Rare tropical fruit

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  1. Ive Fargottin

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    Any growers of rare tropical fruit out there.
     
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    Do you have a favourite?
     
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    Trying to
    Sour sop and Rollinia are the best I've tasted so far
     
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    sloppy jakfruit , and hoping for some kwai-muks soon and maybe lakoocha very soon , Artocarpus rule in the tropics .
     
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    Cool stuff!

    has anyone heard of Cupuassu?.... I think that's how its spelt.....Theobroma grandiflorum.
     
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    About to plant out a few more of those , what a mouthfull , heard people say it and they turn it into 4 syllables .. car poo arse sue .. supposedly tastes very good .. amazing purple velvet new leaf , needs protection for a few years . Botanical Ark and Equatroial Exotics bot have them avlble . Also Theobroma bicolor or Mocamba looks amazing like a cantaloupe ..
    Intersting family my chocolates fruited in 3 years and I used some raw beans in xmas dinner treat mole negro i ate with turkey for main and with bananas for sweets .
     
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    Awesome aroideana,:y:
    thanks for the info. much appreciated.
    I have some small cacaos growing atm.
    I'd love to add more Theobromas! :nod:
     
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    Request a price list from Alan @ Botanical Ark .If you are local and get a reasonable order together you may be able to get them delivered to Mossman or cairns , . he might bring some stuff to the 'Feast of the Senses' at Innisfail coming up in a few months . Ring Chris@EE and ask ,often these rare items are so limited they do not make it onto the web site , also a mate in Cairns fruited his Mocambo about a year ago , he might have more this year .
     
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    Emailed them both for a price list.
    Thanks again.:)

    'Feast of the Senses' sounds cool.......do you have details, maybe I could pack the girls in the car and mosey on up for a look...sounds like my cup o' tea!

    Alsooo, if your mates Mocambo fruits....could you let him know I'd love to trade cash or plants for 'em.:nod:
     
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