My subtropical tree

[marro]

Having tried a few tropicals this Red Jaboticaba tree has been my favorite one. It produces 3or4 yields a season.

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[ash]

Wow that's really cool. I really want one.
That looks small. It's nice to know that they fruit when that size. I guess it's a cutting or grafted. Someone was selling them grown from seed here in Europe recently but I just couldn't spend the money since it was only a 5 year old seedling. Hopefully I'll be able to get grafted or cuttings sometime in the next few years. I think they are much rarer here in Europe and its near impossible to legally import plants from outside Europe. I'll keep trying though

[sanguinho]

I have one, but after three years with me it doesn't bloom. There is one hybrid variety, called red, that produces after three years, mine I think that is sabara variety. They are slow growing, as someone said to me as a joke, it's a tree for your grandsons.

Ash, you can buy one in many spanish nurseries,

[ash]

Ok I would assume that a grafted tree should fruit within a few years. But I don't know anything about that type of tree. I'll definitely keep that in mind about the faster fruiting ones and about being able to buy them in Spain. I'll probably start looking next spring

[speedyturtle]

Sahara is a very good rootstock for Jab varieties. I grafted multi scions to it, and they are doing great. 5 out 6 took it during last summer for me.

[marro]

Oct 13, 2020 18:34:36 GMT -5 ash said:

Wow that's really cool. I really want one.
That looks small. It's nice to know that they fruit when that size. I guess it's a cutting or grafted. Someone was selling them grown from seed here in Europe recently but I just couldn't spend the money since it was only a 5 year old seedling. Hopefully I'll be able to get grafted or cuttings sometime in the next few years. I think they are much rarer here in Europe and its near impossible to legally import plants from outside Europe. I'll keep trying though

Spanish persimmon in ground are my second favorite fruit

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[sc4001992]

Is the spanish persimmon nonastringent variety ? Your tree looks nice with lots of fruits. I love persimmons as well, most of mine are japanese varieties (fuyu, hayakumi, matsumoto-wase, chocolate, coffeecake).

[marro]

Astringent. Most of my tree’s are astringent, have one that’s none astringent that came straight from Japan, no name. Looks like a giant Fuyu.

[sc4001992]

I have a giant fuyu, its a big fruit but not as good as the regular fuyu to me. It seems to not have much taste so I top worked it with Hayakume.

[marro]

I don’t particularly likes none astringent persimmon they are too bland, neighbors and friends likes them. I only have one tree that’s maybe 8 years old, beautiful tree and very productive. It’s a ideal looking persimmon tree.

[sanguinho]

Oct 29, 2020 6:01:54 GMT -5 marro said:

I don’t particularly likes none astringent persimmon they are too bland, neighbors and friends likes them. I only have one tree that’s maybe 8 years old, beautiful tree and very productive. It’s a ideal looking persimmon tree.

Rojo Brillante is the most known and sold spanish persimmon, but people who grow them have told me that they like more the tomatero one, but because it is smaller, it does not have the same commercial interest. I've never tasted one, i can not confirm this.

[marro]

R/B is a very reliable persimmon, certainly in the top five, between 2 and 3 place. The best producer for one.

[ash]

I've just ordered a Jaboticaba tree from a Dutch nursery which they said fruits after the 3rd year and they said it two years old. So hopefully I'll get fruit in the next year or two. But it's very small.
Also I ordered a loquat tree. I've looking for grafted loquat that can be shipped to Ireland for nearly a year now. So I can't wait for them to arrive