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I have a copy of Fruit in Brazil available for sale if anyone is interested.

Fruit in Brazil was written by Helena Tassara with photographs by Silvestre Silva and published in 1996 by Empresa das Artes Projetos e Ediηυes Artνsticas Ltda. in Sγo Paolo, Brazil. It is a hardcover with dust jacket that measures 9.25x11.5 in. (235x293 mm.) with 236 pages. The ISBN-10/ISBN-13 numbers are 8585628200/9788585628208. The text is in English and is fully illustrated by many large, exquisite color photographs. There is a Portuguese edition of this title that is much more commonly available than this English edition. Photographs of the table of contents and a couple of pages will give you an idea of the book's contents and how they are arranged.

This book is in overall good condition. The dust jacket has some rubbing and scratches to the surface and some edgewear, including a very light stain at the bottom edge of the rear cover, light creasing at the head and base of the spine, and very small, 1/4" long tears at the base of the spine, but the dust jacket has no other major damage. The hardcover boards have light bumping along the edges but no tears, stains, or other major damage. The binding is strong and intact. The interior is unmarked with no writing, highlighting, or underlining and has no tears, dog-eared pages, stains, mold, or any major damage. The page edges have no remainder mark, foxing, stains, or any major damage.

The price for this book is $50.

USPS Media Mail shipping included in the price. I will consider shipping it internationally if there is no interest among any American buyers with the international shipping cost to be covered by the buyer, but the book is rather heavy and shipping from the United States overseas would likely be fairly expensive.

I only accept PayPal.

This book will be securely packed in a box and promptly shipped once payment is received with a tracking number provided after it is shipped.

I only have one copy, so it is first come, first served.

       

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I was able to clear out some growing space with my plant sale this summer, but I still need to clear out a bit more space. So, I am offering for sale some of my extra plants, many of which were not offered for sale this summer, as I continue to winnow the collection to a more manageable number (if you consider the low hundreds manageable).

I am offering them here on the forum first. I will be listing these on eBay if there is no interest in them on here.

These plants have been grown organically, with organic pest control and fertilizer with the exception of a few plants which have been fertilized using Osmocote. Some of these plants were up-potted this summer, others are root-bound and will need to be up-potted in the near future, which you should do once they become acclimated to your growing area.

These plants will be shipped using USPS Priority Mail with the shipping costs based on the size, weight, number of plants ordered, and buyer location. I have had people contact me in the past about shipping using UPS, which can be less expensive for larger plants after the USPS’s recent price increases for Priority Mail. I am less familiar with using UPS but will do what I can to save you money on shipping costs. These plants will not be shipped bare root; they will be shipped in the containers pictured unless otherwise noted. I do not ship internationally. Buyers in California, Arizona, and Hawaii purchase plants at your own risk; I am not responsible if they are confiscated.

Payment through PayPal.

Feel free to contact me with any questions you might have.

Scientific Name (Common Name) – Number of Plants Available – Plant Size (Pot Height Not Included) – Plant Age – Price Per Plant
Also included is where I purchased the seeds, a common question I’ve received in the past.

 
Carissa macrocarpa (Natal Plum) – 1 – 12” tall – 1 year – $12
Seeds purchased from Trade Winds Fruit.


Eugenia repanda (Pitanga-Jambo/ρangapirι negro) – 1 – 5½” tall – 1 year – $17
Seeds purchased from Trade Winds Fruit.


Eugenia uniflora (Surinam Cherry) – 12 11 – 16”-33” tall – 3 years – $20
Seeds purchased from a reputable eBay seller.


Eugenia uniflora var. Dasyblasta (Dasyblasta/Smooth Pitanga/Surinam Cherry) – 1 – 16” tall – 1 year – $25
Seeds purchased from a Tropical Fruit Forum member.

 
Hylocereus megalanthus (Yellow Dragon Fruit) – 6 5 – 4”-8” long – 1 year – $8
Seeds from a commercial variety of Yellow Dragon Fruit.

