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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade => Topic started by: carraig on June 15, 2012, 02:58:28 PM
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List of seeds available for trade, updated 7/7/12.
Cashew Anacardium occidentale
Sugar Apple Annona squamosa
Wild Coffee Bean Bauhinia petersiana *NEW*
Num Num Carrisa bispinosa
Jackal-berry Diospyros mespiliformis
Puzzle Bush Ehretia rigida
Small-Leaved Coca Tree Erythroxylum delagoense *NEW*
Cape Ebony Euclea pseudebenus
Chinese Waterberry Flueggea virosa
Kokum Garcinia indica
White Raisin Tree Grewia bicolor
Climbing Raisin Bush Grewia caffra *NEW*
Brandybush Grewia flava
Giant Raisin Bush Grewia hexamita
White Crossberry Tree Grewia tenax
Rhino Coffee Kraussia floribunda
Natal Medlar Lagynias lasiantha
Forest Milkberry Manilkara discolor
African Lily Massonia depressa
Moringa Moringa oleifera (pkm-I)
Phantom Tree Moringa ovalifolia
Curry Tree Murraya koenigii
Tortoise Berry Nylandtia scoparia
Tortoise Berry Nylandtia spinosa
Black Ironwood Tree Olea capensis
Jacket Plum Pappea capensis
Amla Phyllanthus emblica
Waxberry Pollichia campestris
African Bush Grape Rhoicissus tomentosa
Karoo Boer Bean Schotia afra
Drunken Parrot Tree Schotia brachypetala
Marula Sclerocarya birrea
Coffee Bean Strychnos Strychnos henningsii *NEW*
Black Monkey Orange Strychnos madagascarensis
Spiny Monkey Orange Strychnos spinosa *NEW*
African Blueberry Vaccinium Exul
Ashwaganda Withania somnifera
Jujube Ziziphus zizyphus
Current Wants:
Kwai Muk
Known papaya cultivars
Fresh coffee seeds
Rambutan
Pulasan
Genip
Roselle
Always look forward to trades. Most of these are also available on ebay under username ambers_edibles. Don't buy seeds on ebay though since we much prefer to trade or work better arrangements for fellow forumites.
Regards,
Carraig
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Hi Carraig, welcome to this forum it is always good to see more familar cultivators from the yahoo site...
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Thanks Soren! I always enjoy doing trades with you! This is a great forum.
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Updated with new varieties.
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Carraig; for your information Strychnos spinosa is one of the highly recommended species but hard to locate here in Uganda!
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According to http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-378.html, (http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-378.html,) S. spinosa was the hardiest in test plantations and while variable in fruit quality, the good trees were highly regarded.
I'll get them sent out ASAP.
-C
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Yes, not much cultivation has taken place on Strychnos spp., but they are always left standing when new land is prepared for agriculture. So much potential for native commercial fruits haven't been explored yet from the African species!
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carraig, I think i can get some jagua seeds ( Genipa americana ) these are sold all over here, i love the juice made from them.
Soren, I wonder if you have access to Citropsis articulata seeds ( Omuboro ), years back tradewind had them and I tried ordering them but they ran out, and have never put them back up for sale. I am guessing its because maybe its a citrus relative and they have restrictions, or maybe their source for seeds just doesn't have them available.
The plant is endangered because of over harvesting of its roots. reminds me of the Garcina aristata from Cuba, which is having the same fate but at least with G. aristata there are trees growing in collectors back yards.
After seeing that carraig sells on ebay and you two have already traded in the past, I think it would be great if you could do something like this, maybe save a tree from extinction. plus i could buy some seeds hehe :)
(http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/west_african_cherry_orange2.jpg)
http://www.smh.com.au/news/health/viagra-tree-almost-extinct/2007/12/31/1198949733704.html (http://www.smh.com.au/news/health/viagra-tree-almost-extinct/2007/12/31/1198949733704.html)
carraig, I think i can get some jagua seeds ( Genipa americana ) these are sold all over here, i love the juice made from them.
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Tropicdude, have you tasted G. aristata (Cuban mangosteen)? How are the fruits? I have one plant flowering, but so far putting out only male flowers.
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Tropicdude - Citropsis articulata is extremely rare in Uganda and I have never encountered it, nor is it described in the literature of edible Ugandan species (btw: another citrus relative Ugandan powder flask is either).
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Here's a nice pic of Massala/Moboque-Strychnos spinosa 8)
(http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd365/Moonshadow69/fruit_monkey_orange.jpg)
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Tropicdude, have you tasted G. aristata (Cuban mangosteen)? How are the fruits? I have one plant flowering, but so far putting out only male flowers.
(http://plantamundo.com/adm/fotos/Garcinia%20aristata%20c.jpg)
I have not tasted them, the ones I have were planted from seed, they were very easy to start and had almost 100% germination.
I could not find any cultivation information on them, so i scattered them in little pots all over the place, I did lose a few, but still have around 6. I learned the hard way not to let them get dry.
they also have an extremely long tap root, I think one I transplanted had a root 10 times longer than the plant itself.
