Madrono (forum)

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Had a feast of this fruit this evening .
Was told it was an African Mangosteen , but after searching.. decided it could not be Garcinia livingstonei as foliage did not match ,, and eventually came up with this .. Rheedia madruno . It certainly looks very much like a mini Mangosteen . Hope the seeds sprout easily .
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Time: 13th December 2008 7:47pm

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Ellen says...
what does it taste like ?

Time: 14th December 2008 2:18am

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trikus says...
THe taste is like a lemon sherbet [sub-acid]. Fruit has to be ripe and orange , any sign of green and it will be as sour as . Foliage is so much like a MAngosteen , but smaller . Very short trees to be covered in so much fruit . Though they have been blown over in Larry , and still growing well. I picked a few kilos and still lots on the trees . Daleys do sell them and have a page about them , also information on a blog . Grows very well in wet tropics .
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Time: 14th December 2008 8:27am

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Ellen says...
yes, I too have seen them at Daleys' however I don't think the weather in Sydney( which is where I am in), would be warm enough for it .

Time: 15th December 2008 12:20pm

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trikus says...
I thought you were in the suburb of Cairns , Smithfield !!
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Time: 15th December 2008 1:50pm

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Ellen says...
hihihi,,,oh no Trikus,

Smithfield is only a small suburb down here in Sydney area.

Time: 20th December 2008 8:49am

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Ellen says...
Trikus

Your madrono plant looks awesome, how old is the plant? ( the one in the picture above)

Time: 20th December 2008 8:51am

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tr says...
Its not my tree , but chatted with the owner who was selling raffle tickets in front of the stupor market . He planted large seedlings over 7 years ago .
Smothfield in Cairns is a very large growing suburb .. new Bunnings , and lots of development.

Time: 20th December 2008 8:11pm

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Bazza says...
Ellen,
A little info for you on the MADRONO. My tree from Daleys was planted October 2005 and Fruited for the first time October 2008. The fruit is a little sour but of my trees i have found improve immensely the second time around.

All The Best Bazza
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Time: 22nd December 2008 2:05pm

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rod says...
So are two MADRONO trees required to grow fruit?

Time: 11th April 2011 5:28am

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trikus says...
no , see bazzas post ,, his singular tree bore fruit

Time: 11th April 2011 8:38am

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Brad says...
I tasted one of these fruiting at a nursery in perth. never seen it before. I liked it a lot.
Internet is somewhat contradictory on eventual size, although notes seem to agree it starts slow then takes off. Can any of you tell us what your Madrono did size wise?

Time: 22nd November 2011 3:06pm

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David says...
Hi Brad, im in brisbane and my tree has been in the ground now for 6 yrs.Its about2 1/2 mt tall and flushes new growth about 3 or 4 times a yr,along with flowers. this is a single tree and has lots of fruit on it,when it sets.

Time: 24th November 2011 7:38am

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anon says...
It is wrongly called Madrono or Rheedia madruno.

Time: 24th November 2011 9:35am

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Brad says...
thanks David. I think I'll add this to my wanted list.
anon, I'm sure your post was meant to be helpful, but if anyone wanted to know your name, me writing here that its not anon also won't help them

Time: 24th November 2011 3:17pm

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BJ says...
Folks think this plant is brasiliensis - bakupari or bakupari-mirim. I recieved brasiliensis seedlings from NQ which seem to have a more rounded end to the leaves thant the ones we call madruno. Either way, I have two plants with slightly different leaves that will produce very similar fruits. I like the fruits and am not that bothered by their name. There is also another madruno that has a very bumpy skin.

Time: 24th November 2011 4:40pm

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David says...
Been picking these for ages coming to the last of them, also mangos starting to push out panicles (way to early). Its a Glenn mango.
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Time: 6th June 2013 4:03pm

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ivepeters says...
David
What's the fruit pulp to seed ratio like ?

Time: 6th June 2013 4:43pm

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David says...
Hi ive, got to say the pulp is minimal, but tasty,seeds are rather large and im sure there are better around, but its pest free and gets no attention at all.

Time: 6th June 2013 6:23pm

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Mike T says...
Madrono and G.brasiliensis come in a number of varieties each with madrono being larger, more oval and bumpy in some types.Pulp ratio is not supposed to be as good as achachas with taste better in some of both species and worse in some of both.
The ones in David's pic look like small brasiliensis.Luckily I recently acquired seeds of large sweet varieties of madrono and brasiliensis so I gave away the plants I had of the common types.

Time: 6th June 2013 6:30pm

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BJ says...
I have a seedling of charichuelo, the bumpy elongated form of g. madruno. At least I hope I do. Looks more vigorous and tougher than other garcinias. This one is supposed to be one of the really good ones. There is also a rounded bumpy form which is more sweet than sweet-tart.

Time: 7th June 2013 8:36am

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David says...
five years time diversity is looking good

Time: 7th June 2013 8:57am

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Mike says...
There is very high diversity right now David, but it is very localised to only a few m2.

Time: 7th June 2013 7:48pm

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David says...
Any prizes for guessing where that might be Mike.

Time: 7th June 2013 8:10pm

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Mike T says...
My latest seeds are Garcinia sp.bicuda which are supposed to be the largest fruiting and best flesh yielding of the genus in south America.

Time: 11th June 2013 9:21pm

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