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It look like juniper or Cupressus seedling. Sometimes it occur when seeds are mixed with seeds of nearby tree/shrub. I was sowing Toona sinensis few years ago and this doesnt look like real Toona seedling.

We need to make a forum with a list of sellers that can provide phyto certificates,prices ,experiences,etc.

Its very good idea, we can put it right here to this thread. My last experience was with seller from Cameroon, he is able to add fyto to every shipment so you can expect no problems with custom. I dont know if he is active on TFF but previous someone posted under nick Isolona.

2 Honza: It must be an activity of agricultural dept. in your country. I got only warning from officials the new rules for seed imports from 3 country became valid from december 14. Registered plant producers need plant passports for their production for a long time, especialy domestic fruit producers (nontropical). I think that new rules will affect mainly seed imports from 3 countries - all parcels which will be positively indentificated as ,plant material containing, will be destroyed unless phyto will be included. Another thing is that if you order smaller seeds or declaration will be something as decorative necklace pieces custom will let it pass out. We will see...   

Yes, you must be lucky when the seeds will pass without beeing sized but it will not resolve the problem - how to get the smaller amount of seeds legally and from sellers who cannot provide fyto...

Whole seedling and ,,flower,, bud

I notice very unusual buds on one of my durian seedlings. They look like flower buds but I know that durian is cauliflorous. Can anybody explain whats go on?

This is my plant, does it look like Ceylon Cinnamon?

It look like real C. zeylanicum - leaves are more elongated not round like leaves at first pictures.

Hope that it is not only interesting fruit endemic to Seychelles . I will report from first hand at november....

I notice first flowering in my lucuma seedlings this year (now). I brought the seeds from Pisac market (Peru) during my 2011 trip. Fruits were big and very sweet - dry variety Lucuma.

I have 2 females but 1 male so no problem with pollination. Im curious what will be the sex ratio if I will get some seedlings. I need more males because  they are more problematic with speed of growth than females.

Finally its clear that both of my female Ilex paraguariensis plants have fruits. From last year experience, when I got only 1 fruit which I lost after storm (or bird prey? dont know..) I expect that they will be ripe at the end of august. What is your advice for succesfull germination? Only very few direct reports are acessible online and they use very different methods. I dont want to waste so precious seed material... Thanks

I store the seeds of purple mangosteen from Borneo about 3 weeks only in paper tissue with few drops of water and now I have the nice seedlings. 

So Ranau is definitively not good as night market. Staying in Sandakan now, see very diferent types of fruits - Lot of small Nám doc mai types mango, bananas, spices, cheena, tarap and biggest jacfruit I ever see.