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(here's a different approach to getting your seedling trees to fruit, I'm gonna have to try this.  -mIEKAL)

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> From: "Andrew Hendrickson" <ahendric@tampabay.rr.com>
> Date: December 9, 2004 11:59:28 AM CST
> To: <rarefruit@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [rarefruit] rio grande cherry  ( eugenia agregata )
> Reply-To: rarefruit@yahoogroups.com
>
> Erica,
>
>  I have to wholeheartedly agree with the threatening of trees.  I had a lemon
>  tree in the ground for 6 years with not so much as a bloom and I went out
>  and kicked it a couple of times and told it the next time I had the chainsaw
>  out I would introduce them.  Now 2 years later I have my second set of fruit
>  (100+).  Same thing on a seedling longan.  Now if I could only get it to
>  work on my avocado and tamarind.
>
>  Andy
>  Tampa, FL
>
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: "Erica Lynne" <ericalynne@earthlink.net>
>  To: <rarefruit@yahoogroups.com>
>  Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 12:38 PM
>  Subject: Re: [rarefruit] rio grande cherry ( eugenia agregata )
>
>
>  >
>  > Oh, Luc - I have had the most annoying experiences with Cherry of the Rio
>  > Grande. My tree is six years old now, large, healthy and it flowers
>  > profusely and two years ago it set two fruit. This past year it set only 5
>  > fruit. At this rate, it is going to be brushwood soon.
>  >
>  > I heard that using tomato fruit set on the blossoms would increase yield,
>  > but saw no effect. I also heard that although it is self-pollinating, it
>  > helps to have another tree - so I bought another one and it doesn't set
>  > fruit either.
>  >
>  > This is the final year. Either it sets a decent crop or something else
>  goes
>  > it that space. Now, I have found it useful in the past to "threaten" my
>  > trees. Whether my inner timing (frustration quotient) is timed to the
>  > tree's natural time to set fruit, or if my "threats" really work, hard to
>  > say. <g>
>  >
>  > Erica Lynne
>  > Naples, FL
>  > zone 10
>  >
>  >
>  > At 12:12 PM 12/9/2004, you wrote:
>  >
>  > >How long does this one takes to fruit , mine is about 4 - 5 meters tall
>  > >and 5 years old , still waiting.........Some literature says 2 - 3 years
>  ,
>  > >others 15 years ????
>  > >
>  > >Luc
>  > >Mexico
>  > >
>  > >Any Pitomba seeds arround ??