 
Melicoccus bijugatus (Mamoncillo/Genip/Spanish Lime) – 3 (Selling as a Group) – 5”-13” tall – 1 year – $25 for all 3 plants
Seeds from a commercial variety of Mamoncillo.

 
Myrciaria floribunda (Rumberry/Guavaberry) – 2 1 – 2½” tall – 1 year – $30
Seeds purchased from a Tropical Fruit Forum member.

 
Myrciaria glazioviana (Yellow Jaboticaba) – 1 – 7” tall – 1 year – $20
Seeds purchased from Farwell Fruit Farm.


Plinia cauliflora (Otto Andersen Aηu Paulista Jaboticaba) – 1 – 7” tall – 1 year – $20
Seeds purchased from Tropical Fruit Forum member.

 
Plinia coronata (Restinga Jaboticaba) – 1 – 5” tall but 9” wide – 1 year – $22
Seeds purchased from a Tropical Fruit Forum member.

 
Plinia hybrid (Scarlet/Escarlate Jaboticaba) – 1 – 13” tall and 10” wide – 2 years – $30
Seeds purchased from a Tropical Fruit Forum member.

Plinia hybrid (Scarlet/Escarlate Jaboticaba) – 1 – 4” tall and 3” wide – 2 years – $12
The sibling plant of the larger Escarlate I have for sale. I thought it was simply another stem off the larger Escarlate until I repotted it earlier this summer and discovered it was a separate plant. Although stunted from having to compete with its larger sibling, it should grow nicely now that it is potted (and sold) separately.
Seeds purchased from a Tropical Fruit Forum member.

 
Plinia phitrantha (Branca Jaboticaba) – 1 – 19” tall and 10” wide – 2 years – $25
Seeds purchased from a Tropical Fruit Forum member.

 
Plinia rivularis (Guaporeti) – 1 – 6” tall – 1 year – $25
Purchased from a reputable eBay seller.


Psidium guajava (Patillo Guava) – 3 – 21”-25” tall – 1 year – $15
Seeds purchased from Trade Winds Fruit.

Psidium guajava (Patillo Guava) – 3 – 6”-12” tall – 1 year – $10
Seeds purchased from Trade Winds Fruit.

 
Psidium guineense (Brazilian Guava) – 1 – 28” tall – 1 year – $45
Seeds purchased from Trade Winds Fruit.


Syzygium jambos (Rose Apple) – 2 – 39”-55” tall – 3 years – $50
Seeds purchased from a reputable eBay seller.

Just like last summer, I have too many plants and need to clear out some space. So, I am selling off some of my extra seedlings/plants. Some of these are relatively common plants, others are hard to find (such as Antidesma dallachyanum and Pouteria glomerata) and difficult to germinate (Myrciaria floribunda and Nauclea xanthoxylon). These plants have been grown organically, with organic pest control and fertilizer with the exception of a few plants which have been fertilized using Osmocote. Some of the plants do not look perfect but all are healthy. Just about all these plants are root-bound and need to be up-potted with some light fertilizing, which you should do once they become acclimated to your growing area.

Although photographed in the sun, these plants have all been grown either in a mostly shady location or indoors under grow lights; they were moved into the sun very briefly just for me to take photographs of them. They should be introduced to sunnier conditions very gradually to prevent any leaf burn or other damage.

These plants will be shipped using USPS Priority Mail with the shipping costs based on the size, weight, number of plants ordered, and buyer location. The US Postal Service’s recent price increase on Priority Mail means that tall plants are more expensive than they were last summer. I will do what I can to save you money on shipping costs by making these plants as compact as possible for shipping without damaging them. They will not be shipped bare root; they will be shipped in a container with potting soil, though they may be down-potted to reduce weight. I do not ship internationally. Although I live in an area free of greening and other citrus pests, my citrus plants still cannot be shipped to the citrus states and territories due to USDA regulations. Buyers in California, Arizona, and Hawaii purchase plants at your own risk; I am not responsible if they are confiscated.

Payment through PayPal.

Feel free to contact me with any questions you might have.

