The Tropical Fruit Forum

The seeds you sent me have started sprouting already. Now, I have no more pots to put them in!! It's always something, isn't it?!

Perfect timing. I just got in some che scions and rootstock.

@lavender87, would happen to have a few more of these seeds?

I wouldn't mind trying them.

If this is still open, I'd like one please.

Just a note to let you know the seeds arrived today. When I opened the package, I was quite surprised to see all the Pitangatuba seeds had roots and all the Peanut Butter seeds not only had roots but had sprouted leaves as well. It is unfortunate one of the seedlings was damaged (bent in half) but with a little TLC, it should bounce back. If not, I still have three nice ones to fall back on. Thanks a bunch.

Can't help it, I have hope. Either way, it will give me something to do. I just got home from the beach here in Central Florida and pulled up 8 medium sized papaya plants from a vacant lot (one male, the rest females). Would loved to have gotten the larger ones (they already had fruit on them) but with the heavy fog, they were just too slippery to get a good grip on. Either way, can't beat free plants!!

Since I am home all day long (very boring), I wouldn't mind trying to propagate from stem cuttings  as well, if someone had a few cuttings they could spare.

Hi Lory. Just to let you know your seeds arrived this week and every one of them had sprouted in the package. I've already potted them all. A big thanks!!

Tropheus76 , where are you getting the Black Cherry? I live east of you in Edgewater (Volusia County) and would like to add one of these to my own.

Hello all, I am still incredibly new to all of this. I have never grafted anything but I have plenty of time on my hands and would like to grow a few things not readily available here in my area of central Florida. I guess before I get scions, I need to grow rootstock. So I assuming a mango can only be grafted onto a mango rootstock, correct? Since I am currently not a big mango eater, where does one find lots of mango seeds at a low cost to start with? Once the seedlings have grown to a nice size, can any mango variety be grafted to it? Appreciate any advice and sorry if this is all old news for you guys.

Other than my Loquat trees and current Persimmon seedlings, this is the only other fruit tree I have grown from seed, so I would like to keep it alive and growing [it is helping me with my depression, having to be outside from time to time. Can't put a price on that]. Since it did flower this year and produced one fruit, I would like to see what it can do, now that it is in the south facing side of the house. If after a couple years, it doesn't do much, I may consider doing something else with it. I do know I want to get another star fruit plant. I can compare them.