The Tropical Fruit Forum

I have a 4 foot tall Kratom plant for sale. It's a Thai red veined strain.  I am asking $20.00 for it and local pickup only because its too big to ship.

 I live in Gainesville, Florida. 

I plan on moving in the next year so I won't be able to keep it.  Send me a message if interested.   

I wanted to know if anyone has germinated Curculigo latifolia seeds before? 

I found this online in quotes: 

Previous studies on germination rate
of C. latifolia seeds showed that seeds were unable to germinate
on jiffy bags or germinating trays and blotter papers.

I wanted to try germinating them on blotter papers since they are small seeds and easy to lose in spaghum moss but I am not sure now if it will work.   

Here is the full article:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Reza_Farzinebrahimi/publication/235623525_Effect_of_light_intensity_and_soil_media_on_establishment_and_growth_of_Curculigo_latifolia_Dryand/links/00b7d5300c48c202d4000000/Effect-of-light-intensity-and-soil-media-on-establishment-and-growth-of-Curculigo-latifolia-Dryand.pdf

I am looking for Couma macrocarpa seeds.  I've heard the fruit isn't hard to find in Iquitos, Peru but it may only be available during a certain season of each year. 

Some of the common names for this species include; Leche caspi, Leche huayo, Sorva, Juan Soco, Perillo.

I am wondering if anyone has any experience growing Myrciaria dubia (camu camu) in containers?   

My question is will it fruit in a container and does fruiting occur when it reaches a certain height?

According to Dr. James Duke his plants don't produce fruits but he lives in Connecticut and his plants are greenhouse grown.   

I live in North central Florida and my plants are grown outside in containers.

 I bring them indoors whenever the temperature is below 40 F.   

I know they are hardy to about 32 but I don't like shocking them so anything below 40 and I will bring them inside. 

 

I am wondering if there are any members in the Phillipines, Thailand, or another Asian country that can find seeds of Blumea balsamifera?

The common name in the Phillipines is Sambong. 

 http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Blumea+balsamifera

I am looking for Couma macrocarpa seeds.  The common names are Leche Caspi and Leche Huayo.

 The species that I am looking for is native to tropical, humid Central and South America from Belize to Bolivia.

I am looking for a Curculigo latifolia plant.  I have given up on trying to germinate the seeds. Does anyone here have the plants for sale or know of a place that sells them?

I am wondering if anyone has any experience germinating Curculigo latifolia seeds. From what I've read online the germination rate is low and they take awhile to germinate. I am using pots with plastic wrap to keep the humidity high. The outside temps are above 90 degrees F. Nightime lows are between 60-75. I wonder if I should expect some germination in the next 2 months with the conditions I am providing?

I am looking for Croton lechleri seeds. If anyone on this forum lives in the amazon in Peru, Colombia, or Ecuador then I think it might be possible to find this species. The common name is sangre de drago or dragons blood. If anyone can get seeds or plants, send me a private message.

I was wondering if anyone else has experience browning on the tips of older leaves as well as complete necrosis/death of new shoots on camu camu plants?  What I mean by necrosis is at first the whole shoot turns black and then will eventually fall off completely from the plant.

I understand camu camu (Myrciaria dubia) likes to not dry out too much, but from what I read online about plants in general that this browning of leaf tips can be caused from various conditions but most likely its because of over-watering. 

I recently transplanted my plants into some of that miracle gro moisture control potting soil mixed 50/50 with that finely ground peat moss.

( which can make the soil more acidic but is slow acting I think)

I am hoping this mix will be better than what I had my plants in before.   

I am trying to cut back on fertilizing my plants even though I only use organic acid fertilizers. 

I feel like I have to fertilize them everytime because otherwise the leaves will be yellow.   I also add diluted chelated iron to one gallon of distilled water.

I haven't checked the ph but I always use distilled water. 

I am going to try to cut back on watering and only give chelated iron and fertilizer maybe every 2 or 3 times I water.

If anyone knows how to grow this plant please let me know.   

I am looking for seeds of Picrorhiza kurroa.  It grows at high elevation in India.  I think at about 3,000-5,000 meters. please send me a pm.

Here are some recent pictures of my Myrciaria dubia (Camu Camu) plants. I am growing all three of them under the same conditions.

I always use distilled water to irrigate them and never tap water because of the chlorine and because it will probably raise the soil ph.

The soil I am using is happy frog organic potting soil mixed (50/50) with peat moss.

I use happy frog acid loving fertilizer and I spray the leaves occasionally with chelated iron.   

One of my plants as you can see has iron chlorosis. I think it's genetic.  Any ideas anyone?