Best Mangosteen? (forum)

Grant starts with ...
I want to buy a mangosteen as a gift but i'm wondering what the best tasting variety might be? Tree will be planted in Bundaberg QLD

Time: 2nd December 2011 12:46pm

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micarle says...
I don't think there is any variety's?? Maybe a good seedling somewhere?

Time: 2nd December 2011 3:28pm

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snottiegobble says...
Grant, the best mangosteen with regard to health benefits is the purple variety ( Garcinia mangostana ) It also tastes so good Queen Victoria once named it "the queen of the fruits" It grows naturally in S.E Asia where it is always hot & steamy & it fruits twice a year invoking celebrations. G mangostana is grown in Darwin & the Daintree area, but due to the dry season there is only one harvest! Sorry to say that you may not be successful where you are because even in perfect conditions the trees can take 10 years to produce. They grow up to 18 mtrs. As a distributor of XANGO mangosteen juice I can show you the cheapest way to purchase it if you are interested!





Time: 2nd December 2011 4:11pm

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BJ says...
The purple mangosteen is what you are after. It's the true mangosteen - all the other 'insert word here' mangosteens are related memebrs of the same family, but are not the mangosteen. If a plant says purple mangosteen or just mangosteen, then it should be the one you want.

Time: 2nd December 2011 4:37pm

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Grant says...
Thanks for the responses gang. Mmm... makes me wonder if it is a good choice, my folks (the potential recipient of said gift) are in their 70's and if it takes 10 years to fruit......well they'll only get a couple of decades to enjoy it!


Time: 2nd December 2011 9:41pm

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BJ says...
If you contact/join the rare fruit society/rare fruit australia branch up there (i think that's the wide bay branch) then I'm sure they will tell you how/if they go up there and could recommend other fruits that grow well in that area.

Time: 3rd December 2011 12:11pm

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Mike says...
My mangosteen has just finished fruiting for the 3rd time in 13 months and 2x a year is normal for healthy trees around here and once for untended trees.There is often a large and a smaller crop.I reckon south of Townsville if one survives it will be a lot longer than 10 years to fruit.One of mine took only 5 years but I know of 20 year old trees that never fruited.


Time: 3rd December 2011 7:58pm

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David says...
What can i say mike am livid and green with envy(is that even possible ),that your mangosteen is so productive ,just a tad cold down here ,mind you bought one at James st markets on sunday ,it was the largest mangosteen ive ever seen,$3.50 worth,trouble is not one jolly seed to plant out in it,oh well try again.

Time: 6th December 2011 8:32pm

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Mike says...
About 15 years ago I worked in an old quarantine station loaded with big old fruit trees like durians,jaboticabas,maprangs,pulasans etc often planted decades before.They were in fact the first of their type brought to this country in many cases.I understand some of Spyforce was filmed there,anyway the big mangosteens were amazing.They produced loads of big fruit ireregularly and you could see and taste the genetic variability.My good tree was derived from the best tree which perished like all the trees and buildings at the hands of our local council during their 'scorthed earth' period.

Time: 6th December 2011 10:47pm

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MaryT says...
OK Mike; now you're making us all jealous! Local councils can be SO ignorant and destructive; it's maddening. I love mangosteems!

Time: 7th December 2011 6:35am

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john says...
Love mangosteen but tempered by the knowledge, that to grow them, you need to live in a climate where the effort involved in parting your hair will cause sweat to run into your eyes.

Time: 7th December 2011 6:56am

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amanda says...
That's sad Mike. Are there still problems with that developer Mr Quaid who insists on bulldozing the Daintree for housing blocks..?

Time: 7th December 2011 11:15am

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john says...
Mike, you are being groomed

Time: 7th December 2011 3:01pm

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Mike says...
John that is a bit curt.No Amanda that was just one element that forced the federal intervention to declare World Heritage listing for wet tropics rainforest.It was a hotbed of curruption generally that prompted the Fitzgerald enquiry and that party became gnats in the cleaner new world that emerged.The local council with the blessing of DPI who left wanted those highly valued trees gone and much genetic material was relocated to south johnstone.It was the finest and oldest collection of tropical fruit trees and varieties assembled in the country and for a while I tried to rescue some.

Time: 7th December 2011 6:48pm

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snottiegobble says...
That is bloody sad Mike! I cannot believe it that so many rednecks in councils, but I guess its just the stepping stone to politics, & we all know what polies are like!

Time: 7th December 2011 8:28pm

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Mike says...
Even though some trees like fai zee sui lychees made it to growers and general circulation seedless and copper starapples,giant pulasans,sweet white tamerinds,wan maprangs and a few others were lost and I haven't seen those varieties again.

Time: 7th December 2011 11:11pm

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MaryT says...
Mike you are breaking our hearts. When are you going to post your plant list on "Edibles" so we can check out what you have? Promise we won't raid your garden.

Time: 8th December 2011 5:41am

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Mike says...
I have been a bit lazy with that Mary but I'm loaded with good intentions.Jujube is the only one from this forum who has come for an inspection.I have a little over 80 fruit trees of 50ish species plus vines,bananas,paw paws, dragon fruit,about 50m2 of vegies with seasonal rotation and herbs, root crops and assorted species elsewhere.

Time: 9th December 2011 9:35pm

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MaryT says...
WOW Mike you are so lucky but I guess "as ye sow, so shall ye reap". Do you sell your produce? A lot to eat!

Time: 10th December 2011 9:54am

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Mike says...
No I don't sell any and the 5 ducks and 4 geese in the yard help eat fallen fruit.Friends and family have a bit and the flying foxes,birds and fruit moths enjoy a fair proportion.I would have 15kg of jaboticabas under the tree,carambola slurry under that tree and 4kg of yellow gramichamas at the moment because they weren't used.Visitors seem to be keenest on beans,chilis,avos,paw paws and limes.

Time: 11th December 2011 3:55pm

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MaryT says...
Sounds like you need more ducks and geese to eat it all up. A glut seems too small a word to describe what you have. Duck eggs...YUM

Time: 11th December 2011 6:11pm

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Mike says...
I can't give away carambolas of excellent quality and even the barnyard crew turn up their noses.With these 26 min to 34 max celcius temps every day and 1000% humidity and 15 UV, everything ripens so fast.The air is like syrup right now.

Time: 12th December 2011 6:56pm

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amanda says...
Must admit Mike - they are not a fruit I find interesting to eat 'out of hand'...although they are quite nice in a salad...but I am not a fan of pepinos either - they both taste much the same to me..?

Maybe we need to find different culinary uses for them..?

Time: 12th December 2011 10:51pm

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MaryT says...
Amanda carambolas/star fruits are delicious but only when they have turned yellow. Not so good for salads then. Yes I cook with them too but cooking would be out of the question in Cairn.s syrupy air, Mike. Not so jealous of you anymore. :)

Time: 13th December 2011 6:28am

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Gemaffy says...
hey snottiegobble i'm interested in purchasing some Xango Mangosteen juice. its impossible to find in Brisbane. would greatly appreciate some information on how to get some :)

Time: 22nd December 2011 9:14pm

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