Rambutan Fruit tree in California The closest thing you will see to it fruiting is if you buy some South American fruit from the store and place them under the tree. Ok, on a more serious note, I would prepare for the inevitable... Yeah yeah, some will say I am being obnoxious and negative...well, sometimes the truth hurts. Logged - Rob
Rambutan in Florida I bought two seedling rambutans from Excalibur about 5 years ago. They were in 3 gallon containers and about 3-4 feet tall. Decent sized trees. I kept them in the container and continuing with my usual style of neglect I left them outside for the entire winter. They only lost their leaves and had barely a few inches of die back. Resprouted in the spring and I killed them by ...
Any opinions about how Rambutan fruit compare with that of Pulisan, other than Pulisan fruit doesn't have the hairy spines? I love Rambutan fruit but I've never had Pulisan fruit. I planted both types of trees here in my finca in CR at about 1000m altitude, but I really like the Pulisan trees better because they are growing much faster and don't have any leaf insect problems at all. Both types ...
Rambutan: R-167 vs. Seelengkeng Some recent images for comparison. My daughter and her teenage friends were eating the R-167's like candy until I gave them some Seelengkeng, at which point they ignored the former fruits and devoured the latter. Basically, my approach is the same. In the trees, the 167 is the first, bright red fruit.
Growing Rambutan in Southern California I just spoke with my friend who I received the tree from. He said it would be really weird if coffee came up in the three places he planted the rambutan seeds, but said its possible given he has a small, fruiting coffee plant growing in his yard. Sorry for the confusion if it turns out to be coffee. I guess only time will tell. Thanks everyone for your ...