Purple Mangosteen (forum)

Mitch starts with ...
After hearing so much about how good this fruit tastes i got a few today down in Cabramatta! Wow these really do taste great, probably the best fruit i have tried! Has anybody purchased any of the other Garcinia's from the markets to eat?

Time: 22nd December 2009 7:58pm

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moadeep says...
Tried my first mangosteen a few weeks ago. T'was nice but didn't floor me or anything.

Time: 22nd December 2009 8:34pm

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mitch says...
Moadeep i really like the flavour! but they are a bit fidly to get the shell off. I'm keen to try some of the other species.

Time: 23rd December 2009 7:48am

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Michael says...
Mitch ,
Have you tried the Achacha yet ? They currently have it at the Cabramatta shops for $8 a kilo. Taste like a nicer verison of the loquat.

Time: 23rd December 2009 12:51pm

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Mitch says...
Achacha? No i haven't tried or heard of it!!! I will google the name now! I was down at cabramatta yesterday must have missed it. thanks Michael

Time: 23rd December 2009 2:19pm

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Achacha says...
Hi Guys,

Glad you are enjoying us! We might have been a bit tough to find the last few week or so, as we'd sold out, but we have a new harvest hitting Sydney this weekend.

If you are interested in trying us, we are doing free tastings at the following Sydney stores this weekend:

FruitEzy, Chatswood Chase

Norton Street Grocers:
Norton Street
Bondi
Royal Randwick

Freshworld:
Burwood
Castle Hill
Paddy

Time: 14th January 2010 10:44am

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
Any chance of a retail outlet on the Gold Coast? This fruit looks amazing.

Time: 14th January 2010 11:35am

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Achacha says...
No traditional retail outlets in the Gold Coast at the moment, but Camello Cala is selling at the Carrara and Currumbin Farmer

Time: 14th January 2010 3:45pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
I would love to buy this fruit in Melbourne? Any chance please.

Time: 14th January 2010 5:07pm

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Ellen says...
Chi Nguyet

I'll send you some tomorrow.

I've received the you know what Chi. TY
Cheers.

Time: 15th January 2010 2:23am

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Thank you very much Ellen. Much appreciated. One or two fruits will do.
I hope the 'you know what' arrived in good shape

Time: 15th January 2010 8:11am

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Thank you very much Ellen. Much appreciated. One or two fruits will do and not in the hurry. You can send to me next week if you like.

I hope the 'you know what' arrived in good shape

Time: 15th January 2010 8:35am

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Achacha says...
Sounds like you are sorted Jujube... but just in case, I've also posted the latest availabilities to our Facebook Group:

VIC: http://bit.ly/8ohDl7
NSW: http://bit.ly/4YZBnl
QLD: http://bit.ly/8JTV76

I also do stay in touch through our twitter account... so if you need up to date info on availability, I am always reachable! :)

http://www.twitter.com/ausachacha

Time: 15th January 2010 2:31pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Achacha,

Many thanks for that. Much appreciated.

It is very handy to know where to get them indeed.

All the best.

Time: 15th January 2010 10:37pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Ellen,

If you have not sent the fruits to me please wait because I will go to the Dandenong market today and get some fruits from there.

It is very kind of you to offer me some , the thought that counts but if only I can't get them in Melbourne. I will let you know today if I can get hold of some.

Many thanks.

Time: 16th January 2010 7:59am

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Mitch says...
Freshworld castle hill!!!! i think i mite go for a drive tomorrow and see what i can find!!! Thanks

Time: 16th January 2010 7:11pm

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trikus says...
It is going to be a great season for Mangosteen this year . Mature trees along a mates driveway are covered in small fruits . It will be a few months before they are ready , they need the summer rains to fill out and ripen the fruit . The long dry season helps the tree flower well .

