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Re: Miracle fruit

At 12:17 PM +1000 15/8/98, Tony & Moira Ryan wrote:
>Michael Bailes wrote:
>>> >Hi!
>> >    I've got it growing. It's a plant in the Sapote family from africa.
>
>Hi Michael
>Please what plant are we talking about? I seomehow missed the original
>posting.
>
>Moira
>
>Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
>Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
>(SW Corner of the Pacific Ocean)
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Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 19:34:36 +1000
To: COOLPLANTS@aol.com, medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
From: Michael  Bailes <frgntgar@ozemail.com.au>
Subject: Re: Miracle fruit
Reply-To: frgntgar@ozemail.com.au
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At 12:39 PM +1000 13/8/98, COOLPLANTS@aol.com wrote:
>Hi!
>    I've got it growing. It's a plant in the Sapote family from africa. The
>berry is about 2 cm. long and 1cm. diameter. There's a thin white pulp right
>under the tough, red skin. The seed is the largest structure in the fruit. You
>eat the pulp, and skin, then spit out the seed which is to be planted
>immediately, since it is tropical, and not to be dried.
>   The berry has a just barely taste, then becomes somewhat sweet. It's not
>until you eat or drink something acid that it works. Then, you can poke a hole
>in the end of a lemon and suck out all the juice. It's so sweet it's like
>dumping several packs of sacharine right onto your tongue. The effects last
>for about 2 hours.
>   The seed takes sometimes two months to germinate and sprout. It likes very
>warm conditions. The plant should be protected from frost.
>    So, other than that, what do you want to know?
>    Drop me a line, anytime.
Thanks  Kevin
I am writing about it in my newsleter.
I have been growing it but seem to loose a few plants for no apparent reason
I thought cold could be a problem. We rarely get frosts but it can get down
to 1-5C
Do you know how much cold it can stand?
Mine also seem to get a burnt look to the margins of the leaves.
Do you know waht causes this?
How acid loving is it seriously ? or just a little?
Thanks Michael
How prolific should one bush be? We seem to get very few fruit per bush




Michael Bailes.
Herbarist
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