Scientific Name (Common Name) – Number of Seedlings Available – Seedling Size (Pot Height Not Included) – Seedling Age – Price Per Plant
Also included is where I purchased the seeds, a common question I received last year.


Annona cherimola (Cherimoya) – 3 – 21”-26” tall – about 3 years – $20
Seeds purchased from a reputable eBay seller.


Annona squamosa (Red Sugar Apple) – 2 – 10”-13” tall – about 3 years – $15
Seeds purchased from a reputable eBay seller.


Antidesma dallachyanum (Herbert River Cherry) – 1 – 5” tall – over 1 year – $25
Seeds purchased from Trade Winds Fruit.


Carissa macrocarpa (Natal Plum) – 2 1 – 5”-7½” tall – over 1 year – $10
Seeds purchased from Trade Winds Fruit.

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Citrus Χ limonia (Rangpur Lime) – 2 – 12”-16” tall – about 3 years – $20
Seeds purchased from Trade Winds Fruit.


Citrus Χ meyeri (Meyer Lemon) – 9 – 11”-26” tall – about 3 years – $15
Seeds from commercially sold fruit.

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Citrus Χ paradisi (Red Grapefruit) – 14 – 5”-17” tall – about 1 year – $10
Seeds from commercially sold fruit.


C. reticulata Χ sinensis (Murcott Orange/Honey Tangerine) – 14 – 8”-15” tall – about 3 years – $20
Seeds from commercially sold fruit.


Citrus x sinensis (Moro Blood Orange) – 23 – 9”-18” tall – about 3 years – $25
Seeds from commercially sold fruit.

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Citrus Χ tangelo (Minneola Tangelo) – 3 – 12”-18” tall – about 3 years – $20
Seeds from commercially sold fruit.

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Eugenia involucrata (Cherry of the Rio Grande) – 1 – 16” tall – about 2 years – $25 (clay pot not included)
Seeds purchased from a Tropical Fruit Forum member.


Eugenia itaguahiensis (Dwarf Grumichama) – 1 – 2½” tall (a painfully slow-growing plant) – over 1 year – $25
Seeds purchased from Trade Winds Fruit.


Eugenia pyriformis or lutescens (Sweet Uvaia) – 1 – 7” tall – over 1 year – $25
Seeds received from a Tropical Fruit Forum member, who bought them from Marcos.


Eugenia uniflora (Surinam Cherry) – 14 – 15”-27” tall – about 3 years – $20
Seeds purchased from a reputable eBay seller.


Eugenia uniflora var. Dasyblasta (Dasyblasta/Smooth Pitanga/Surinam Cherry) – 1 – 8” tall – over 1 year – $20
Seeds purchased from a Tropical Fruit Forum member.


Hylocereus megalanthus (Yellow Dragon Fruit) – 6 – 4”-8” long – over 1 year – $8
Seeds from a commercial variety of Yellow Dragon Fruit.


Melicoccus bijugatus (Mamoncillo/Genip/Spanish Lime) – 9 2 – 5”-9” tall – under 1 year – $9
Seeds from a commercial variety of Mamoncillo.


Myrciaria floribunda (Rumberry/Guavaberry) – 2 1 – 2”-5” tall – under 2 years – $40
Seeds purchased from a Tropical Fruit Forum member.


Myrciaria glazioviana (Yellow Jaboticaba) – 2 – 5½” tall – over 1 year – $20
Seeds purchased from Farwell Fruit Farm.


Myrciaria vexator (Blue Grape Jaboticaba) – 1 – 6” tall – under 2 years – $20
Seeds purchased from Trade Winds Fruit.


Nauclea xanthoxylon (Ndea) – 2 1 – 10”-12” tall – over 1 year – $40
Seeds purchased from Trade Winds Fruit.


Passiflora edulis (Purple Passion Fruit) – 5 – 20”-36” long (trimmed back to those lengths) – about 3 years – $10
Seeds from commercially sold fruit.


