Lecythis in Florida

[Vernmented]

I have been wanting to grow Lecythis species for quite a while and I saw that Fruit and Spice had a Lecythis pisonis recently planted out.  I think John Painter mentioned he either fruited it or still has a fruiting tree but I could be wrong. Anyone growing any of these in Florida. This video with Paul Recher mentions that they are surprisingly hardy.

https://youtu.be/k3SGgLSOYu4

Another thing that I was curious about was the studies on the selenium content and the poisoning from eating too many. I am guessing the study happened in it's native range and I wonder if the nuts grown somewhere else without excess selenium in the soil would have lower amount to allow for safely eating a lot more.

[fruitlovers]

These lecythis nuts only have high selenium content when grown in soils containing lots of selenium. On soils with little selenium they will contain low amounts, and selenium is actually a required trace element in the body. So usually they are very healthy to eat.

[sytanta]

Several Lecythis species are sold abundantly in Belem and Santarem. I think Oscar is correct.

[Vernmented]

These lecythis nuts only have high selenium content when grown in soils containing lots of selenium. On soils with little selenium they will contain low amounts, and selenium is actually a required trace element in the body. So usually they are very healthy to eat.

That is what makes sense to me as well. I will be nice to grow these somewhere that can allow you to eat more than a few hand fulls a day. I eat brazil nuts all the time but only 5 or 6 a day.