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Dear forum member,

I will be in Miami from 4 to 8 August and I am looking to buy scions of jackfruit, as well as grafted trees (around 1 gallon) of jackfruit, Annona reticulata, butterscotch sapodilla, and maybe even avocados, Canistel, Jaboticaba, etc. Where would be the best place to find these items, other than Lara farms?

thanks!

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Where can I find mangos (those special varieties you can only find there) for sale in Miami from 4 to 8 August, as well as mango scion wood and grafted trees? Anything else other than Lara farms?

Thanks!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / colombian fruit hunting
« on: July 21, 2022, 05:36:29 PM »
Any idea where I could find rare fruits in Bogota and surrounding area? Apparently there is a market famous for its fruits and fruit-themed tours but seems to focus on not-so-rare fruits like feijoa or pithaya.... where else should I look for rare fruits in Bogota? A market where I could find fruits from the Amazon, Pacific or Caribbean regions of the country?
Thanks

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Dear forum colleagues,

I am planning two subtropical food forests in the Azores (in my particular area, hardiness should be around 11, with 18 degrees C. of yearly average temperature).

In the food forests, I want to create patches for the 4 main "cash crops": mango, avocado, macadamia and coffee.

What would be the best way to combine these 4 species mono cropping patches within the food forest? Could I intercrop between them (for example macadamia and coffee), and with other species (such as bananas, etc)? What would be the best tree spacing for these crops? Any suggested varieties for these species?

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe mono-cropping patches are necessary in food forests for the more important cash crops so as to make it easier to harvest.

Only main issues there are: wet climate (fungus related problems) and wind protection, so space for wind breaks is needed. One of the orchards is in a hill and has a big slope, facing North towards the cliffs over the ocean, the other is flatter and has good sun exposure.

More to come on this food forest projects. For now, a drone video on youtube of the orchard in the hill:

https://youtu.be/bbizB6R1qSk (I've just created this youtube account to post this video and I do not really intend to become a master of editing videos, nor a YouTuber ,).

In the video we can see the consolidated rectangle with recent plantation, surrounded by abandoned forested areas to convert to food forest.


Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

T

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / WTB abiu Tikuna seeds
« on: October 29, 2017, 07:11:42 PM »
I am looking for seeds of abiu Pouteria caimito, variety Tikuna. I wonder what time of the yeat it fruits, maybe this is the season in Florida?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / visiting Kenya
« on: October 29, 2017, 07:06:13 PM »
I am visiting Kenya in early December and I was wondering if there are any interesting fruit nurseries, fruit farms or botanical gardens to visit in or around Nairobi. If any of you guys can give me suggestions, I would really appreciate.

Cheers,

T

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / pitangatuba cultivars
« on: August 15, 2017, 01:03:00 PM »
Hello, I have these two pitangatuba plants, from two different Portuguese sources and they seem quite distinct to me. This is the first time they are fruiting, I am very excited but still have to guess the flavor. From the pictures is any of you able to identify which cultivars they are? I know it may be too premature to speak of 'cultivars', but I know there is a discussion about rounder and longer-shaped fruits...

plant 1


plant 2


plant 1


plant 2



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If you have any of these available for sale please PM me:

cuttings of hybrid Dovyalis, Spondias mombin, Bunchosia argentea or Flacourtia indica

Thanks,

T

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / fruits and fruit farms in Costa Rica
« on: July 11, 2015, 07:03:57 AM »
I am going to Costa Rica in the end of November-early December, I was wondering if any of you could recomend places to visit (fruit farms, fruit markets) and which fruits are available in that season. I would love to stay in a guesthouse in the countryside with fruit farm, are these common in Costa Rica?
Thanks, T

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Myrciaria delicatula?
« on: June 21, 2015, 03:02:52 PM »
I bought this plant as a 'cambui amarelo' (yellow cambui), I wonder if it is really Myrciaria delicatula. It hasn't fruited yet, was planted one year ago. Could it be Eugenia acutata or other? Any idea? Thanks guys





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Anyone willing to sell scions - maprang and Dovyalis hebecarpa x abyssinica? preferably from the US or Europe due to shipping/customs restrictions.
If interested, send me PM with prices.
Cheers,

T

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / The "Psidium controversy"
« on: December 16, 2014, 06:11:48 PM »
Dear members, I recently bought a specimen of "ara็แ goiaba" (in Portuguese), Psidium guianense Sw. Timon. However, I am not sure about this classification. It may be mispeled and be Psidium guianensis instead. It could also be Psidium guineense instead. Or even something else. I know there is a lot of discussion about some Psidium species and probably different experts will say different things. Anyway, here  go some pictures, maybe one of you will be able to cast more light on this tricky issue.
It was shipped in a box and arrived to my island 9 days later, so the plant was not in the best shape when I planted it a few days ago.
Thanks in advance,

T






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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Maprang and Cashew nut - help needed
« on: December 12, 2014, 07:34:28 AM »
Anacardium occidentale and Bouea macrophylla - I am quite new here and not an expert, but does anyone know what is the best thing to do with these plants? they are not looking good! Lack of a specific nutrient? Being attacked by some kind of bug?
They are in a greenhouse on an island in the Azores (I think it is zone 10), very high humidity levels which I cannot control inside the GH especially during this rainy winter season. Outside the temperature is mild throughout the year, rarely below 10 degrees C in the winter and never above 30 degrees C in the summer.
I grew them from seeds and was expecting them to grow a bit more before planting them outside.
Thanks in advance for any sort of advice!

Bouea macrophylla

Anacardium occidentale

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Persea indica seeds from naturally grown trees in the Azores.
If interested message me

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