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Amadioranch
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 4:54 am Post subject: Trees in their native habitat |
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We are in the Dominican Republic this week and I must say, as a desert boy growing tropicals that its wonderful to see these trees like they are supposed to be. Ill post picture as I can...its been a busy week of touring. Yesterday we spent most of the day at a Cacao plantation. They also grow alot of sugar cane, pineapple, and coffee at this particular place. Mangoes and soursop are normal everyday trees in most everyones yard. And they are huge. I mean like 100 ft huge. Like the really big cottonwoods at home.
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Amadioranch
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 4:58 am Post subject: |
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Cacou fruit. I have a interesting tidbit about this fruit. They opened one up and there is the sweetest most tropical tasting flesh around the seeds. Worth growing just for the flesh in my opinion.
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Amadioranch
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 5:00 am Post subject: |
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Large avacados are common.
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Amadioranch
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 5:02 am Post subject: |
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Dragon fruit are native here and can be seen growing wild in the trees everywhere. Almost no one actually eats the fruit. They say that they are too bland.
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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Mesa Arizona
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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Super cool Eric! Thanks for the photos. I really like going to the tropics too.
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myamberdog
Joined: 21 May 2011 Posts: 323 Location: palm springs, california
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 10:26 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, thanks Eric - I've always wondered - on these HUGE mango trees - do they just wait for them to fall in order to harvest them or are there little monkey men who climb the trees and pick by hand?
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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Mesa Arizona
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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Does the cocoa flesh taste chocolaty too?
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Amadioranch
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 7:29 am Post subject: |
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No, it doesnt taste like chocolate at all. Its very sweet and tropical tasting. If anyone really wants to know, I brought back on of the cacao fruits and will be breaking it open and eatting it this weekend. There is enough to share. I will also have seed if anyone wants to try to germinate it.
The seed must be roasted and ground like coffee before it tastes anything like chocolate fwiw.
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