Congrats on the Pickering. Some advice on the container collection. Make sure to not over collect, and focus on fewer plants that produce rather then abundance of plants. When the time comes with packing up and moving the plants to a new home etc., it will make it much easier with a smaller collection.

Great collection plantlover! Really pushing the limits of what can be grown seeing banana plants in an area that snows is really cool, you can have a tropical gardening summer then pack it all inside for winter. I'm in a similar situation but not as cold winters as you! If your collection is like this now I can only imagine in a few years:)

That may be good advice Nullzero to stay smaller so care is less divided etc but in practice very hard to resisst the "just one more" feeling. It's like you know you don't have any room but you convinced you can make a space:P
Take the pure joy of gardening, the fanaticism of collecting and add to that, your collection may reward you with something we are primarily geared to love. That's a recipe for obsession if ever I saw one! Just possession of a interesting and rare fruiting plant is a thrill for some of us even if there's a very low chance of fruiting

I wonder if temporarily making bonsais of plants will adversely effect them when you one day pot up?

Awesome thread! Flower Smell is such an underrated aspect of fruit trees.
Star ruby grapefruit is an absolutely incredible smell and permeates the whole greenhouse  Naartjie is pretty nice too. I don't really like the smell of mango flowers. If you count rosehips as a fruit(I love rosehip syrup) everyone knows they can smell amazing.
Though not the same kind of sweet bloom smell I love the strong scented leaves like tree tomato, white sapote and some Annonas have a strong smell I find pleasant too

Thank you Roy I only saw your message now. I have responded:)
I have used triphala before but only the prepackaged powder had a teaspoon every night before bed in warm water. Never had better digestion etc then when I use It!

Yes those are the three triphala ingredients. Do you know if it is only dried fruit flesh used or are the seeds ground in too?

Also wanted to ask since you seem to have access to Ayurvedic plants if you have
Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia)
Bhringaraj (eclipta alba)
Interested in many of the rasayana plants

Not sure about that either. Just wanted to mention Thailand and Taiwan are two different entities. The website posted in first message is from Taiwan and the seller likely won't export those plants. They have strict policies about that.
I can see many rare seeds offered by some or other Thailand Ebay seller but can you buy and import those in US?

Thank you for the clarification it easy to confuse the two similar names!
I'm not sure about USA I think you send them your seed permit or just take a chance? I'm meant to get permission from specific gov department but it's very difficult I always just take a chance with seeds and haven't been confiscated yet.

I get even south American fruit seeds from Thailand Plinia edulis and Achachairu already sprouted roots:) this one ebay seller will bankrupt me with rare seeds just at this time in the season they have poshte, cassia leiandra, Inga cinnamomea, Garcinia madruno, Garcinia gardneriana, pindaiba, annona crassifolia, acai etc etc seems like you can get almost any tropical fruit somewhere in Thailand. Thai people must be really passionate about collecting fruit from around the world I would love to go there!
It wouldn't surprise me if mexican garcinia is fruiting somewhere in Thailand, It's nice to have gotten Lucs garcinia seeds straight from the original source though

I'f you cant find the locally I have access to wild finger limes (every bush have different colours, shapes & flavours of fruit) and round limes (Microcitrus australis) all in season of course.

Hi Koba
Do any of the wild ones compare at all in looks or taste to the selected varieties?

How easily do the seeds germinate?
What conditions does this plant need to grow?
Are the berries the medicinal component?

When I google I only found medicinal info.
This is an adaptogenic I didn't even know existed and seems like it may be stronger even.than ashwagandha!!! Ashwagandha works so well this must give insane energy:D

Really cool.
I want!

Just wanted to ask how people's seeds are doing?
Mine were packed perfectly and all arrived looking pretty fresh.
Since then two have gone soft and rotted but the other 8 or so seem to have swelled nicely and are harder.than when I got them.
Almost no germination pictures or info to be found online for this fruit mostly just get marketing product info. I don't even know how long it should take etc If I can get even one to sprout I will be very very happy but I worry about my countries abysmal post office and the long transit time it had to endure due to this.
So RICBITAR or others in the know please advise:)
+-How long should they take and any normal germination procedures to avoid? I have half of them in moist peat in a ziplock bag and the other half in a pot with high humidity and warm temps.
Any advices or experiences welcomed.
Thanks!

Read on article about hundreds of watermelons exploding in China! Turns out it was the incorrect spraying of Forchlorfenuron a growth regulator coupled with excessive rains. Imagine your whole seasons crop exploding!
I think with all PGRs correct ppm is paramount.

Wouldn't injecting sugar while still growing cause rot?