AMBARELLA Spondias dulcis (forum)

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Is this the equivalent of brazilian fruit caj

Time: 20th July 2016 9:26pm

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Linton says...
Hi Jose

I don't know the Brazilian name for Spondias dulcis, Hog Plum or Ambarella. What I can tell you is that Ambarella plants can't survive outoors in Winter in Canberra as I have tried to grow them here in Melbourne without much success, and Canberra is even colder.

The usual form of Spondias dulcis is a vigorous growing tree so it's not really suitable for growing in pots. If you can find a dwarf variety, or even better, an ultra dwarf Hog Plum, you could grow it in a pot but it would need to be kept indoors or in a heated greenhouse over Winter to survive.

They are deciduous and become dormant over Winter and I have found that the soil needs to be kept dry during this time to prevent the roots from dying.

Hope this helps.

Time: 24th July 2016 11:21am

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zezito says...
Hi Linton;
Thank you for the information, based on that I won't try to grow it in Canberra anymore. BTW: During m searches on brazilian sites I found that it is commonly named "Hog Plum" indeed.
Many thanks
Jose

Time: 25th July 2016 1:01pm

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Mike Tr says...
Not Canberra, its too cold.S.dulcis is Asian and should be called ambarella.The red and yellow mombins in the same genus from Mexico to Brazil are totally different and equally cold intolerant.

Time: 28th July 2016 11:34am

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Linton says...
Lapsis have been separated at birth...now awaiting!

Thinking about a more hardy variety of Hog Plum that might be suitable for growing in Melbourne or Canberra I am having a second attempt at growing Lapsis - Nepalese Hog Plum from seed, as it comes from the cooler foothills of the Himalaya.

Last time they all dampened off soon after sprouting and none survived, but this year they are all still going strong. As with the previous time, they all sprouted multiple trunks so it has always been a quandary whether to remove these additional stems or not. So I yanked on some of them and they came out easily with some small roots attached so these have been replanted.

It will be good if the Lapsi sprouts can be separated at birth so that 3 or 4 plants can be grown from each seed....only time will tell.

To be continued.......
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Time: 19th February 2017 2:40pm

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Bangkok says...
I don't know which variety the makok farang from thailand is but they grow and fruit well in a pot.

Mine has 9 fruits and is in a 20 liter pot, in the shops i see bigger tree's in 30 liter pots with 20 fruits.

Mealybugs also like my tree.

Time: 20th February 2017 12:40am

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denise1 says...
I have seen two spondias growing in about 7 litre pots, with a bunch of fruit on each plant. Outside of normal climate range in a greenhouse. They were seedlings less tham 1m tall. Not sure which species.

Time: 20th February 2017 7:14am

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genipapo says...
In Brazil there are different varieties of Caj

Time: 20th February 2017 10:17am

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