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Euterpe oleracea growing in Puerto Rico

Cindy Adair

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I saw these beauties while on a wonderful tour of Panoramic Fruit farm in Puerto Rico last week. Apparently it is not easy to process the fruit!

I have Euterpe edulis only, but Ian Crown very kindly gave me permission to take some seeds so I can grow these too.

They pronounce the fruit Assai as "ah-sah-ee".

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When I think of how I torture my poor specimen . . .

(Sob! Snort! Sniffle!)

Those are magnificent.

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6 hours ago, User00 said:

is this commercial plantation for berries 

They sell mainly rambutans, mangosteens to the states and some other fruits in PR.

I think selling  Assai was the plan, but due to processing challenges I am not sure if they are marketable here. 

I would love to hear how they are processed commercially elsewhere.

Cindy Adair

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I think it is a few degrees hotter than I am, but not much. The altitude is a little higher, but not nearly as much shade.

Yes, the mountains are pretty and the trees have plenty of sun, but with the surroundings cleared they also get wind damage. 

My jungle isn't nearly as wind exposed but has only a few full sun areas.

Always trade offs, but since I love the shade loving plants too I appreciate my canopy! 

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2 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

When I think of how I torture my poor specimen . . .

(Sob! Snort! Sniffle!)

Those are magnificent.

You too heh? Mine was just barely hanging on for 2 years, trying to push half-baked leaves out but never seemed to get traction. It looks like after our long cool winter it may finally be giving up for good. My biggest mistake was to bring it inside the house when it got below 40F for a few days, the remaining leaves just dried up in a few hours. It seems to be extremely sensitive to any periods of low humidity. I should have just left it outside under a shade.

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49 minutes ago, Pando said:

You too heh? Mine was just barely hanging on for 2 years, trying to push half-baked leaves out but never seemed to get traction. It looks like after our long cool winter it may finally be giving up for good. My biggest mistake was to bring it inside the house when it got below 40F for a few days, the remaining leaves just dried up in a few hours. It seems to be extremely sensitive to any periods of low humidity. I should have just left it outside under a shade.

Wha ha ha ha!

(Snort!)

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I put a three year old 'Para Dwarf' in the ground last year and it has grown like stink ever since. Mind you, I've heard rumours that fruiting becomes somewhat unreliable outside of the 8 degree latitude region, although at almost 11 degrees north, I hope to prove the naysayers wrong :)

Nick C - Living it up in tropical 'Nam....

 

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On 29 January 2016 at 22:26:44, Cindy Adair said:

They sell mainly rambutans, mangosteens to the states and some other fruits in PR.

I think selling  Assai was the plan, but due to processing challenges I am not sure if they are marketable here. 

I would love to hear how they are processed commercially elsewhere.

Thanks for those nice pictures, Cindy!

 

If you are intrested in how the fruits are processed you can watch this video. 

It's on German but you can see that fruits get puréed. 

The video was made in the Brasilian jungle. 

Did you already try them? If so, how do they taste?

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42 minutes ago, Ben1 said:

Thanks for those nice pictures, Cindy!

 

If you are intrested in how the fruits are processed you can watch this video. 

It's on German but you can see that fruits get puréed. 

The video was made in the Brasilian jungle. 

Did you already try them? If so, how do they taste?

Can you re-post the video? It doesn't show up. 

Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

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Thank you so much for the video! I will look at it when I next have free wi fi for sure! Just expensive data on the farm.

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I could follow the link but my Mac stubbornly refused to play the video! No teenagers around to help me... Thanks so much for making the effort and I'll try again when I'm around someone who can help!

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21 hours ago, Cindy Adair said:

I could follow the link but my Mac stubbornly refused to play the video! No teenagers around to help me... Thanks so much for making the effort and I'll try again when I'm around someone who can help!

No problem. Good luck!

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On 1. Februar 2016 um 21:38:42, Cindy Adair said:

I could follow the link but my Mac stubbornly refused to play the video! No teenagers around to help me... Thanks so much for making the effort and I'll try again when I'm around someone who can help!

Maybe this link works on your Mac, Cindy. It's the same video but from a different provider. 

https://vimeo.com/69168072

In the video the say that the Acai-beeries belong to the staple foods in this area of Brasil. It also helped the farmers there to raise their wealth a little. The fruits were "discovered" by American surfers who enjoyed it after some surf-trips at the Brasilian coast. They brought it to the US and this was the start of the success story of the Acai-berries. From the US the trend came also to Europe. Here you can find it in cosmetics, energy drinks and also products (pills) to support with special diets in order to loose weight. 

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Hi Cindy,

I live in Dorado, PR and I am looking for the Euterpe Oleracea (Acai Palm).  Can you let me know when I can buy them?  Thank you so much!

Jason

702.848.0171

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