Looking for nursery recommendations in Puerto Rico

[luketrollope]

Hi comrades I have a nursery in Australia and have a guy contacting me to get plants sent from here to Puerto Rico. He is moving to Puerto Rico in two weeks.  I mentioned to him that a lot of fruit trees were  available in Puerto Rico all ready.

Anyway I know the hurricane took out a lot of infrastructure but I was wondering what nurseries are open? Does any one have any recommendations? Even individual people who may be able to sell trees to establish an orchard...   

Thanks for any advice

[fruitlovers]

Try Jardines Eneida nursery. Don't know how they fared after hurricane, but was large nursery with good selection of fruits.

[So_Cal_Mike]

I’ve been aware of this place  for a long time... i’ve never delt with them myself though.

http://www.montosogardens.com

[fruitlovers]

There is also Vivero Anones and Govardhan Gardens. I know second was hard hit by hurricane. But you can try them.

[Mike T]

Sending plants from here to there might be too much hassle. Maybe check what local nurseries don't have much of. Seeds of good Asian species that are ok as seedlings like Durios, better types of mangosteens, top jacks and chempas,kwai muk,keladang, Asian Garcias like dulcis,enkala,safu,dabai etc would work. Maybe a few improved American species like good abiu,giant Mossman black sapote and sweet flavicarpa passionfruit would be appreciated and they go fine from seeds. Even a few natives like blushwood,davidson plum,kakadu plum,backhousia,diploglottis,black apple,mt white lime could be welcomed.

[marklee]

Does Bryan at Montoso gardens still sell plants?

[abimael777]

Regards
 Jardines Eneida is open but with very few fruit trees for sale. In Montoso Garden you have to contact Bryan because his son who attended the Garden went to Ca. Govhardan Garden is not selling trees right now. In Gurabo there is a Nursery that is open and another one in the Jardin Botanico de Caguas. In Nebai they are liquidating the trees to close it.

[Ertdude]

I am the person he made the post for. I will be in Puerto Rico May 30th, so if anyone has any plants I could purchase and have shipped there feel free to message me. I am interested in seeds as well, but I've found websites such as fruit lovers, tradewindsfruit, guayacu seeds, and many other places with seeds so It's not a high priority. I am most interested in these plant varieties if anyone has them for sale.

Theobroma(looking for grandiflorum and bicolor, or any other harder to find varieties)
Acai palms
Artocarpus varieties
Jaboticaba varieties
Inga varieties.

Thanks again for posting this for me!

[Raulglezruiz]

Ask Abimael777 he is in this forum and in Puerto Rico as you can see and from time to time he has very nice plants, is a great person

[Ertdude]

Didn't even realize he was in puerto rico  Thanks for pointing that out! I will be moving to Maunabo so I'm not sure how close those places are but I will definitely check them out.

[Bush2Beach]

Inga forests like weeds in Puerto Rico.

I am the person he made the post for. I will be in Puerto Rico May 30th, so if anyone has any plants I could purchase and have shipped there feel free to message me. I am interested in seeds as well, but I've found websites such as fruit lovers, tradewindsfruit, guayacu seeds, and many other places with seeds so It's not a high priority. I am most interested in these plant varieties if anyone has them for sale.

Theobroma(looking for grandiflorum and bicolor, or any other harder to find varieties)
Acai palms
Artocarpus varieties
Jaboticaba varieties
Inga varieties.

Thanks again for posting this for me!

[abimael777]

Regards
Gurabo and Caguas are quite close to Maunabo, Jardines Eneida and Montoso Garden are further away, I also know another person who sells fruit trees in Las Marias.

[DurianLover]

I am the person he made the post for. I will be in Puerto Rico May 30th, so if anyone has any plants I could purchase and have shipped there feel free to message me. I am interested in seeds as well, but I've found websites such as fruit lovers, tradewindsfruit, guayacu seeds, and many other places with seeds so It's not a high priority. I am most interested in these plant varieties if anyone has them for sale.

Theobroma(looking for grandiflorum and bicolor, or any other harder to find varieties)
Acai palms
Artocarpus varieties
Jaboticaba varieties
Inga varieties.

Thanks again for posting this for me!

Acai is pretty much useless due to its very thin pulp. Doable with Brazilian made machine for acai processing.