Achacha Fruit Trees - Success at Last

[@gordonspears6320]

Ive never tasted achacha or achachairu, but I have have a Garcenia humilis tree that has been in my Florida food forest for 3 years, so I'm still a few years from tasting the fruit. We rarely get frost, but my tree survived back-to-back 0°C nights last winter with no damage at all. It does fine with the summer rains we get here, and with heavy mulching, it doesn't need irrigation. Id say it is well suited to the sub-tropics, particularly as climate change pushes the growing zones north for us, and south for you. Thanks for the informative videos.

[@1RandomMiss]

Omfg! I just tried my first Achacha. Fun to pop open and tasted like a tropical sorbet. Seriously one of the best fruits I have ever tasted. 🥰🥰🥰

[@eliseolopez2790]

Say that when your about to expire

[@RobertTrentGates]

I live in the rain forest in Hawaii and just acquired one of these. Stoked to hear they like water!

[@shelbycephalopod1566]

Where did you aquire one? I'll be looking on the big island soon.

[@RobertTrentGates]

@@shelbycephalopod1566 I got from a friend. It was the only one he had but I see the fruit frequently and seeds are easy to come by.

[@jakelooter5139]

@@RobertTrentGates and take forever to get a mature specimen. I would know I am on year 7 ish right now...

[@RobertTrentGates]

@@jakelooter5139 yeah I must have gotten mine about the time I wrote this comment originally and she hasn’t grown much. Hardly any in trunk diameter but she did put on some new leaves this spring :)

[@RobertTrentGates]

@@jakelooter5139 yeah I must have gotten mine about the time I wrote this comment originally and she hasn’t grown much. Hardly any in trunk diameter but she did put on some new leaves this spring :)

[@fortmyersfruitforest5214]

Excellent video, i thight this fruit has great potential in the USA market, south florida being prime growing real estate.

[@mclovin2232]

I have three grown from seed here in south florida. They are about two years old and 18-24 inches tall

[@bryankc9644]

seen some 3 foot ones in a nursery here for 100 bucks. Thought about it but there are so many other things easier to fruit in South Florida its really for hard-core collectors imo

[@jakelooter5139]

@@bryankc9644 it is better by far than whatever you bought. that would have been the best 100$ you ever spent. hindsight is 20/20....

[@thegr8stm8]

Hi Erin Helen Hill from the Achacha plantation was going to talk to us at the OC Chapter of the CRFG but had farming issues. Oh well! Take care...

[@Looknobook]

I’ve been watching your vids for awhile now. Good stuff! Thank you!

[@Glitch-Akkolade]

Looks really yummy

[@pierreboyer9277]

Any chance to get it to fruit in France (in a pot)? (zone 7b)

[@zippygundoo5852]

Always enjoy your videos & enthusiasm

[@eliseolopez2790]

With miracle berries the flavor of your harvest will burst with flavor

[@tasoskar9693]

Can they tolerate a bit cold? My winters are about 1-2 degrees C at lowest point and its not that often. Will the achcha be okay with this?

[@abueloofficialmusic7758]

Go with lemondrop mangosteen (brasiliensense)

[@justice007willprevail]

Where can I buy a tree in Australia, these fruits are so yummy

[@sheejameethal2633]

Yesterday bought it from shop 30$ kg very tasty I am from Melbourne Is it growing in Melbourne

[@lilariki3183]

My favorite fruit

[@captainBoimler]

According to the place I got mine, they will stay about 5-6ft in a container and be fine so I put it in my 24hr sun hydro system. Been there a month, doesn't seem bothered by the situation as apparently I was right to assume lots of water. So the question is, will it flower in a 24hr system or do I need a pphotoperiod change? It's fine outside for a lot of the year but it IS still zone 6a so it needs to be indoors at least some of the time. Just thought I'd branch out from tomatoes and grow something cool :)

[@Blackdog1811]

"Tomatoes"

[@decock45]

Did you ever get it to fruit with the grow light? I want to try growing these indoors.

[@jakelooter5139]

that wont fruit for you in a grow tent, no time soon period, and honestly, 5-6 feet is a little bit of a lie. fast growing trees posts a LOT of lies the truth is you have a very long wait under ideal conditions. I am an expert biocultivator which means I am far better at growing life forms than more or less everyone else and I have had one for around 7 years indoor outdoor zone 7 no flowers yet...dont count your chickens before they roost or even know when they will roost homeboy

[@jakelooter5139]

@@decock45 in less than a year LOL

[@GeneracionGoshen777]

It is cold hardy?

