damaclese

OK here it gos i have one coca tree in pot just got it so don't have a clue i had until this spring in pots now in grown 1 key lime on Myer lemon not that tropical but still and i have a Japanese tangerine two bananas one desert pineapple guava which just got planted but fruited just fin in the pot u cant kill them two pacifica gingers.

john_ny

I had a friend, in St. Lucia, who had a plantation, where he grew, mostly, nutmeg as his primary crop, but also had bananas, coffee, pineapples, etc. He had some Theobroma cacao (Cocoa), but they were huge trees. I don't know how you could grow these things , in anything lower than a zone 11, unless you had a very high greenhouse.

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damaclese

wow i had no idea they dint say much on the web site were i orderd them i rember seening them on a plantation as a small kidd and they looked quite small to me mabe all be donating it in a few years
im building a green house conservatory on the sid of my house this fall its going to be 35 foot high but i wasint planing on it being that wide or long just mabe 15 wild and mabe 20 long they thingsgs going to go all the way up the side of my house hmm im not sure the cocoa tree is werth a biger green house its already costing a bundal
well if any one wants a cocoa tree just kiding !
mabe i could bonsi it hmmm food foor thought
the things i do to grow stuff hehe its got to be an addiction

damaclese

o i forgot i have a pasaflora in a pot to i don't know its name but it was marked rouby glow

Rmplmnz

Are you sure that is a Kumquat (Fortunella)?

Looks like Calamondin (citrofortunella ) to me...

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Dean W.

Rmplmnz,

I think it's a Kumquat.

Dean

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Rmplmnz

Show-off

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Rmplmnz

Dean,

You should know...but looking at the leaves and the wood...I would bet you a banana plant it is a Calamondin..

Rmplmnz

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chong

Dean,
Have you tasted the fruit? Like they say, the proof's in the pudding. While I agree with Chris(Rmplmnz) that it looks like Calamondin, if it tastes like Kumquat, it is Kumquat. Kumquat has a sweet rind. I dare anyone to taste Calamondin rind!

Chong

Rmplmnz

Calamondin Rind is very thin and very sweet,,the pulp is very tart my friend:-)

As corroborated from Wikipedia (and my back yard:-)

"In spite of its appearance and aroma, the taste of the fruit itself is quite sour, though the peel is sweet."

Calamondin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Rmplmnz

I think you meant "pulp"...as it is very very tart..

Chong, I have a Mamey seedling for you..also Jak Fruit if you are interested. $10 each..both over a year old.

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Gardener972

I've had calamondin juice (frozen) from the Asian grocery store... to die for!!! Ummmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!

Richard

I made the mistake of tearing one open with my teeth several years ago. An unforgetable experience!

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chong

L - M - A - O! ! !!!! Only thing worse is pummelo rind. Or maybe, they're about the same.

chong

In CA, Costco sells the juice in 1/2 gallon cartons. It's such a treat.

chong

Thanks, Chris. Check's on it's way! Oops, give me an idea what the shipping might be. Hold off on the Jackfruit, until next month. (I'm expecting 200 Dwarf Ambarella seeds, and if the USDA processes them quickly, I might just be able to sprout them. Unfortunately, they are short lived. If the USDA hangs on to them until they dry out, they'd be worthless.) Or send me a bill for 3 Mamey seedlings after you send them. Anybody out there know a source for Dwarf Ambarella seeds from Florida?

If you're referring to the Kumquat pulp, yes they are tart. But the rind is sweet. On the Calamondin, the pulp is very sour, with a hint of sweetness and strong orange taste. That's why Filipinos are hooked on this fruit as a condiment and for hot or cold lemonade. The rind . . . . well, OK, it has a sweet smell, but it is b-i-t-t-e-r!!!!!!

Richard

The pummelos I used to obtain from Indio, CA had a rind which you wouldn't purposely eat, but a few bits left on the fruit was o.k.

There are both oblong and round kumquats. When we are out of calamondin at the nursery, some of the customers from the Phillipines will buy the round kumquat thinking they are "calamondii". For some of these people, I can't convince them otherwise unless I have both plants present.

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chong

If I were you, unless you've tasted the fruit (and you have two that look ripe!), I wouldn't take the bet. If you can confirm by taste, take it! He has great healthy banana plants.

chong