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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade => Topic started by: Raulglezruiz on July 20, 2022, 11:03:41 AM
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I went again to Guatemala looking for ilamas why go that far taking 2 planes each way and then cross the border in a balsa through the river then take a couple hours bus to find them instead of traveling closer in Mexico to Guerrero or Oaxaca?
Because this fruits are excellent, they have great complex flavor with several ranges between sweet and acidity and the colors are just and extraordinary added beauty this time because I'm traveling to Miami in August, came a month earlier and was able to find some early varieties that I didn't saw last year as Bicolor and FTS (Fleshy tropical snow) these specie fruit with good care in just three years and they are just medium size shrubs, so is easy to put several close by, I even recommend to plant a couple seedlings in the same hole for cross pollination and more fruits,
Varieties
*Red delicious : the color speaks for itself very sweet ilama flavor with tangy end and red berry's notes
*Bicolor :awesome combination of red and white with a mix the red and white ilamas flavor, very sweet with red berries and citrus notes
*Lady Fiusha :deep pink color very sweet same flavor profile as Bicolor
*Tropical snow (FTS) the most fleshy ilama I have tried sweet juicy creamy cotton ilama flavor with citrus notes
*Cotton pink : very sweet with tangy notes
*Purple :I could only get a single fruit, I remember it was good flavor but because it was only one I can't remember specifics
Prices :
*Purple skin sold out limited 2 seeds per person 4usd each seed
Red delicious 3usd per seed
Lady Fiusha, Cotton pink, Fleshy tropical snow and Bicolor 2.5 each
*Regular white Coatepec 2 usd
*Pink /purple flesh from Chiapas grown in my garden will also be available in two or three weeks at 2usd per seed
Purple flesh 4 per seed sold out
**shipping ** 9 usd worldwide with tracking
<<my paypal is raulglezruiz@gmail.com please specify your ORDER AND ADDRESS in the PayPal message window and I'll comeback to you with tracking number ASAP >> thanks 😀
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Amazing pictures and descriptions of these wonderful ilama selections. Thanks for sharing the abundance from the latest chapter of your awesome fruit adventures and making these treasures available for the rest of us to grow. I'll message you to place an order.
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Order placed! These look great!
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If anybody orders a larger amount of ilama seeds I'd be ecstatic to buy some. I've tried twice now to get these seeds to Hawaii and both times they were all confiscated.. second round I even shipped them to a forum member willing to help and received sugar apple and luca Garcinia seeds but again all ilamas we're confiscated.. Not sure why customs doesn't want me to have these. Mahalo
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That is odd. You’re saying both international and interstate mail was inspected and seeds confiscated?
The USDA plants for planting manual doesn’t note anything special for Ilama; seeds of all Annonaceae should be ok without soil. Maybe seeds had signs of boring insects?
For the benefit of other Hawaii growers will report back whether or not mine make it through.
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Well they never actually made to the California address either so it was all international shipping they were confiscated. I had hoped they'd allow the seeds to a Cali address but was wrong. I'm sure domestic shipping wouldnt matter at all. It's just getting them into USA first seems to be tricky for me
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Is the purple flesh and purple skin one the same thing?
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If anybody orders a larger amount of ilama seeds I'd be ecstatic to buy some. I've tried twice now to get these seeds to Hawaii and both times they were all confiscated.. second round I even shipped them to a forum member willing to help and received sugar apple and luca Garcinia seeds but again all ilamas we're confiscated.. Not sure why customs doesn't want me to have these. Mahalo
please PM me
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Is the purple flesh and purple skin one the same thing?
HI nope different fruit, the purple flesh doesn't have purple skin, and you can see the flesh color on purple skin picture is right there next to the skin, the fruit is split up face and down face
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UPDATE : Thanks for all your orders I'm having hard time to keep up sending the first ones on Saturday and keep on next week, all that did the PayPal all ready I'll comeback to you with tracking number next week either early or late depending on the time pace you paid in relation with the other payments, for the ones who wrote me asking for quotes or questions please be patient I'll answer your ASAP,
Purple skin and purple flesh are sold out now, thanks 😀
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Message sent!
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Still available! 😀
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Aloha Raul, you asked me to pm you so I did. Curious as to what about? Mahalo
Dusten
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PM send
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Aloha Raul, you asked me to pm you so I did. Curious as to what about? Mahalo
Dusten
already answer the private mail 😉
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Good day, I would like to purchase Red delicious, Tropical Snow and Lady Fiusha. 10 of each please. a totlal of 30 seeds.
Thank you.
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Hi Raul,
Do you still have seeds available?
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Hi Raul,
My seeds were inspected and confiscated. Do you offer any discount in
these instances?
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Hi Raul,
Just wanted to let you know that I sent you a PM for a purchase order. Please let me know if you didn’t get it as I’ve been having issues with PM’s.
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Hi Raul, do you use ga3 to germinate your illama seeds?
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Took a month in the mail but the seeds made it to California with USDA Seed Import Permit. Thanks again Raul!
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Hi Raul, do you use ga3 to germinate your illama seeds?
I used ga3 to germinate his ilama Coatepec seeds, no issues. Just be careful on the math when it comes to concentration. First batch mistakenly used 5000 ppm instead of 500 ???
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Has anyone that reached out to Raul in the last 2 weeks heard back from him? I sent a PM and posted on here but never heard back.
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I want to buy a bunch. Sounds like some issues with PM’s in past,
How do I buy?
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Emailed him couple of days ago. No answer.
He seems busy.
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Has anyone else’s seeds ben. Through multiple different facilities in the past month? As in over 8, it’s like they’re traveling everywhere in fl, right beside me, then to Miami, then back to me, etc etc
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Email him, he always responds in reasonable time to emails.
I have purchased several seeds from him in the past and sometimes they do bounce around in Florida. Once the post office required that I come in to pick them up but always (until this last order) I get them.
In the case of the last order, I got the envelope just the seeds had been removed and destroyed (there was a nice note telling me they had)
So if tracking is showing it bouncing around, hang in there, you will get it eventually.
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Ahh I see, thank you
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Seeds taken by customs, first batch earlier this year came in fine. What’s up with that
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Seeds taken by customs, first batch earlier this year came in fine. What’s up with that
Without a permit, it's technically against the law...Customs tries to scan the mail to snipe any plant material...a lot of seeds/scions get through, but it's a gamble each time.
If buying a large number of seeds, I'd advise to get a permit (small lots of seed) It takes a long time to navigate the site and get it, but better do that then lose all your seeds. Now I can import whatever I need.
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Has anyone that reached out to Raul in the last 2 weeks heard back from him? I sent a PM and posted on here but never heard back.
answered on September 2nd
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I want to buy a bunch. Sounds like some issues with PM’s in past,
How do I buy?
I haven't received a forum mail from you yet write your order to raulglezruiz@gmail.com thanks 😀
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Emailed him couple of days ago. No answer.
He seems busy.
didn't receive a mail from you, please write me to raulglezruiz@gmail.com with your order seeds still available, thanks 😀
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Hi Raul, do you use ga3 to germinate your illama seeds?
HI sometimes yes, other times just put the seeds in Luke warm water let them sit for 24 hours then plant them, after plant the most important step is don't over water them as this could cause rotten issues, I would suggest twice a week if they are in the shade
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Still available!
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i emailed you. thanks
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Get a permit! I was too busy (read lazy) to get a permit and never received my seeds. Didn’t even get a letter or yellow slip from usda. I’ve had other international orders go through inspection without a permit no problem.
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How does one get a permit and how much does it cost?
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Applying through the USDA is a relatively easy process, I have a permit for seed import