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Title: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: NickTheNZgrower on July 02, 2019, 06:09:04 AM
Hey all,

I'm looking for 50-100 green sapote seeds, preferably from a top named variety, shipped to New Zealand.

Please message me if you can help and make a good sale!

Thanks
Nick
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: nullzero on July 02, 2019, 10:31:09 AM
you try Lucuma it probably perform much better in NZ?
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: nattyfroootz on July 02, 2019, 10:33:52 AM
I would suggest growing lucuma and grafting green onto it. That's what I'm doing and I have around 50 lucuma seedlings waiting for grafting.
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: Satha on July 02, 2019, 11:44:24 AM
Anyone has Lucuma seeds for trade?
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: Vernmented on July 02, 2019, 05:11:37 PM
Quote from: nattyfroootz on July 02, 2019, 10:33:52 AM
I would suggest growing lucuma and grafting green onto it. That's what I'm doing and I have around 50 lucuma seedlings waiting for grafting.

Do you have these grafted already? If so, for how long? I haven't heard of this combo before. It would be great if it was stable. Thanks.
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: NickTheNZgrower on July 02, 2019, 05:15:51 PM
We have Lucuma here, quite a lot of kinds. Still not easy to get your hands on, but they're also quite different to green sapote. The grafting combination sounds great, but we can't receive plant material except seeds in New Zealand. So I have to start a bunch of seedlings first anyway.

So still seeking 50-100 seeds. Anyone?
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: 3L on July 02, 2019, 10:34:21 PM
I am also looking for green sapote for awhile, but difficult to find even for a few seeds.

Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: nattyfroootz on July 03, 2019, 10:47:16 AM
Quote from: Vernmented on July 02, 2019, 05:11:37 PM
Quote from: nattyfroootz on July 02, 2019, 10:33:52 AM
I would suggest growing lucuma and grafting green onto it. That's what I'm doing and I have around 50 lucuma seedlings waiting for grafting.

Do you have these grafted already? If so, for how long? I haven't heard of this combo before. It would be great if it was stable. Thanks.

I have 2 grafts, one has failed and one seems to have taken, but time will tell if its stable. 
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: NickTheNZgrower on July 06, 2019, 02:34:50 PM
Does anyone know where to source these seeds? Still looking. Wanting 100-200 now and willing to pay what they're worth. Thanks.
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: nullzero on July 06, 2019, 10:10:12 PM
Would have to reach out to a private collector in Hawaii. Only sources for sizable amount of seeds.
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: NickTheNZgrower on July 06, 2019, 10:28:20 PM
Yeah for sure, I've heard the same. Most haven't wanted to sell seeds unfortunately. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: ben mango on July 06, 2019, 11:03:49 PM
not a common fruit in hawaii, do not see at market or stores
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: Dane on July 07, 2019, 04:32:02 AM
Tropical fruit world always has heaps of green sapotes when in season. I usually pay around $4-5 per fruit when I go there.  Usually around 3 seeds in each fruit
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: NickTheNZgrower on July 07, 2019, 04:42:54 AM
Wish that happened in new Zealand. We don't have any commercial growers. I only know one person in the whole country that has a couple of small seedlings lol. We can't have fruit shipped to us either.
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: Bob-Gardener on July 07, 2019, 10:09:02 AM
Maybe in spanish speaking groups on Facebook are few people who grows green sapote.
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: NickTheNZgrower on July 08, 2019, 11:26:21 PM
Still searching for these if anyone has any leads :)
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: Bush2Beach on July 09, 2019, 12:21:25 PM
Found at Island Natty’s Pahoa in January.
Quote from: ben mango on July 06, 2019, 11:03:49 PM
not a common fruit in hawaii, do not see at market or stores
(https://i.postimg.cc/k6HCFFcv/BCF83-B4-C-36-DF-4340-BFDE-FF84-F5-A52-AF8.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/k6HCFFcv)
Title: Re: Want to buy 50-100 green sapote seeds
Post by: NickTheNZgrower on July 10, 2019, 10:20:54 PM
Looks awesome! I've messaged you. Still searching everyone...