Plinia coronata (Restinga Jaboticaba) – 1 – 2” tall – under 1 year – $13
Seeds purchased from a Tropical Fruit Forum member.


Plinia hybrid (Scarlet/Escarlate Jaboticaba) – 1 – 9” tall – about 2 years – $30 (clay pot not included)
Seeds purchased from a Tropical Fruit Forum member.


Plinia phitrantha (Branca Jaboticaba) – 1 – 7” tall (10” wide) – about 2 years – $25
Seeds purchased from a Tropical Fruit Forum member.


Plinia phitrantha (Costada Jaboticaba) – 2 – 3”-11” tall – about 2 years – $20
Purchased from Adam Shafran at Flying Fox Fruits, these are from a batch of Novak, ESALQ, and Otto Andersen seeds that he lost the label to, so he sold them as generic Plinia phitrantha “Costada” jaboticabas. Of course, given all the Plinia pollen around his property, who knows exactly what type of jaboticaba these will become. They are the same age, the small one has always grown very slowly.


Plinia rivularis (Guaporeti) – 2 – 6-10” tall – over 1 year – $35
Purchased from a reputable eBay seller. Due to a lack of rain in my area, I had to water them with city water for a while. That caused the tip burn to the leaves. The new growth does not have that issue since I have been able to resume watering them with rainwater.


Pouteria glomerata (Cinnamon Apple) – 1 – 3½” tall – under 1 year – $25
Seeds purchased from Trade Winds Fruit.


Psidium guajava (Patillo Guava) – 6 – 2”-14” tall (the 2” and 14” plants are outliers, the rest are 6”-9” tall) – over 1 year – $10
Seeds purchased from Trade Winds Fruit.


Psidium guineense (Brazilian Guava) – 3 – 6”-10” tall – over 1 year – $24
Seeds purchased from Trade Winds Fruit.

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Syzygium jambos (Rose Apple) – 2 – 39”-50” tall – over 3 years – $60 (pots not included)
Seeds purchased from a reputable eBay seller.

I came across an article published yesterday, February 20, in the Modesto Bee about a woman's 55-year-old Puebla Avocado tree, which is likely in peril of being cut down as the land it grows on is for sale. Specialty Produce in San Diego formerly bought and marketed the fruit of this Modesto tree. I am not an avocado expert, so I do not know if the journalist got all the facts right about this variety. What I do know is that it might be worth it for some growers in the area to try and acquire some scions off the tree, at the least, to preserve it.

The article is titled, "Property with rare avocado tree has fascinating back story. And it’s almost for sale" and is at this link: https://www.modbee.com/opinion/garth-stapley/article258424913.html

I have too many plants and need to clear out some space before winter. So, I am selling off some extra seedlings/plants. A lot of people seem to be doing that here on the Forum, right now. Some of these are relatively common plants, others are hard to find (such as Pouteria glomerata) and difficult to germinate (Nauclea xanthoxylon). These seedlings have been grown organically, in sterile potting mix, using Garden Safe Neem Oil Extract to prevent pests and Jobe’s Organics Fruit & Citrus Granular Plant Food for fertilizer. Some of the plants do not look perfect (the passion fruits in particular were eaten heavily by gulf fritillary caterpillars) but all are healthy.

These plants will be shipped using USPS Priority Mail with the shipping costs based on the size, weight, number of plants ordered, and buyer location. They will not be shipped bare root; they will be shipped in a container with potting soil, though they may be down-potted to reduce weight. I do not ship internationally. The citrus plants cannot be shipped to the citrus states and territories due to USDA regulations. Buyers in California, Arizona, and Hawaii purchase these plants at your own risk; I am not responsible if they are confiscated.

Payment through PayPal.

Feel free to contact me with any questions you might have.

