Greetings to all fellow tropical plant enthusiasts.
For those who haven't see it, for the 4th consecutive year I have been chronicling the amazing fruits we are enjoying in Florida.
http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=11316.0For those who don't know, Bermuda is one if the most restrictive places on Earth to import plant material into. California is the last place left that meets requirements and even then, lab tests and willing providers has proven tough to come by.
Yesterday I was informed that mango seeds require phytos as well due to the risk of weevils and they should also come from areas free of weevils, which it is said our rare.
Thus cutting, plants and now seeds have major hurdles to entry.
But having eaten amazing offerings from Harry, Sleepdoc, Zills, Truly Tropical, Farichild, Merrit Island...we refuse to give up on the vision.
Thus today I launch Operation California.
To stay within the law, we are seeking existing mango growers or willing growers in California who can host grafted trees.
We have a list of varieties we are seeking which I will post momentarily.
We will procure varieties no yet in Cali as required.
We will arrange for inspections and phyto certificates next summer at the earliest.
We will fly to LA next summer to collect and lawfully take to Bermuda.
We are already preparing to implement what we have learned from our FL trip to be ready.
Anyone willing to participate as
- suppliers of bud wood to go to Cali
- existing or willing growers in Cali
- persons with grafting skills in Cali
please post a message here or PM me.