California Dragon Eye (Longan) fruit

[Mangosteen]

Here in south Orange County, I usually don't get a good crop of Longan. The problem I have is that its a race between the ripening process and the cool weather that arrives in October.  Most years the cool weather wins and the fruit fails to ripen properly. However, this year we had a warm, rather humid summer and the fruit ripened early (end of September). The tree is a bout 25 years old and this is the first time we have enjoyed plump, juicy Longan. What a treat!

[Silas_Sancona]

  On 10/14/2022 at 8:45 PM, Mangosteen said:

Here in south Orange County, I usually don't get a good crop of Longan. The problem I have is that its a race between the ripening process and the cool weather that arrives in October.  Most years the cool weather wins and the fruit fails to ripen properly. However, this year we had a warm, rather humid summer and the fruit ripened early (end of September). The tree is a bout 25 years old and this is the first time we have enjoyed plump, juicy Longan. What a treat!

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  That's a nice looking tree..  Did not realize they ripened toward the end of summer/ early Fall.  For some reason, always thought fruit ripened mid- summer..   You ever try to germinate seed off your tree?

[Mangosteen]

Spent years in Taiwan and they did ripen in summer there, but here in CA, our Spring is usually cool and the tropical fruit trees get a late start and a late harvest. I imagine in FL, they ripen in the summer. The tree is a grafted Kohala cultivar. Seedlings would take forever to fruit and just might be almost all seed and little pulp.

[epiphyte]

I have the same issue with my Rambutan tree 🥴

What other tropical fruit trees are you growing?  

[Mangosteen]

  On 10/18/2022 at 9:52 PM, epiphyte said:

I have the same issue with my Rambutan tree 🥴

What other tropical fruit trees are you growing?  

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The Lychee Tree produces a smaller crop on the same size tree every summer usually early August. Cherimoya fruits are almost ready to start picking. Hand pollination improves the number and shape of the fruit, but the common black Argentine ants seem to be a good pollinator as well. Atemoya. Thirteen Avocado cultivars (not all fruiting size.  Hawaiian Apple. Gros Michel, Gran Nain and Goldfinger banana.  Mountain Apple (Syzygium malaccense) . Some Guava trees.

How about yourself?

[Expectorating aubergine]

There is a longan tree in disneyland. I believe I saw it in the rhino scene while on jungle cruise.

[BigFrond]

Nice!  You got to eat them fast.  I have about 2 dozens on my little tree. 😁

[epiphyte]

  On 10/19/2022 at 6:47 PM, Mangosteen said:

The Lychee Tree produces a smaller crop on the same size tree every summer usually early August. Cherimoya fruits are almost ready to start picking. Hand pollination improves the number and shape of the fruit, but the common black Argentine ants seem to be a good pollinator as well. Atemoya. Thirteen Avocado cultivars (not all fruiting size.  Hawaiian Apple. Gros Michel, Gran Nain and Goldfinger banana.  Mountain Apple (Syzygium malaccense) . Some Guava trees.

How about yourself?

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Is your mountain apple sweet?  I have cherimoya, atemoya, white sapote, rose apple, surinam cherry, star cherry, araza, lemon guava, cherry guava (?), achacha, gamboge, jackfruit, starfruit, longan, jamaican cherry, mango, passion fruit ruby glow and a bunch of seedlings such as lemon drop mangosteen and soursop.   

Pretty high on my wish list is the kwai muk.  

Edited October 22, 2022 by epiphyte

[Peter]

Wow, that's quite a list Epi!

[epiphyte]

  On 10/23/2022 at 2:52 PM, Peter said:

Wow, that's quite a list Epi!

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Thanks, I forgot about grumichama, jabuticaba and taiwan giant jujube.  My list is nothing compared to my friend in Eagle Rock.  While recently watching his tour video I made a list of the fruits that I needed to look up...

Annona diversifolia
Annona montana
Annona purpurea
Annona reticulata
Annona spinescens
Artocarpus hypargyraeus
Artocarpus lacucha
Austromyrtus dulcis
Billardiera cymosa
Campomanesia guazumifolia
Campomanesia macrobracteolata
Carica cubensis
Carica lanceolata
Carica quercifolia
Carica vasconcellea
Couepia polyandra
Cudrania tricuspidata
Cyphomandra betacea
Deinbollia oblongifolia
Diospyros mespiliformis
Dovyalis caffra
Dovyalis hebecarpa
Elaeagnus philippinensis
Elaeagnus umbellata
Eugenia blastantha
Eugenia candolleana giant
Eugenia coronata
Eugenia itaguahiensis
Eugenia luschnathiana
Eugenia myrcianthes
Eugenia neosylvestris 
Eugenia patrissi
Eugenia punicifolia
Eugenia pyriformis
Eugenia reinwardtiana
Eugenia repanda black
Eugenia speciosa
Garcinia gardneriana
Garcinia humilis
Garcinia livingstonei
Glycosmis pentaphylla
Grewia hexamita
Grewia occidentalis
Grewia robusta 
Grewia villosa
Hovenia dulcis
Inga laurina
Inga sp Super Sweet
Kadsura coccinea
Madura cochinchinensis
Malvaviscus drummondii
Manilkara discolor
Marlierea tomentosa
Myrcianthes pungens
Nauclea latifolia (gh winter)
Panamensis
Passiflora ligularis
Passiflora maliformis
Posoqueria sp Monkey Apple
Pouteria campechiana ‘Ross’
Pouteria hypoglauca
Pouteria lucuma
Pouteria viridis
Pseudanamomis umbellulifera
Psidium angulatum
Psidium cauliflorum
Psidium eugeniaefolia
Psidium guineense
Psidium myrtoides
Psidium robustum
Psidium sartorianum
Psidium striatulum
Randia formosa
Saurauia madrensis
Sclerocarya birrea
Solanum glaucescens