A tiny round pequin?

Jah · huhtikuu 14, 2009, 11:32:00 ap

Hello there

My name is Boris, I'm from Russia. I am glad to be here.
About a year ago I've received an "unknown" seed package from a friend. She never knew where it was from

Well. One of five seeds germinated

It became a pretty tree with tiny leaves, white flowers and orange-red little hot berries. They have a fruitty flavor and "explosive" heat... By the way, I like this variety so much that rooted a cutting, which is going to became a bonchi.

So, little questions.
1. Am I right it is kind of Pequin? Or maybe something else?
2. Are there any varieties looking similar?
3. Does anyone want to get some seeds from it?

It is self-pollinated using a huge fan (wind is very helpful to shake plants well to make them self-pollinate)
There's no any problem to send five or more seeds in an envelope over the world. Five or so berries are going to bear became orange, so seeds will be ready soon.

PS More photos are here http://spice-blog.ru/pictures/pequin/images.html
By the way, http://spice-blog.ru is a Chili blog in Russian

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Fatalii · huhtikuu 14, 2009, 12:07:34 ip

Hi Boris! nice nickname you have btw!

Welcome, very nice to see people from all around the world here!
Chiles really join all! Great!

You are very right about the plant, it could be called round pequin, or tepin, or chiltepin or anything like that.
Looks very unique, especially the pale green color when immature!
Will the pods get loose very easily when you touch the mature pods?
Or are they attached tightly to "stems" of the pods?
If they get loose very easily, it usually tells about the wild for when it comes to tepins.

Pequin is a good term if it seems to be a bred variety, to my knowledge, pequin term is more commonly used with a little elongated pods, but I've seen it to be used on round pods too.

Very interesting looking plant anyways!
I could do a little trade for that if you like, I could send you several kinds of vars.
If interested email me at fatalii at sci.fi

CU around!

Jah · huhtikuu 14, 2009, 12:23:30 ip

Thanx

The berry isn't attached too tightly, but won't fall after a touch. So it's not too wild

But it's still interesting, eh?
I'll email you right now

Fatalii · huhtikuu 14, 2009, 15:17:30 ip

Yeah, very! The light colored immature pod makes it very different compared to others I've seen!

Some wild chiles can be also tightly attached so it doesn't tell it all, but usually gives an idea..

Jah · huhtikuu 16, 2009, 22:03:21 ip

I've just added a gallery to our blog (it's our because it's not my personal

)
Here are some pics of this species http://spice-blog.ru/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=29

Fatalii · huhtikuu 16, 2009, 22:52:05 ip

Very nice!

I especially like the form of this flower:
http://spice-blog.ru/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=43

Jah · huhtikuu 24, 2009, 23:30:29 ip

A new fact about this variety... A purple sunburn on the berries...
http://spice-blog.ru/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=149
By the way, some new berries are becoming reddish. I still think that sending it's seeds over the world is a good idea

PM me.

Fatalii · huhtikuu 27, 2009, 10:53:56 ap

Very pretty... it looks like a nice ornamental now.

Jah · huhtikuu 27, 2009, 11:17:32 ap

Sure it does

Now I am waiting for ripening of some fruits (see this photo http://spice-blog.ru/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=145 ) to make pictures. I think it'll be really pretty photos

Hope you'll receive the seeds soon.

Jah · toukokuu 08, 2009, 04:32:50 ap

Hi everybody

Since nobody knows what is this variety, I decided to name it.
The name will be "The Pin tepin"

Do you like it?
By the way, yesterday I've picked some seeds. Welcome to request

Jah · toukokuu 08, 2009, 04:34:53 ap

Oh, by the way... Rename this topic to "The Pin tepin" please

Pavlak · toukokuu 08, 2009, 12:22:34 ip

You can rename it yourself, just clicking "Reply" and change it on the top like creating it in the beginning

Jah · toukokuu 08, 2009, 13:03:25 ip

No, that's topic of the message... I mean topic of the thread

Chilicutter · toukokuu 08, 2009, 15:57:30 ip

Perfect name

Jah · toukokuu 08, 2009, 16:06:50 ip

Thanx

Now we will know how to call it

Won't have to say "that tiny round pequin, do you remember?"

talas · toukokuu 09, 2009, 12:02:53 ip

`The Pin Tepin/Pequin nice will remember that one

Jah · toukokuu 09, 2009, 12:16:27 ip

Seeds are almost dry

Soon I'll send them to you with others.

Jah · toukokuu 13, 2009, 07:15:30 ap

Friends, now I have some seeds of this variety to send. Everyone may ask me for some

Fatalii · toukokuu 14, 2009, 23:01:07 ip

Both vars germinated! Hope they will be on time!

Jah · toukokuu 15, 2009, 07:11:10 ap

That's great

So start making photos

Btw, there wasn't two vars, just two packages of the same var. I pack seeds by portions and send you two portions of the same

Or did I forget something?

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