They are slow growers, but not as slow as G.mangostana, they look different, the leaves are smaller, with a single spine on the tip of the leaf.
Oscar , you posted way back in the forum that you have a tree that's like 14 years old, looks like in for a long wait.
In Cuba, natural remedies are the first to be prescribed by doctors, imported pharmaceuticals are only used as last resort and only sold for use in the very young, and very old. oddly enough, life expectancy in Cuba, is almost identical to that in the US.
G. aristata is used to treat bronchial problems, the problem is, the roots are what have this medicinal property and because the trees grow so slow, you can see this will spell the end of this tree there eventually, unless they start growing them for this purpose.
Some conservation steps being taken: http://www.telepinar.icrt.cu/ving/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6191:the-manaju-in-the-conservation-process&catid=74:science&Itemid=127 (http://www.telepinar.icrt.cu/ving/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6191:the-manaju-in-the-conservation-process&catid=74:science&Itemid=127)
http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Manaj%C3%BA (http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Manaj%C3%BA)
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Here's a nice pic of Massala/Moboque-Strychnos spinosa 8)
(http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd365/Moonshadow69/fruit_monkey_orange.jpg)
Nice picture, looks tasty.
I went looking for information on this tree, after looking at the picture, and in the list of traditional medicinal uses I came across this
and against madness a mixture of young leaves and faeces of a lion is put on
the shaved head
LOL, All i can say is that if someone was to see me putting Lion scat and leaves on my shaven head, I would of course be considered a contender for the loony farm.
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Tropicdude; there is a blurred line between sanity and insanity here in Africa, it took me years to get use to - some never do.!
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Tropicdude, have you tasted G. aristata (Cuban mangosteen)? How are the fruits? I have one plant flowering, but so far putting out only male flowers.
I have tried them on several occasions. They tend to be somewhat on the sour side of the sweet/sour balance of many Garcinias, but it is a good sour in my opinion. :) Harvesting the fruit is always "fun", and the fruit do seem to have a tendency to split slightly here in South Florida (maybe I am getting to them too late, or it rains a lot/little while they are maturing).
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Tropicdude, have you tasted G. aristata (Cuban mangosteen)? How are the fruits? I have one plant flowering, but so far putting out only male flowers.
I have not tasted them, the ones I have were planted from seed, they were very easy to start and had almost 100% germination.
I could not find any cultivation information on them, so i scattered them in little pots all over the place, I did lose a few, but still have around 6. I learned the hard way not to let them get dry.
they also have an extremely long tap root, I think one I transplanted had a root 10 times longer than the plant itself.
They are slow growers, but not as slow as G.mangostana, they look different, the leaves are smaller, with a single spine on the tip of the leaf.
Oscar , you posted way back in the forum that you have a tree that's like 14 years old, looks like in for a long wait.
In Cuba, natural remedies are the first to be prescribed by doctors, imported pharmaceuticals are only used as last resort and only sold for use in the very young, and very old. oddly enough, life expectancy in Cuba, is almost identical to that in the US.
G. aristata is used to treat bronchial problems, the problem is, the roots are what have this medicinal property and because the trees grow so slow, you can see this will spell the end of this tree there eventually, unless they start growing them for this purpose.
Some conservation steps being taken: http://www.telepinar.icrt.cu/ving/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6191:the-manaju-in-the-conservation-process&catid=74:science&Itemid=127 (http://www.telepinar.icrt.cu/ving/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6191:the-manaju-in-the-conservation-process&catid=74:science&Itemid=127)
http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Manaj%C3%BA (http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Manaj%C3%BA)
Thanks for the info Tropicdude. Yes my plant of G. aristata has been extremely slow growing, much slower than mangosteen. The aristata plant is also very thorny. Hope the fruit tastes good! Didn't know about medicinal usues in Cuba...very interesting.
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Here's a nice pic of Massala/Moboque-Strychnos spinosa 8)
(http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd365/Moonshadow69/fruit_monkey_orange.jpg)
I have a hard time keeping them alive , they get defoliated all the time by ants , leaves must be a delicacy to them.
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This is Carlos from Brazil... lets trade seeds... please contact me off board,how many Genipa seeds you want 100? 500? 1000W?LOL
Carlos
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Carlos V - good to see you on this forum my friend ;D
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Hi Soren
Many thanks, yes I will very active from now!!
Carlos
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Welcome Carlos!
Glad you found this place.
Tomas
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Carraig, I never connected the dots, seems I have ordered from you on ebay. just recently made an order for waxberry, natal medlar, and PKM-1 moringa.
the PKM-1 seeds I had previously ordered from an Indian source, were duds that never germinated.
Waxberry i ordered thinking they were Myrica rubra, but no problem, i can still use these, they have some nice medicinal properties, for clearing sinus congestion when used as a steam inhalant.
and also the Natal Medlar.
I will probably get a Monkey orange from you later.
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I got great germination from Monkey Orange seeds. Thanks Carraig