fruit of the week

[Norma Rosa]

The nashi pear is being sold locally and they are great.

I am saving the seeds and would like to grow a fruit bearing tree, but was wondering what the best method would be.....I'm not much of a green thumb.

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I have one of those in my backyard here in California. It is best to buy the tree from a nursery. They do need more tender care than other apple trees (one of the reasons this fruit is so expensive.) You need to keep an eye on them for worms.

 

[mike l]

Nashi PeaR

I have one of those in my backyard here in California. It is best to buy the tree from a nursery. They do need more tender care than other apple trees (one of the reasons this fruit is so expensive.) You need to keep an eye on them for worms.

Thanks Norma,

While I agree they are expensive @ $.60 to $.86 U.S. per

The texture initself , is more than fair to treat yourself.

Worst case scenario is , " I plant a tree and it Flourishes", or not.

I will look up the worm thing, otherwise we will revist this next April as that's when the first flower should appear!

Thanks ,

Mike

 

[chola1978]

Lets try Nisperos
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Ill try to take a picture over in la finca over the weekend ..this is one of my favorite fruits en el pais..try thme everyone...not los injertos.. los naturales...

 

[mike l]

Is this not the same fruit

My question now is, after you extract the seeds from the fruit do you wait to germinate them and if so what is the proper method ?

 

[aross]

Siamese Banana

Here is an interesting fruit of the week

 

[jrhartley]

show off ! wait till you see the size of my bananas

I dont suppose there is such a thing as a fruit and veg/flower show here...perhaps someone should start one

 

[Greg Wales]

Fruit and Veggie Show and Tell

JR,

I see fruits and vegetables for sale in the DR that look interesting but I don't have a clue what to do with them, so I seldom buy them.

Does anyone know of a location on the net that pictures a variety of fruits and vegetables and gives a basic description of how they are prepared? If there isn't, it would be a worthwhile thing to set up.

Perhaps a wikipedia-format online cookbook that members could contribute photos and recipes to could be added to a website like DR1.

Just my 2 cents worth.

BTW, I saw the noni in the photo, do people actually eat those?

Greg Wales

 

[Caz]

I think I know the fruit you mean JR - it grows on a vine and has divided leaves and yellow flowers and the pod curves back when ripe to expose red seeds. No known use and I am not sure that it is edible - a bit of a nuisance here as it spreads like mad and seeds itself everywhere.

 

[moreyl]

I have'nt heard of people eating it like you would eat a mango...but I do know that people make juice out of it.....my dad used to drink it...it's pretty disgusting really jeje...many say it's good for people suffering from cancer.....

 

[magoo]

I have a fruit in my garden its round and green when its on the tree ,the leaves are large oval and dull acqua green when it falls off the tree it splits open into a yellow star fish shape with a few red seeds in the centre ...I think the plant grows on other trees. It is the shape of star annise ...anyone any idea what it is ...is it useful for anything(theres not much flesh in it) can you dry it in some way for decorative purposes

Here this fruit is called "cundeamor". The english name is balsam apple. The red pulp that cover the seed is sweet and edible. No great flavor, though. In the campo it is considered a parasite plant, although the root is believed to be aphrodisiac. Bats and birds like this fruit very much.

 

[jrhartley]

thank you Mr Magoo - i think someone finally found the name lol...I was beginning to wonder if I had imagined this fruit

 

[jrhartley]

I looked it up and this is exactly what I saw

 

[reese_in_va]

Yes, in the campo this IS a parasite. It will take over a healthy tree and spread like crazy sufficating it's host. We have roots here that measure over 5" in diameter and maybe 30+ feet long. Not sure why they must attach and cling to another specimen. Very difficult to get rid of once established.

 

[magoo]

I looked it up and this is exactly what I saw

That is not cundeamor. It is copey and it is NOT EDIBLE. This fruit when dried produces a kind of resin which was used in the campo to cover cracks in zinc roofs. Copey is a big tree and cundeamor is a vine.

 

[jrhartley]

now you got me started on a new photo toy lol - is this a passion fruit plant...its got hairy stems

it turned out that it was a weed called the belly ache bush after tending it and waiting for the passion fruit

 

[Black Dog]

JR what are you like? Try eating the fruit and you may discover the origin of the name LOL

 

[Tropicdude]

Can anyone tell me if there is a rambutanplantation in the DR??? I've only found 3 three trees untill now. Also is there any lychee and where??

thank you

I dont know if there are any Rambutan plantations, but they are available at that big Vivero around Villa Altagracia think its called "Superplant" ( where all those Bamboo plants are growing ) on the Autopista Duarte.

They have some other exotic fruits available there also.

 

[Tropicdude]

Nice thread, read through all the posts, instead of responding to a bunch of different posts, Ill make my comments in just this one..

A weird fruit I was introduced to in Florida, was the Jamaican fruit called "Akee"

This fruit also grows here in the D.R. I have seen it in "El Botanico" and in someones yard.

The fruit when not ripe, is toxic, when its ripe, it pops open, and you can eat the white stuff inside. The unripe fruit looks like its plastic, feels light, and even has little creases as if it was made in a mold.

I have never tried it.

Ok someone posted on the Annons, they do grow well in this country, and in the past were plentiful here, but they have all but disappeared. I think its because it has little commercial value ( its more of a backyard fruit ) and will produce little to no fruit unless you have a pollinator plant.

Here are some Annon varieties

Atemoya : cross between Squamosa and Cherimoya

Red Custard Apple ( Annona reticulata )

Soursop / Guanabana / Graviola ( Annona muricata)

By the way, the common Guanabana is such a very powerful medicinal plant,
here is a database link for it:

Databse Entry: Graviola - Annona muricata, Graviola - Annona muricata Graviola - Annona muricata Graviola - Annona muricata Graviola

Sweetsop, Anon, Sugar Apple ( Annona squamosa )

This is the variety known locally as "Anon" I have come across them here, but they are rare now. I have one of the "Kampong Mauve" ( purple variety ) growing in a pot, that I started from an imported seed, its doing well.

Cherimoya, Custard Apple (Annona cherimola )

Soncoya (Annona purpurea )
These i have seen in Florida, but not in the D.R. yet, although they should grow here.

A fruit I have not seen mentioned in this thread is the Carambola, these fruits can be very tasty/sweet if you get it from a good tree, the quality varies immensely from one plant to the other if planted by seed.

There are so many fruits that I would like to grow, wish I owned 20 Acres

 

[Caz]

Thanks again for the info and pics Tropicdude - the answer to "how much land do you need?" - as asked by my other half, is always "more" if you are mad on plants, and who wouldn't be here?

 

[Caz]

I see that the dragonfruit are back in the shops - on the north coast anyway. Only the white ones so far unfortunately as I think the pink ones have better flavour.