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Colombo973

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Hello everybody,

After some time away due to moving, here is my updated list of available species.
I would like to inform that i've moved to a place closest to the forest and its marvelous fruits :)
There are a few downsides : i depend on solar energy so i may be offline for some days, especially during the rainy season :-\

Here is a important notice for buyers :
Rare tropical fruits enthousiasts know well that buying such seeds (recalcitrant for most) is not like buying an ordinary object of consumption online. Tropical seeds needs special cares and process prior to be shipped.
So after an order is placed, please do not expect to have in 1 or 2 days the seeds shipped out with tracking number.
Usually, shipping delay varies from 4 to 20 days.
I'm not growing all the seeds i'm offering for sale, most fruits are picked in the wild and i have to manage fruits ripeness, distance and other things like weather. Also, by the past, i had to manage some eagers buyers that are also uncivil.
I will no more accept orders from people that cannot wait few days for an email reply and are daily sending messages like "Hey, where r my seeds ? ? ? ? ? ?" without any minimum greeting. In that forum, we are all growing seeds, trees and patience too. A minimum of courtesy will be greatly appreciated too.

I ship worldwide, only by priority airmail with tracking. Since covid crisis, tracking service is working erraticly, for some cases or period it may take several days for first updates.
I'm not responsible if packets is lost or confisced by destinatories customs.
If you think you need special way of shippment (CN22 customs declaration, invoice, etc...) please don't hesitate to ask me, as i would do by best for you to have best chances to receive ordered seeds.
Unfortunately, i cannot provide any phyto certificate.
About seeds import permits, some rules ask for seeds to be shipped absolutely free from any material with it. But it is impossible for me to ship recalcitrant seeds without any moist medium : 90% of seeds will arrive unviable despite of a good appearance. So, except for special request, all recalcitrant seeds are packed with moist vermiculite or coco fiber to ensure the seeds to reach you healthy.
Generally, i try to ship more seeds quantity than ordered, to compensate a low germination rate due to eventually an extended delivery time and also because i know it is always a pleasure to receive more than expected :).

Thanx by advance for understanding.


Here are the seeds currently available :


Cupuassu - Theobroma grandiflorum (Malvaceae)




Small to medium tree, usually 6 to 8 meters tall.
One of the best Amazonian fruit. Highly prized on local market.
Delicious and fast bearing (3 to 5 years).
Unsprouted seeds are very hard to ship and cannot survive mail transit.
So i send only sprouted seeds.

7 euros/sprouted seed. Available.

UPDATE : I'm now selling fresh seeds with surrounding pulp, packed in a vacuumed plastic bag.
With that way, seeds keeps longer and are still viable at receipt.

1 pack of 4 seeds in a vaccumed plastic bag = 18 euros. Available.




Chrysophyllum argenteum (Sapotaceae)



Small to medium tree. Usually 4 to 15 meters tall.
Nice ornamental value with foliage similar to Chrysophyllum caimito.
Bear 2-3 cm purple oval and single seeded fruits.
Despite it small size, fruit have a good seed pulp/ratio. Skin is eaten too.
Taste like Rambutan, delicious. The flesh does not adhere to the seed.
Underestimated specie with great potential.

3 euros/seed. Sold out.
 


Peach Palm - Bactris gasipaes (Arecaceae)




2 Varieties available. Both are higly prized on local markets.

Top Yellow : big size and great taste : 3 euros/seed. Available.
Oily Red : medium sized, pulp is more oily than regular peach palm : 2,5 euros/seed. Available.




Kavunma - Passiflora nitida (Passifloraceae)



Simply delightful.

1 pack of 10 seeds = 12 euros. Available.



Kamewyi - Bactris major (Arecaceae)



Small multi-stemmed spiny palm, usually no more than 3-4 meters tall.
This palm produce several clusters of 3 cm fruits in diameter.
Fruits turn purple when ripe. They are sweet and juicy. Taste somewhat like a slightly sour applesauce.

3 euros/seed. Available.



Top Ubaia - Eugenia patrisii (Myrtaceae)




Superior variety that produce big, tasty and juicy bright red berries.

Only sprouted seeds available : 7 euros/sprouted seed. Available.



Puneh-retni - Eugenia latifolia (Myrtaceae)




Small tree, up to 3 or 4 meters tall.
Growing in damp area.
Start to fruit when less than 1 meter tall.
Slightly overripe fruits taste great. Highly prized by natives.
Good amount of pulp with edible thin skin.
Rare and unknown outside its natural range.