Time: 17th January 2010 4:18pm

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Diana says...
Hi Achacha,

By Taringa fruit shop, do you mean Naturally Fruit, which is quite a fancy fruit shop at Gailey fiveways, at the corner of Indooroopilly Rd, Gailey Rd and Swann Rd? I can't think of any other fruit shops in Taringa. It's quite close to me. I went there yesterday and they didn't look like they had any.

Thanks,

Diana.

Time: 19th January 2010 8:38am

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
I bought some achacha fruits last Saturday. Very yummy, taste a bit like mangosteen.

Time: 19th January 2010 9:11am

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Michael says...
Hi ,
Some Achacha fruits can be quite sour. Make sure you have tried the sweet/tangy ones to really appreciate the fruit. Only bad thing is that the seeds is very big so you don't get much meat from the fruit.

Time: 19th January 2010 1:07pm

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kert says...
does anyone know how much ,if any, frost tolerance ?

Time: 21st January 2010 1:26pm

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Achacha says...
Hi Diana,

Yes, that is the one! Stock comes and go's quite quickly sometimes unfortunately, but if you are nearby again it is worth popping by. I think we are doing another delivery shortly... I will keep you posted!

Time: 21st January 2010 4:09pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE says...
These fruits look like mangosteens. My question is are they edible? I found them on the road.
Many thanks in advance.
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Time: 1st September 2011 8:53am

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Good news to our friends in Brisbane who want to grow mangosteen

Have a read

http://rfcarchives.org.au/Next/PeoplePlaces/InterestingGarden7-94.htm

Time: 16th September 2013 7:35pm

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starling says...
Yes, I've seen this before jujube. I spoke to the guy who runs my local nursery recently and he said he knows of several people who have successfully grown the tree, but getting fruit off them seems to be a lottery.

Time: 16th September 2013 7:52pm

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Mike says...
Lucy something doesn't look right with the mangosteen and the trees in those pictures.The foliage,wood and a few ood things make it atypical even though the fruit look very close.I am not sure it is mangosteen.I might have to google G.malaccensis for a stickybeak and it isn't hombriana.

Time: 16th September 2013 8:29pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Mike,

I went back and double checked a matured fruit and found the inside of that fruit was definitely not the purple one that we prefer to, so disappointed.

Time: 16th September 2013 9:09pm

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David says...
I can tell you that I visited Rocky back in 95 I think. Also saw the article on the purple mangosteen, thanks to the local rare fruit club, which am still a member. Turns out the mangosteen in question was the common yellow mangosteen how this can be mistaken for the purple I don't know.However he took me on a tour of the garden and sure enough had Cocoa and various other rare species on show. Even today I go past the house in question and wonder how things are getting on. Rocky has passed away (I think) and the house sold ,new tenants some time back, the house was his parents home initially. Also saw a shell of the coco de mur, the double shelled coconut from the Seychelles, inside the house on the big sideboard, he was very proud of this.

Time: 17th September 2013 6:05am

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BJ says...
My purple mangosteen survives here even though I have tried my best to kil it with neglect. 3 winters now and it is still going. It only makes full leaves in summer, the rest of the time its stunted. I really dont take any care of it at all as I keep thinking it will be a wast of time and die on me, but it just keeps going. If someone really tried in a good part of town with a nice micro and good protection from wind especially, then I dont doubt that it could eventually be fruited in Brisbane. I brought mine down from Cairns as a 3-4 year old plant, which would now be 6-7 years old.

Time: 17th September 2013 9:06am

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David says...
Hi BJ, any pics if possible.

Time: 17th September 2013 6:46pm

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Prickles says...
A bit late in the day perhaps - but cut around the middle of mangosteen, just through the skin, twist halves in opposite directions, and one half of the skin will just lift off.

Rambutans - similar, but you can just use your fingernail to cut through the skin, pull off the top, and squeeze the fruit straight into your mouth.

I've been to Laos and spent my time with the locals.

Time: 30th September 2013 9:06am

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TMary says...
They're $12 a bag of 10 or 12 at Padd'y's today

Time: 16th August 2014 12:41pm

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