Bez wrote:
Hi,

Has anyone had any success in growing these trees in England?
How long before they fruit and do they need a polynator.
Thankyou.


I finally found this:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/...aki&CAN=LATIND

Frost tender; but people do grow it in Britain; it seems to need a
south-facing site, preferably against a wall. For the best crops it
needs trees of both sexes, so you'll probably need to go to a
specialist nursery (find via RHS Plant Finder on line). This entry is
for only one of the species: I didn't look, but I imagine the others
are in the same database.

Bob Flowerdew seems to recommend trying it. There's an established
one at Kew. I believe they fruit quite early in life.

The following doesn't give cultural instructions, but is an
interesting list of unusuals you might like to see:
http://www.gardenzone.info/unusual_fruits.html

Mike.