Only sprouted seeds available : 9 euros/sprouted seed. Available.



Pradosia ptychandra - Kimboto (Sapotaceae)



Tree up to 20 meters tall.
Fruits are intensively eaten by monkeys. It is hard to get whole fruits.
Few but super sweet pulp surrounding the seed (1 seed/fruit).

3 euros/seed. Available.



Passiflora cerasina (Passifloraceae)




Recently discovered specie. Endemic to the Guianas.
Fruits are delightful, a true delicacy similar in taste of a cross between Passiflora nitida and Passiflora laurifolia.
Ultra rare, collector with great commercial crop potential.
Few seeds available.

6 euros/seed. Limited quantity


Passiflora vespertilio (Passifloraceae)



1" Fruits, turn dark purple or black when ripe.
Pulp is sweet/acidic and aromatic. Tiny seeds.
The plant is used for medicinal purposes by natives.

1.50 euros/seed. Sold out



Top Rollinia deliciosa (Annonaceae)



One of my favorite Biriba variety.
Fruits can weight up to 1.5kg, low seeds count, sweet and creamy texture.

1 pack of 10 seeds = 10 euros Available.



Green Rollinia deliciosa (Annonaceae)



The Green Biriba produces medium sized fruits (up to 1kg).
The skin of the fruit stay green longer than other biriba with very few yellow hints when ripe.
Pulp is firmer, a bit grainy, very sweet.
This variety is becoming a commercial cultivar locally.

1 pack of 10 seeds = 12 euros Sold out



Hybrid Rambutan (Sapindaceae)



Seeds comes from an hybrid variety between red an yellow rambutan
Fruits are 5 cm long, pulp do not adhere to the seed.
Sweet and juicy, excellent quality.
Due to difficulty to ship unsprouted seeds, i'm selling only sprouted seeds.
Rambutan is dioecious, it needs male and female plant in order to fruit.

1 pack of 3 sprouted seeds = 18 euros Limited quantity



Cordia nodosa (Cordiaceae)





Shrub or small tree up  to 8 meters tall but usually less than 4 meters.
Start to fruit when 2 meters tall.
Fruits are 1 to 2 cm long. Good amount of sweet pulp.
All the plant is widely used for medicinal purpose by natives.
It is said that chewed leaves have a stimulant effect.
Cordia nodosa is also a housing plant for ants in hollow structures (swollen stem domatia).

1 pack of 5 seeds = 8 euros. Limited quantity


Chrysophyllum cuneifolium "Sapoticaba" (Sapotaceae)







Tree up to 15 meters tall.
Spectacular cauliflorous and ramiflorous fruiting, from ground level to branches.
The tree can be almost fully covered of yellow to orange fruits. Start to flower when tree is only few meters tall.
Fruits are up to 5 cm in diameter with 1 to 5 seeds.
The translucent pulp surrounding the seeds is sweet and delicious.
Rare and still unknown in cultivation.

5 euros/seed. Limited quantity


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« Last Edit: May 10, 2022, 06:41:52 PM by Colombo973 »

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Re: FS : Cupuassu, Chrysophyllum argenteum, Passiflora nitida,...
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2022, 07:35:30 PM »
Hello!

P. Nitida sprouted and are growing well.

Is one plant sufficient for fruits? Wondering if its self-fertile or needs another plant.

Keeping a couple either way.

Thanks!

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Re: FS : Cupuassu, Chrysophyllum argenteum, Passiflora nitida,...
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2022, 08:38:50 AM »
Hello!

P. Nitida sprouted and are growing well.

Is one plant sufficient for fruits? Wondering if its self-fertile or needs another plant.

Keeping a couple either way.

Thanks!

Hello,

Kavunma is self fertile, but a couple of plant should improve pollination and fruits quantity.

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Pradosia ptychandra - Kimboto seeds added

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All u mentioned here sounds ok ,but in reality is different. I made an order from on your Bay store ,after made lots of orders from u before. I waited month and half for u to sent it but u didn't.after my last message about what's going on with my order, u blocked me.not to mention that 3 weeks after my order u answer me that u deal with your moving issue.i answer that all is ok ,but finally after this 1 and half month of wait u deciding not even to answer,and block me.probably i made orders much more then the average person.any order i got i immediately placed new one,even when only needed few new seeds listed only.never ask for a refund one got rotten seeds,only told u to resent it if it sounds ok,so it real upsetting.