[@onlockmobileskateshop113]

Hello! I have been hunting this fruit for a while now and have been waiting for the Achacha season. Do U have boxes for sale? We are in QLD

[@jamestropicals8262]

Definitely try this: www.fast-growing-trees.com/products/achacha-fruit-tree

[@nesq4104]

They are available right now in puerto ricobas of 7/23/21. First time seeing them. They are delicious. I bought like 4 ilbs worth

[@soniarose1983]

We should be able to get them especially as up north in qld there is a commercial achacha grower!!

[@edwinvalverdesanchez4638]

It is a Bolivian fruit especially from the department of Santa Cruz  It is a Bolivian fruit especially from the department of Santa Cruz

[@MX-po6sk]

Can I grow it in Sydney?

[@MoisésMatas]

En el salvador, está fruta es poco conocida pero ya hay árboles quedan frutos en este país, yo solo tengo el mangostino en mi bosque de alimentos

[@soniarose1983]

Mangosteen is the absolute best!

[@howardharris2021]

what type fertilizer does the achacha needs. Thanks 😊

[@jakelooter5139]

it literally doesnt matter. you could use any fertilizer. I am an expert biocultivator who has been growing/owned an Achachairu tree for around 7 years in a pot in the US indoor/outdoor season dependent. I often use higher iron additives since it is from the rainforest where iron content and trace minerals can be in higher concentration. therefore, used coffee grounds in addition to a macro and micro nutrient combo would be perfect, along w maybe iron tone or any iron sulfate additive...

[@NaveDelAmor]

I love the song "LA CUNUMUCITA" it tells of a girl's lips tasting of achachairu!

[@christianlloydcomia9138]

Skin shell is slightly crunchy to open.

[@emmyoconnor3736]

Grafted.how many years to bear the fruits What the name of Nursery.selling this fruit

[@dinkumdave2819]

Go to the 8:21mark and it's listed on the screen

[@nakrul987]

what is the diameter of the trunk of your fruiting tree?

[@jakelooter5139]

the trunk diameter doesnt matter because its a graft

[@DUNGSTA]

Do they taste better than mangosteen? 🤔

[@jakelooter5139]

supposedly yeah around as good, which is phenomenal. even if they were almost as good that is still incredible considering that the purple mangosteen has long been considered the best fruit in the world...god tough crowd? or unrealistic? like: IS THIS BETTER THAN A BUGATTI!??!!!

[@soniarose1983]

No not quite. BUT!!they are dang delicious!! Slightly more lemony acidic than the mangosteen

[@mehadihasansumon9731]

Sir i need one

[@thituvu8196]

How long it will bear the fruit from seed

[@jamestropicals8262]

@@griffinc3263 omg

[@jakelooter5139]

very very long time

[@thituvu8196]

10 years?

[@jakelooter5139]

@@thituvu8196 Adam from Flying Fox Fruits, who is a professional grower and exotic nursery man, meaning he invented techniques for this genus and is about as good of a grower as you are going to find, has one in a video from the last few years that is over 12 years old from seed and still has not flowered...I dont know why people think all plant types grow rapidly. those amount of years estimates given by retailers are mostly lies to convince people to buy and if they are accurate is by professional growers under perfect conditions, not the general public...

[@mrhappiness2165]

سبحان الله مثل المشمش الهندي او البشملة

[@rosalinamagno6176]

Plss can i have a seed

[@rosalinamagno6176]

Hi can i have a seed plss

[@rosalinamagno6176]

How can i have a seed

[@mashwehla3343]

where can I b uy one

[@mashwehla3343]

@@griffinc3263 no in usa

[@mashwehla3343]

@@jamestropicals8262 THANKS

[@wbstone4388]

@@mashwehla3343 CRFG had them at the San Diego chapter plant sale October 2021 only about $10 each for 6 inch seedlings. I am trying one.

[@jakelooter5139]

@@wbstone4388 trying to grow one? that is a sub market price STEAL. that was a giveaway those seeds are worth more than 10 bucks each

[@eliseolopez2790]

What is this

[@jorge-mq5qt]

It's called achachairú, no achacha 🇧🇴. achachairú is written in the Guarani language and means honey kiss.

[@jakelooter5139]

no it is called achacha too that is a marketing name viste cabron

[@moniquecage313]

Traduire en français merci

[@garydeforve5055]

Jimmy Durantè.