www.bananas.org/f8/loquat-14703.html


We've been eating the first of our homegrown loquats for a few weeks now. I'm very happy with the Big Jim tree -- it is aptly named. I'd heard that loquats could get the size of apricots, but I'd never seen it in person. Some are even bigger than apricots. Nice flavor and very juicy. The smaller loquat in the photo is typical of the size I typically see -- it is a McBeth. It's supposed to have big fruit, too. Maybe it will when it gets older and more established, but not yet.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53076&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=53076)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53077 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=53077&ppuser=7760&sl=v)

Snookie
05-30-2013, 08:51 AM
Hey...WAIT A MINUTE...LOQUAT is that what we call Japanese Plums here in Lizard Creek?

If so I have 6 of these planted in several stages of growth but not of them hitting on squat as far as producing fruit, just pretty lol

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53126&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=53126&ppuser=13202)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53125&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=53125&ppuser=13202)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=53124&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=53124&ppuser=13202)

Snookie
09-17-2013, 08:08 PM
Well here it is 4 months later and my Barbados cherry has been flowering for a couple of weeks no signs of cherries yet:{

What am I doing wrong lol?

Abnshrek
09-17-2013, 08:10 PM
Well here it is 4 months later and my Barbados cherry has been flowering for a couple of weeks no signs of cherries yet:{

What am I doing wrong lol?
You have to let the bees work or do the work for them.. :^)

venturabananas
09-17-2013, 08:18 PM
You have to let the bees work or do the work for them.. :^)

Yep, the bees around my yard aren't doing the job with the Barbados cherry either, so I gave one of the ones I had to a friend who had lots of interested bees around her yard and she got a few fruit to set.

kubali
09-19-2013, 01:49 PM
Talk to me please....:}

I have one surviving Barbadoes Cherry plant and want to transplant it into a LARGE pot cuz it often times gets below 27 degrees here in Lizard Creek

Will they produce in a large pot if babied and taken care of?

Thanks in advance

Snoookie...

yes they do very well in a container,

Snookie
09-19-2013, 07:31 PM
yes they do very well in a container,

Hummmm...Well my plant ain't hittin on squat lol

Guess I need to talk to it about the birds and the bee's

venturabananas
09-19-2013, 07:42 PM
Guess I need to talk to it about the birds and the bee's

Focus on the bees in your discussion! :ha:

PR-Giants
09-19-2013, 08:22 PM
Hummmm...Well my plant ain't hittin on squat lol

Guess I need to talk to it about the birds and the bee's


Focus on the bees in your discussion! :ha:


Nah, Focus on the birds, a good hummer is better than any discussion about bees.

Hummer Bird (http://www.hummingbirdsplus.org/)

Snookie
09-19-2013, 08:22 PM
Focus on the bees in your discussion! :ha:

That's right, That's right!:08:

Snookie
09-22-2013, 12:20 PM
Focus on the bees in your discussion! :ha:

Ok...got with uh I guess who you'd call the Bee Pimp and arranged for some of his workers to pollinate my Barbados Cherry plant:}

We'll see what happens...

http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4920204013078339&pid=1.7