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Passiflora cerasina seeds added (ultra rare and delightful).

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Nice looking species.. I regret to inform you that the Pouteria Guianensis seeds I got from you were all unviable due to a seed boring insect. Just an FYI for anyone else who ordered these, might be worth checking your pots or seeds.

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Nice looking species.. I regret to inform you that the Pouteria Guianensis seeds I got from you were all unviable due to a seed boring insect. Just an FYI for anyone else who ordered these, might be worth checking your pots or seeds.

Hello,

Sorry to hear that.
99% of the seeds i send are collected in the wild and seed boring insect risk can happens even if it is relatively rare.
When such a thing happens, do not hesitate to contact me and let me know as soon as you receive the seeds.
Please send me your order details by PM or email.

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Nice looking species.. I regret to inform you that the Pouteria Guianensis seeds I got from you were all unviable due to a seed boring insect. Just an FYI for anyone else who ordered these, might be worth checking your pots or seeds.

Hello,

Sorry to hear that.
99% of the seeds i send are collected in the wild and seed boring insect risk can happens even if it is relatively rare.
When such a thing happens, do not hesitate to contact me and let me know as soon as you receive the seeds.
Please send me your order details by PM or email.


Hi Richard,

Yes I understand there is risk in these species. I figured since you were moving and dealing with lots of messages, I didn't think it deserved special attention I was just letting other members know who might have them in pots. I will send you PM though

Best regards

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email sent

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Re: FS : Rambutan, Biribas, Passiflora cerasina & vespertilio, Cupuassu...
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2022, 10:10:14 AM »
Added :

- Hybrid Rambutan (sprouted)
- Biriba (2 variety)
- Passiflora vespertilio
- Cupuassu seeds with pulp in vacuumed plastic bag.

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Cordia nodosa seeds added

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PM sent

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Re: FS : Sapoticaba, Rambutan, Biribas, Passiflora cerasina, Cupuassu...
« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2022, 11:33:28 AM »
Sapoticaba (Chrysophyllum cuneifolium) added

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Re: FS : Sapoticaba, Rambutan, Biribas, Passiflora cerasina, Cupuassu...
« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2022, 12:44:30 PM »
PM and email sent

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Re: FS : Sapoticaba, Rambutan, Biribas, Passiflora cerasina, Cupuassu...
« Reply #15 on: May 10, 2022, 01:05:07 PM »
Richard- you keep pulling me back in,

Any tips on sprouting the Chrysophyllum species? I always have trouble

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Re: FS : Sapoticaba, Rambutan, Biribas, Passiflora cerasina, Cupuassu...
« Reply #16 on: May 10, 2022, 01:07:18 PM »
Looks like my last pm didn't go through.pm sent again.

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Re: FS : Sapoticaba, Rambutan, Biribas, Passiflora cerasina, Cupuassu...
« Reply #17 on: May 10, 2022, 07:02:30 PM »
Richard- you keep pulling me back in,

Any tips on sprouting the Chrysophyllum species? I always have trouble

I find Chrysophyllum seeds faster to sprout than pouteria.
That said some are still longer to sprout, like C. argenteum.
They sprout well under heavy rain when just on soil surface, but it is not easy to have heavy tropical rains in backyard for everyone here  ;D
Moist vermiculite in zip plastic bag works fine too.

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Re: FS : Sapoticaba, Rambutan, Biribas, Passiflora cerasina, Cupuassu...
« Reply #18 on: May 10, 2022, 07:25:49 PM »
Richard- you keep pulling me back in,

Any tips on sprouting the Chrysophyllum species? I always have trouble

I find Chrysophyllum seeds faster to sprout than pouteria.
That said some are still longer to sprout, like C. argenteum.
They sprout well under heavy rain when just on soil surface, but it is not easy to have heavy tropical rains in backyard for everyone here  ;D
Moist vermiculite in zip plastic bag works fine too.

You remind me of our dear friend AndreasGia-

I will try that with this next order

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Re: FS : Sapoticaba, Rambutan, Biribas, Passiflora cerasina, Cupuassu...
« Reply #19 on: June 28, 2022, 05:41:39 AM »
Thank you very much for the cupuacu seeds. Seeds are in very good condition (thank you for extra seeds). Delivery time is 13 days.