The Tropical Fruit Forum

I have Sicana odorifera (cassabanana) seeds for sale, $5 for ten seeds plus postage ( plan to send in small padded envelope). The fruit was harvested yesterday.

Text me @ 407-506-4394.

I am selling some fruit trees:

several fruiting red jabos in both 7 gallon and 15 gallon (the trees fruit a handful of times per year, and the crop load is nice and consistently growing in both sizes)
(2) Inga vera in 15 gallon size (seeds sourced from fruit sold by Mike @ Treesnmore)
(3) Annona reticulata in 2 gallon size (seeds sourced from Carcarlo's seed stock)
some 2g Myrciaria phitranthras, a couple with emerging light green leaves and a couple with emerging dark red leaves
various 1 gallon fig air layers (I have a nice inventory of fig cultivars and will set air layers on request)

First, I want to apologize to anyone I was unable to link up with, the last time I posted trees for sale, back in 2016.  I was unfortunately working 6 -7 days a week, 10 hours plus per day at a 400 acre nursery.  My current schedule is fairly flexible.

Second, I will not ship any trees under any circumstances.  Almost all of the trees are over 4 feet in height, exceptions are the Myr. phitranthras.  If you PM me asking shipping related questions, I will most likely ignore the message.

I am hoping to load some pics over the next few days, but will gladly text or email them.

I frequently travel the Turnpike from Orlando to Lake Worth/Boynton Beach, I-95 up to Jacksonville and down to Lake Worth/Boynton Beach, and starting next month, the Turnpike/I-75 from Orlando to Tallahassee.  So I may be able to deliver some trees with the exception of the Ingas (7-8 feet tall) and the 15 gallon red jabos.

I was looking for a library copy of CABI's The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts by Jules Janick and Robert E. Paull, and I found this pdf.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/zanran_storage/www.fitoica.com/ContentPages/2476053199.pdf

Here is a pic of my 25 gallon Pitomba, that is fruiting for the second year.
Some of the fruits are round in shape and others more fig shaped (with a neck).  I have been eating them both after they fall, when they drop once just touching them,  and maybe a day or 2 before, when you gotta pull on them.  Once they have fallen the acidity seems to drop a little and they tend to be mushy where the flesh has discolored slightly.  Others have reported they come into fruiting slowly, but mine started fruiting around 3 to 4 feet high.  Plus for me they fit the time period between grumichamas/blueberries and the beginning of lychee season, which has just fired up.  Another plus is my girlfriend and daughter don't care for them, so more for me  .  Also never have had dieback on this one.

I have a dozen Garcinia sp. 'Mexican' seedlings in 3 gallon size, some Garcinia intermedia, a dozen or so Myrciaria glazioviania seedlings, some in 1 gallon others in 3 gallon containers, half dozen Randia formosa in 1 gallon, a half dozen or so Myrciaria cauliflora X (Hybrid) in 7 gallon size,  and 2 Myrciaria vexator seedlings in 7 gallon size containers, for sale.  Most of the Mexican Garcinias have 3 to 4 sets of leaves and were up-potted last spring.  The Garcinia intermedia plants, are smaller with 3 sets of leaves, and just recently up-potted last fall. 

My prices will be well under retail, but I would be more interested in trades.  I have no interest in shipping.  For trades, I would be interested in Annona squamosa budwood, non-astringent Persimmons, Paw Paws, Mulberries, Loquats, Cudrania tricuspidata (Aka Che), and any other Myrciaria varieties.  Since my seedlings are smaller, I am open to multiples for 1 trades too.

I live in Titusville, until June, when I will be moving to the Wekiva Springs area of Orlando, but I am frequently in Jax, Gainesville, and Tampa.  I am also in Lake Worth frequently visiting family, so meeting up anywhere along the way or coming further south is no problem.

I will get some pics loaded this week.

I'm debating the seed permit as well, but have read in other places that wet paper and stuff like sphagnum, are not allowed in the bag with the seeds.  Is this correct?  Seems like that would make shipping the recalcitrant types difficult. Has anyone in Florida received seeds with wet sphagnum or wet paper, etc. via USDA?

Just wondering if it is easier to chance it, with the ones that are already germinating upon arrival.

These are not fruit tree seeds, but I have loads of cranberry hibiscus ( hibiscus acetosella) seeds. The leaves taste tangy and mix with salads well.  I got the plant from Echo in Fort Meyers last summer, its herbaceous not woody and mine grew eight feet from late July until the beginning of cooler weather, at which time the leaves went bland as well. 

I just returned from a trip to Puerto Rico and have 2 dozen Star Apple/Caimito seeds I found in one of my pockets. The seeds were from the purple variety and the fruit were 3.5-4" in diameter.  I can't use them where I live but maybe some of you SFL people might be interested.