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Tropical fruit seeds
Reading the "Avocado plant" thread reminded me that there are quite a
few tropical and sub-tropical fruits that are available in supermarkets, etc, that can provide seeds. Most plants from them will only last a year or two before outgrowing the windowsill or conservatory, but are worth trying nonetheless. Apart from avocado, lychee, custard apple, papaya, passion fruit, and of course date will provide viable seeds. I've never tried growing a rambutan, mangosteen, or mango, though. Anyone here tried growing one? At the present I'm growing a "sharon fruit" (persimmon). Although I've been eating these for years, it's very rare for them to have seeds, let alone viable ones. The plant might be passably hardy (a bit like Eriobotrya japonica), but like that species I doubt that it will fruit here. A couple of months ago I found another source of "tropical seeds" from fruits which are rare in the UK. These were in a Chinese supermarket. One was a pack of longans. I've not seen these in the UK for years, but they are quite nice to eat. All the fruits germinated - I've now got a couple of dozen plants! More interestingly, I found a pack of something called "Sour santol". I've never come across these before. IMHO the fruits are pretty much a waste of time - slightly acid with little flavour. They have very big seeds in them, and more in hope I stuck a couple in a pot and put it next to the gas boiler. About 6 weeks on I have a nice plant! Next time I go I'll have a look and see if there is anything else of interest. There were jackfruit pieces in packs, some with seeds in them, but I don't think I'll bother with those. I just wish that there were some which grew into bushes rather than trees, and might fruit in a conservatory. The only one I can think of (other than citrus) is physalis, but I've never found these particularly tasty. -- Jeff |
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