The Tropical Fruit Forum

Hey all!

More pawpaw seedlings here than I need. Open to trade or sale, shoot me an offer; skip the year-long cold stratification!
Will send them out bareroot.
These have long tap roots and would be best in a deep pot or in the ground, will likely be ready to graft next year. Seeds came from an unnamed variety of a private grower on the East coast, delicious fat and juicy fruit.

I would prefer to do a local trade/sale (Southeast FL), as these are great host plants for zebra swallowtail butterflies and we need to develop a zone 9+ tolerant pawpaw (my current undertaking).

Let me know!
- Dan

Thank you nattyfroootz for the offer! Website is in the bookmark bar  if this trade I have going right now doesnt come through, I'll make the purchase

I appreciate everyones info. I am one of those people that finds a lot of the varieties of papaya to be pukey. I always advocate for RS Papaya though, that fella slaps.

It makes just about the best fruit bong there ever was though.

regardless of taste, now im sold! lol

Appreciate the info Oolie, painfully slow and compact is what I was looking for in this case. They will be gifts to MIL in suburbs north of Atlanta.
With that, its on me to acquire them and transport, which is why I was hoping to get them closer to here and not have to traverse ATL nurseries for a desirable (and affordable) specimen.

Hey all,

Might be a long shot on this forum, but im looking to trade for a grown-ish (4-5+ years) Jelly Palm/Pindo Palm (Butia capitata) or Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei). My preference is the Jelly Palm!
Looking in the Southwest/South Florida area -- some available online, but the big ones are just too much to ship.

Would be glad to figure out a fair deal, maybe trade and some cash depending on the size. Thanks!

Gary's fruit was absolutely delicious and my seedlings from him are thriving (even though I damaged every root system).
Great opportunity for some free plants!

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Good luck Ryan!

Nikolas has some awesome and very healthy plants, highly recommend for yall down in South FL. Thanks Nik!

Appreciate the link umass but the site reviews arent convincing haha. So many people selling mislabeled bananas nowadays, probably not worth $30 from here, personally.

Any reliable sources for raja puri? Havent seen anything online. A few sketch websites have them "available" but then you go to the site and its out of stock.

GA3 bath - mine have popped up from weeks to months, beats waiting a year. Ive germinated in vermiculite, orchid moss, and soil.

Rainman, I think happyhana was referring to the Blackberry Jam Fruit (Rosenbergiodendron formosum - zone 10+), not blackberry as in the Rubus spp.

I personally prefer mulberry over blackberries, the trauma of brambles tearing me up is too much lol. although I am starting some mysore blue raspberry seeds from Brian Laufer, just out of curiosity. 

I also can only tolerate that variety but do you know anyone who fruited a seedling already? I wonder how the offsprings will taste like.
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I dont think I have the contact info of anyone who I shared plants with locally lol. But they should be fruiting within the next 3-4 months so maybe ill hear back from someone. I expect good things.

Rob good luck! Hope the variety works for ya.

Oaks are not native here in Australia, and not that common except in parks in cities. I am more inland and not sure I have seen any here.
Any advice as to what species are used for greening protection ?
Think the experiment was with Live Oak, anybody growing Citrus with other species ?
Spanish Cork Oak may grow here, or maybe American Oak species "Out of the South and Texas Too" ?

In my vicinity (Southeast FL), 99% of oaks I have seen are Southern Live Oak, Laurel Oak, Water Oak, and hybrids of them all. Not a recommendation for or against using any particular oak species to try and curb citrus greening. Should just choose the best one for your growing zone/climate.
Aside from that, I personally believe almost every oak species is gorgeous and should be planted for that reason alone, as long as they don't cause a nuisance. My favorites throughout the US are Post Oak, Southern Live Oak, Southern Red Oak, Swamp White Oak, and Swamp Chestnut Oak.

I replaced the citrus with a citrus mango 😆 🤣 😂.....orange sherbet. Good luck competing with that flavor sour orange.

As much as I love my yuzu and finger lime, they'd be replaced in a minute with a Lemon Zest mango if there was a dwarf version that would survive the same size pot.