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I am deeply saddened to announce that one of our rare fruit growers Giant Gecko (David Miller) has passed away a couple days ago from cancer.
Many of you know David as he regularly posted on the PGA (Psidium Growers Association) thread and was responsible for bringing in and distributing many new varieties of Psidiums.
I had the privilege of meeting David this last fall and his collection was amazing. He even had some Campomanesias and Psidiums that were fruiting in pots. I know a lot of us have gotten plants and seeds from him. He faced his health challenges with courage and unshakeable faith. He has left behind his wife and two young kids.

I just wanted to share a quote from one of his posts on Facebook, "I started buying seeds native to Caledonia around 2012. Stopped keeping reptiles but started growing mainly subtropical fruit trees from Brazil 2019. Mainly varieties of ecotypes, growing conditions and size. Always learning something. Thank you for all the inspiration, advice, and learning my friends. I'm going on the ultimate vacation, you all keep up the great work".

I will always think of David every time I see the Psidiums and other plants I got from him.

Here is a link to the gofundme for his family - https://gofund.me/095ad629

Moderator, I hope this allowed, please let me know if not.

After reading Coconut Cream's taste reviews
I am wondering if anyone can do a multigraft avocado?
I have some space opening up after I got a freeze in my greenhouse - lost a few mangos...but I wasn't a fan of ndm anyways...
I understand there has to be type a and b, so is someone able to do a nishikawa (B) and lula (A) multigraft tree for me?
Includes type a and b....or some other good avocado...like Reed (A)
 

I guess scions work too,
will just need to plant a few avocado seeds from the grocery store and graft in 6+ months lol.

But thing is, I've never seen people really talking about flower types of avocados here.
Is it something not really important?
I assume it would be more important for someone like me where there are no neighboring avocado trees anywhere.

Anyone need a source of bulk jaboticaba seeds?
Momotaro
GRC
Red ruby
Phitrantha Branca
I can’t individually sell them due to time
I need to sell them all at once if possib

Hello everyone,
I have some plants I am looking to sell before winter.
They are big and need to be picked up.
I will not ship any plant. No matter size. I am too busy with college.
I'm sorry :'(


Dovyalis Hybrid! Has fruited before. Makes a small cool red fruit that is a little sour but balanced and sweet. $50

Yellow Cashew. Has fruited before. Has cool flavor for drinks. $75 This is in a 15 gallon pot!

I also have a ton of other random stuff.
Many rare jaboticabas
Plinia sp. Willow
Giant Red Crystal
etc.
I can let them go for a very good price. $50-100


and a lot of the grapes like shine muscat, giant rose, golden finger etc.
I can let them go from $15-20 each


I'm around 2 hours away from Atlanta, Huntsville, Nashville, Knoxville etc.


There's a lot more stuff I am looking to sell potentially. If you are interested, let me know and I can get you a full list and make the trip worth the while!
Best,
Ryan

https://youtu.be/ZEYu3nu7K-M

It's been a while, but my new video covering Plinia costaricensis is live now!
Thanks so much for the support!
I saw the tree in mid May this year

Hello,
I am needing anywhere from 6-10 mango scions total of any good ones like
PPK
OS
Sweet Tart
Sugarloaf
Ceci Love
LZ

Basically anything in the indochinese flavor type or citrus flavor type.
Am open to any variety of those flavor profiles.

I am going to try to topwork my Nam Doc Mai....I hate the fruits
It tastes ok, but I can't get over the floral notes!!!!!!!!!

Thank you!

Hello Everybody!
Today is the start of the super mega sale lol. I just got in a ton of new seeds and am selling some spare plants.
Sale will end at the end of this week. I am going to be starting college after, so sales of this big qty will be on hold after.
Seeds have been inspected by USDA either Miami or ATL stations.
I'm also selling a bunch of plants too.


If you buy a plant, shipping for any amount of seeds is free!


Here's the list of stuff for sale.

