Phoenix Tropicals Phoenix Tropicals Gardening
Connect with your neighbors to swap gardening information.

Phoenix Tropicals
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Airtags on sale at Amazon!

   Come Join The New Phoenix Tropicals Gardening Forum On Facebook

Tree identification


 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Phoenix Tropicals Gardening Forum Index -> Fruit
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Gorm



Joined: 24 Jul 2014
Posts: 2

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:20 am    Post subject: Tree identification Reply with quote

Hi there,

I am not sure if it is okay to post this here in your forum but this is the only forum I have come by with activity. Smile

I am trying to identify this tree - locally it is known as Asian apple or chinese apple but my google search so far has come up with nothing.
I saw the tree i South Africa and it bears fruit in the winter.

The file attachments are photos of the tree and fruit.

Thank you so much for your time!

Amanda



IMG-20140716-WA0002.jpg
 Description:

Download
 Filename:  IMG-20140716-WA0002.jpg
 Filesize:  180.08 KB
 Downloaded:  808 Time(s)


IMG-20140716-WA0000.jpg
 Description:

Download
 Filename:  IMG-20140716-WA0000.jpg
 Filesize:  54.78 KB
 Downloaded:  826 Time(s)


IMG-20140716-WA0001.jpg
 Description:

Download
 Filename:  IMG-20140716-WA0001.jpg
 Filesize:  147.33 KB
 Downloaded:  772 Time(s)

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
phoenixtropicals
Site Admin


Joined: 06 May 2008
Posts: 1207
Location: Mesa Arizona

PostPosted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 5:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just looking at the photo, my first impression is that it is something in the apple/loquat family. The leaves look nothing like a loquat though, and neither does the scaly bark.

I looked around the web and I think maybe it is marula (Sclerocarya birrea), which is #9 in this list.

http://listverse.com/2011/07/08/top-20-fruits-you-probably-dont-know/

Google the name and you'll get more photos. Your fruit do look more fuzzy and pointed than the marula photos on the web, although the bark on the tree is a perfect match.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Gorm



Joined: 24 Jul 2014
Posts: 2

PostPosted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you so much for your help - it does look a lot like a Marula
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
phoenixtropicals
Site Admin


Joined: 06 May 2008
Posts: 1207
Location: Mesa Arizona

PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

So, due to this post I was inspired to buy some Marula seeds on ebay from South Africa. I had them growing in pots outside and they were doing very well. However, the first frost we had here which was an above freezing frost, probably like 35°F, totally killed the leaves. So, it appears these things are very frost sensitive. I'll have to see if the stem has some life left in it. My mangoes and guavas endured the same weather with barely a mark.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
darkcoolboo



Joined: 17 Nov 2014
Posts: 129

PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Speaking of African fruits, I've found that monkey orange (Strychnos spinosa/Strychnos cocculoides) and Imbe (Garcinia livingstonei) to be interesting. I've never grow them, but I would imagine they would do fine because of their drought tolerance. I'm not sure of cold tolerance though. Monkey orange and Imbe are both acidic fruits. Imbe as also part of the mangosteen familyand is a small tree. If you don't know about it:
http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/imbe-africa%E2%80%99s-queen-of-fruits/
http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/monkey-oranges-mouthwatering-potential/
http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/marula-food-function-and-sustainable-development/

Another interesting African/Indian tree is known as Moringa. Dubbed as a 'superfood', many grow it in AZ. Here is only of my seedlings.



10754927_401440870009022_876100916_n.jpg
 Description:
Moringa seedling too early, but ready for flowering. Sown in June 2014.
 Filesize:  63.33 KB
 Viewed:  12065 Time(s)

Moringa seedling too early, but ready for flowering. Sown in June 2014.


Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
phoenixtropicals
Site Admin


Joined: 06 May 2008
Posts: 1207
Location: Mesa Arizona

PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 9:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the info. Very interesting. The Imbe looks very similar to one I am growing that is in the same family called Garcinia Intermedia or Lemon drop mangosteen. I am surprised that it survived the light frost whereas the Marula did not seem to. It seems to be very slow growing though. I am growing 3 of them in pots.

The monkey orange also looks very interesting. If it is really subtropical as they say then it could survive the cooler weather here.

Yes, moringa is grown by lots of people successfully. It grows like a weed I hear.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
darkcoolboo



Joined: 17 Nov 2014
Posts: 129

PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 6:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I hear lemon drop is one of them supertropicals, so i find that strange.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Phoenix Tropicals Gardening Forum Index -> Fruit All times are GMT - 7 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum

On sale for 24 hours at Amazon!
Bedsure Satin Pillowcase for Hair and Skin Queen.



Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group