Scientific Name (Common Name) – Number of Seedlings Available – Seedling Size – Seedling Age – Price Per Plant


Annona cherimola (Cherimoya) – 3 – 18”-25” tall – over 2 years – $20


Annona reticulata (Custard Apple) – 2 – 7”-10” tall – over 1 year – $12 SOLD

Annona squamosa (Sugar Apple) – 3 – 19”-21” tall – over 2 years – $18 SOLD


Annona squamosa (Red Sugar Apple) – 10 – 14”-20” tall – over 2 years – $15 SOLD


Annona squamosa (Purple Sugar Apple) – 8 – 4”-10” tall – under 1 year – $10 SOLD


Averrhoa carambola (Starfruit) – 2 1 – 44” tall – 3 years – $40 (clay pots not included)


Carissa macrocarpa (Natal Plum) – 2 – 3”-4” tall – under 1 year – $10


Citrus Χ limonia (Rangpur Lime) – 2 – 6”-10 ½” tall – over 2 years – $10
Citrus Χ limonia (Rangpur Lime) – 2 – 15” tall – over 2 years – $20
Citrus Χ limonia (Rangpur Lime) – 2 – 22”-26” tall – over 2 years – $27


Citrus Χ meyeri (Meyer Lemon) – 7 – 9”-15” tall – over 2 years – $15
Citrus Χ meyeri (Meyer Lemon) – 6 – 18”-23” tall – over 2 years – $22


C. reticulata Χ sinensis (Murcott Orange/Honey Tangerine) – 17 15 – 7”-14” tall (average height 10", tallest plants sold first) – over 2 years – $20


Citrus x sinensis (Moro Blood Orange) – 25 – 7”-19” tall (average height 10"-12", tallest plants sold first) – over 2 years – $25


Citrus Χ tangelo (Minneola Tangelo) – 2 – 13”-15” tall – over 2 years – $22


Eugenia involucrata (Cherry of the Rio Grande) – 1 – 9” tall – over 1 year – $20 (clay pot not included)


Eugenia itaguahiensis (Dwarf Grumichama) – 1 – 3” tall – under 1 year – $25


Eugenia pyriformis or lutescens (Sweet Uvaia) – 1 – 6 ½” tall – under 1 year – $25


Eugenia repanda (Pitanga-Jambo) – 3 – 2"-3 ½” tall – over 1 year – $50 (sold as a group, clay pot not included)


Eugenia selloi (Pitangatuba) – 1 – 18” tall – over 2 years – $40 (clay pot not included)


Eugenia uniflora (Surinam Cherry) – 4 – 9”-15” tall – over 2 years – $15
Eugenia uniflora (Surinam Cherry) – 8 – 17”-23” tall – over 2 years – $25


Eugenia uniflora var. Dasyblasta (Dasyblasta/Smooth Pitanga/Surinam Cherry) – 2 – 5 ½”-6 ½” tall – under 1 year – $20


Nauclea xanthoxylon (Ndea) – 3 2 – 5”-8 ½” tall – under 1 year – $40


Passiflora edulis (Purple Passion Fruit) – 10 – over 18” long (trimmed back to that length) – over 2 years – $15


Plinia hybrid (Scarlet/Escarlate Jaboticaba) – 1 – 5” tall – over 1 year – $20 SOLD


Plinia phitrantha (Branca Jaboticaba) – 2 1 (photo is of the remaining plant) – 7” tall – over 1 year – $22


Plinia rivularis (Guaporeti) – 4 – 3-7” tall – under 1 year – $25 SOLD


Pouteria glomerata (Cinnamon Apple) – 2 – 5” tall – under 1 year – $40 SOLD


Pouteria sapota (Mamey Sapote) – 1 – 23” tall – over 1 year – $35 (pot not included) SOLD


Psidium guajava (Patillo Guava) – 7 6 – 3”-5” tall – under 1 year – $10


Psidium longipetiolatum (Araca Vermelho) – 3 2 – 13”-20” tall – under 1 year – $15
Psidium longipetiolatum (Araca Vermelho) – 4 2 – 26”-27” tall – under 1 year – $25


Psidium striatulum (Narrow Leafed Guava) – 3 1 – 30”-34” tall – under 1 year – $25

   
Syzygium jambos (Rose Apple) – 2 – 30”-33” tall – over 2 years – $60 (pots not included)