Grapes - many cool varieties you know and love. The pictures shows the average size of plants being sold
I have
Shine muscat - $30
Giant Rose - $50
Golden Finger - $50
Red Incense - $40
Drunken Incense - $40

Check out this link to learn more about the grapes! https://www.itsjapanese.com/food/expensive-japanese-grape-varieties/

Davidson's plum - $25 - Makes beautiful fruits like a plum on the trunk of the tree. This one is Davidsonia jerseyana.
 SOLD


Red Kadsura $30

Plinia sp. Willow. This new introduction is famed for its very long and narrow leaves like a willow tree. $125

Plinia Honey Syrup. This one is a selection of sabara that makes marbeled fruits. In addition to this, the seeds are often aborted leading to greater flesh to seed ratio.
Definitely something to consider for those growing jabos for applicability. $80
SOLD


Rooted Giant Red Crystal cutting. GRC makes big red fruits and has phitrantha parentage, leading to a more precocious tree. $30
SOLD



Grafted Red Pouch - First time I've seen grafted trees offered in the USA. Also has phitrantha parentage leading to quick fruits. $75 SOLD

Restinga hybrid. This is a selected hybrid of restinga noted for its rounder leaves and peculiar appearance. Mother plant has not fruited, as the collector keeps propagating the tree due to the beautiful look. $55

Cynometra cauliflora - namnam. This rare fruit from Indonesia is said to taste like Asian Pears. The fruit is juicy and aromatic and has a nice sweet/acid balance described in taste reports. Joe Hewitt in HI has fruited this one and describes the fruit as, "quite good...it was quite sweet and barely tart...reminded me of a jujube"
$14 a seed.





In addition to this,
I have


  Myrica rubra Seeds available
These came from 2024 crop and are very fresh
Bulk qty available too
$3 each for 1-5
$2.5 each for 5-10
$2 each for 10+
Can go down to less for orders over 100 qty


Also have some seeds from a confirmed hermaphrodite yangmei
I don't have much qty...The thought is maybe the genetics will carry over to the seedlings and you may get lucky with a self pollinating tree
$5 each seed

Hello,
I have one spare mangifera odorata seed for sale. The fruit smells amazing (odorata) LOL. I just let one sit out on the counter for a week and the whole kitchen smelled good.
Has a good bit of fiber like many wild mangos. Sweet and a little like durian has a bit of funk, but nonetheless super cool.
$15 includes shipping anywhere in the USA. Please pm me by tonight so I can send it out tomorrow. I will need your address!
Best,
Ryan

I also have a dwarf orange pitanga plant...seed source was Sellami.
The fruits are orange and are supposed to have great taste and no resin.
Seedling in 1 gallon pot for $30

I am going to prune back my tree and am wondering if people are interested in scions.
I can do a 5+ Scion pack with different thicknesses up to a little less or around 3/8 of an inch.
$30 shipped anywhere in USA.

Anyone have more information on this?
I tried it and it was my favorite mango this year, and definitely in my top 3-5 overall.
I know it's from MMH, but other than that, anybody have a tree?
I'm keen to get this variety.
Tastes like mango with a hint of muscadines!

Hello,
just dropped a new video showcasing Frank's Mangos!

Check it out!
https://youtu.be/zfUBzOzdBgE

Questions, comments, and derogatory remarks are welcomed! (Quote from my history professor).

Thanks for the support!

Hello,
here's a maprang community pot for sale
$75 for it all 6 plants. Includes shipping too...........
These are the sweet variety.
I tasted these fruits myself.

Thank you!

Hello,
I have some new and cool grape varieties that have just been released on the market.
These can grow zones 5-9b. But any warmer and you may get problems with disease in Florida.
My connections in South Florida who trialed the grape reported that they didn't do too well. These grow well where you can grow yangmei.
California should be good as there is low humidity.
high humidity and heat year round = not good.

Grapes
Shine muscat - $40 buy 4 and get free shipping
Giant rose- $65
Drunken Incense - $50
Red Incense - $50
Gold finger - $75
Prices reflect rarity and qty alive.
Some I could only get a couple of.

Also have this nice Giant Red crystal plant for $65
Giant Rose ----This size reflects most other ones too.

Shines

GRC rooted cutting