The Tropical Fruit Forum

Drought and Amazon are two words I would hope to never see in the same sentence.

Frightening.

Rainforests all over the world are in rough shape. The Amazon is but one of them. BC in Canada where I'm originally from is about to enter the worst drought in recorded snow history. Their snowpack is at an all time low, and it is the second year in a row that it is low which will compound this year's issues. My family had to water cedar trees around their property so they didn't die last year... Going to be a doozy this year.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-snowpack-april-2024-drought-river-forecast-centre-1.7169544

Meanwhile, in Santa Barbara, CA we've had the most rain in a 2 year period, breaking our 1951 record.

It's not just hotter, but things are just plain weird, and extreme.

I'm growing them for the fruit, for medicinal and culinary uses, or for wildlife habitat. I wanted to evaluate a few different species. So far I have germination on C. opaca, C. punctata var. aurea, C. azarolus, and C. douglasii.

C. punctata var. aurea has yellow-ish fruits, correct?

Do you know where I can obtain some of the seeds, or could I purchase some off of you?

Seedlings and cuttings aren't comparable when it comes to growth. Figs are also much more vigorous growers overall.

Plus there's also soil conditions, feeding, temperatures, light, poor seedling genetics, etc. that factor into it. 

Some seedling trees available

Water apple/wax jambu (surprise) 1gal - $20
Inga laurina 1gal - $30
Purple Caimito Star Apple 5gal - $40
Averrhoa bilimbi 1gal - $25
Garcinia hombroniana Seashore Mangosteen
1gal - $20
5gal - $35
Garcinia intermedia Lemondrop Mangosteen 1gal - $25
Quararibea cordata Chupa Chupa South American Sapote 5gal - $50
Ackee 5gal - $35
Tamarind 5gal - $35
Loquat 1gal - $15
Pineapple 5gal - $25

Also have a few blue agave americana 1gal - $10
 

I like the cloths pin idea!  I'm waiting for seeds to sprout so I can try my luck at grafting.