Starting mangosteen and rambutan seeds

I bought mangosteen and rambutan fruit in San Diego. Has anyone started these from seed? If so do you have any tips on getting them to germinate?

thanks, katie

I wish I could grow then. I love both of these and they are hard to find in my area.

Hear is a site about mangosteen fro seed
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-mangosteen-seed-49426.html
Rambutan from seed
http://www.ebay.com/gds/How-to-Grow-a-Rambutan-Tree-/10000000178258926/g.html

Thank you that is helpful information. katie

Not all fruit has viable seed, it depends on how early the fruit was picked and what was done to it . I've found that Mangosteen and Rambutan seed from supermarket bought fruit never germinated. I did get some Mangosteen from farmers markets and they germinated very easily.

These were sent directly to The Fruit Store in San Diego. I'm hoping they are more likely to germinate than if from a supermarket. I will keep you posted.

Meanwhile, Many jackfruit trees are growing well.

katie

Best of luck with them, they shouldn't take long to start coming up.

I've got a Jackfruit loaded with fruit now. I'm only going to protect some of the fruit low down to the ground (easy to reach). The Flying Foxes usually wipe them out here long before they ripen.

Assuming the fruits were not irradiated, you cleaned the seeds (removing excess pulp), and soaked them- both should germinate.

I'd put the seeds in sealed ziplock bags with moist peat moss and keep the bags at a temp of >80F.

The rambutan will be problematic because the seeds are mold magnets.

Mangosteen seeds (in contrast) are pretty reliable.

The big issue will be, after you germinate them, can you keep them happy. Both are ultratropical, and like high temps and humidity all the time. I grew mangosteen for several years but it never really liked the conditions it was living under.