Luc you don't need to be thinking about actual smoke when thinking of smoke treatment. All you need to do is buy smoked vermiculite and use this as you would normal vermiculite, though as Mike points out it depends on the species--those that do require smoke treatment never come from rainforest settings. Sometimes it is about fire and others it is about some chemical exchange between the seed and smoke. Purple apple berry will not germinate without smoke treatment. This is an unusual species which comes from Tasmania and is not representative of native Australian edibles. I can't even think of another example which does. Perhaps some wattles which have edible seeds might be like this, I'm not sure.

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Bruce the Indian variety is illegal to propagate in Aus, and the ebay seller you mention carries the outer layer of the nut, most the seed. This is what produces the lather, not the seed itself. I believe they might originate from India, not sure.

Alphitonia e. Is the Australian soap tree. Rubbing the leaves produces the lather in this species. Traditional Aboriginal people did indeed use to drown fish in water.

http://bushcraftoz.com/forums/showthread.php?283-The-Aussie-soap-tree

Luc I have procured you 25 of these seeds. Will post when they arrive.

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I've never tried growing Longan from seed. I have  a few small trees growing (Kohala). Would like to get a chompoo which I hear is a goof variety with large fruit.

I fertilise mine with pure cow manure (uncomposted. I layer it over a deep layer of mulch...they are planted out on fairly high mounds). I've found they are very sensitive to over fertilisation, and it is best to avoid products like dynamic lifter, otherwise you end up with wonky/malformed foliage. A lot tougher than Lychees, but then again, I'm a guy who killed a B3.

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I have a superabundance of this at the moment. Happy to send it free of charge.

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Looking to buy seedless che cuttings. Can pay via Paypal.

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Hey Vic

I have a couple of yellows too. They seem to be the most vigorous, followed behind by the purples, and behind that the reds. I'm a bit wary of buying some seeds from ebay, not because I don't think they are legit but because generally my own woeful germination rate lol. I do still buy seeds, but mainly for purposes of swapping and trading. I'll mostly forward them on to people who know what they are doing, and hope that one day a cutting or something barerooted comes back my way.

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Hi guys,

I'm looking to buy pitaya/megalanthus varieties. Looking for cosmic charlie and any orange skinned types. I am also looking for alphonso mango seeds, or seedlings small enough to fit in a small shipping  tube. Please PM me if interested.

I can pay by either paypal or bank deposit.

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