• Jim East@slrpnk.netOP
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    12 hours ago

    I guess rambutans can’t be stopped from making too many babies! 😆

    I’ve never grown calamondin, so I can’t say for sure, but it’s possible that you really did stunt it… How much of the tree did you cut off?

    EDIT: What elevation are you growing both soursop and longan? Do you have a dry winter there?

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        9 hours ago

        I don’t want to ask for your exact location, but longan at sea level is… unusual. Don’t take it for granted. Cherish it.

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          Yeah I wouldnt expect the elevation to be an issue? I’ve always found it growing at sea level/ warm climates. My understanding is that it can’t withstand cool temperatures. Its for a friends farm, but we don’t expect fruits for decades.

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            7 hours ago

            In order to flower well, longan usually needs a “winter” season with min temps <12°C and/or less rain. While fruiting, hot and wet is best. At sea level in the tropics, the low temps usually don’t occur, and even if the winter is dry enough for longan to flower (but not dry enough to kill it), the other half of the year usually doesn’t get as hot as subtropical summers, so the fruits might not develop properly. Either you have a strange tropical breed of longan, or you are very lucky to have the right conditions where you live.