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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dendrocereus nudiflorus - A cactus with huge fruits
« on: September 04, 2025, 06:50:41 AM »
How does it taste? How long to fruit? Thanks!
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Tropical Vegetables and Other Edibles - Buy, Sell, & Trade / Re: Looking for toona sinensis
« on: August 14, 2025, 07:58:55 AM »
Emily, Look up toona sinensis. D
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Tropical Vegetables and Other Edibles / Re: Help Me Help My Neighbor Start A Tea Garden in Florida 10A
« on: July 31, 2025, 07:26:18 AM »
Fascinating thread! Loquat leaves, grape leaves, mimosa flowets. D
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Hoping everyone is safe from the flooding!
« on: July 06, 2025, 08:17:10 AM »
Thank you for that. Luckily all my friends and family in the flood area are safe. Really tragic situation unfolding. Lots of children and nuclear families unaccounted for. Central Texas is very rocky. When we get a lot of rain in a short time the water has nowhere to go. We are South (downstream) of there. Waiting to see what happens.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: How to sprout Surinam cherry
« on: July 03, 2025, 07:38:28 AM »
What K Rimes said is correct I believe. I always protect mine if we have severe cold coming. D
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: How to sprout Surinam cherry
« on: July 02, 2025, 08:02:14 AM »
I have some seedlings coming up. If you don't have goof germination I'll give you some.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: diospyros texana fruit
« on: June 28, 2025, 08:11:00 AM »
Their growth os measured on the geological time scale. I am in their native environment, have males and females and no fruit yet after about 15 years. Don't get in a hurry.... D
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: diospyros texana fruit
« on: June 26, 2025, 06:55:50 AM »
Hello, Post a request for seed. They should be ripening in the next month or so. D
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Tropical Vegetables and Other Edibles - Buy, Sell, & Trade / Re: Looking for toona sinensis
« on: June 11, 2025, 06:50:49 AM »
I got mine from a nice lady on the "growing fruit" forum. It is mainly temperate plant discussions. D
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Glycosmis pentaphylla fresh seeds for barter
« on: May 20, 2025, 07:31:03 AM »
I have Surinam cherry and cedar bay cherry seed right now. Any interest?
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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Cedar Rust (Gymnosporangium) and Apple relatives.
« on: May 10, 2025, 08:07:00 AM »
I don't have any junipers within a mile, but still have to deal with rust on my mayhaws. I just cut out the obviously infected limbs. Seems to keep it under some control. D
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Anyone heard of this seller?
« on: March 16, 2025, 07:18:30 AM »
We should do that. Went to a plant swap yesterday. Fun! D
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Anyone heard of this seller?
« on: March 14, 2025, 07:14:45 AM »
sorry to hear you guys are dealing with the flu. I was sick through most of January, but not like what you guys have. D
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Anyone heard of this seller?
« on: March 13, 2025, 08:05:32 AM »
Let's hope it works out for you. I think we've all gotten screwed around at one point or another. If that happens learn from it and move on. How are you guys doing otherwise? D
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Tropical Vegetables and Other Edibles - Buy, Sell, & Trade / Looking for Hatian basket vine
« on: February 18, 2025, 08:11:53 AM »
Hi All, I'm looking for Trichostigma Octandrum. Aka Jatian basket vine. Anybody growing this?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Wtb uncaria tomentosa (cats claw)
« on: November 18, 2024, 08:01:29 AM »
Hey Rispa, I haven't had a chance to look for the plants, but etsy jas a listing. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1417477838/devils-claw-cats-claw-seeds?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_-home_and_living-domestic_low&utm_custom1=_k_be0e2a23c3bf19663a534d18f45c8e28_k_&utm_content=bing_412373112_1309518646655325_81844979140035_pla-4585444530274366:aud-805670572:pla-4585444530274366_t__1417477838&utm_custom2=412373112&msclkid=be0e2a23c3bf19663a534d18f45c8e28
Hope this helps. D
Hope this helps. D
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Wtb uncaria tomentosa (cats claw)
« on: November 16, 2024, 06:29:20 AM »
Hey Rispa, This grows naturally around our land down South. I'll watch for it. D
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Does anyone need Phoebe cooperiana seeds from Arunachal Pradesh?
« on: November 16, 2024, 06:26:27 AM »
How cold hardy is it Roy? thanks.
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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Thai dwarf mulberry cold hardiness
« on: August 26, 2024, 05:40:59 AM »
Appreciate that. Maybe I can create a micro climate for them. Regards.
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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Thai dwarf mulberry cold hardiness
« on: August 25, 2024, 06:59:19 AM »
Thanks! I'm in 9a theoretically, but we get close to single digits too regularly. Guess I'll keep them in pots for now. D
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Neotropical Blueberries
« on: August 20, 2024, 08:16:27 AM »
Hey Elouicious! I've been meaning to text you, but...life. Are the seeds all gone? If not I'd love to try them. We should catch up! D
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Elemental sulfer
« on: August 04, 2024, 08:19:12 AM »
The chemical plants on the East side of Houston have literal hills of elemental sulfur that they precipitate in their processes. I've thought about trying to buy some. They'd probably loaf up a trailer just to get rid of some. Maybe you could find something similar.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Florida's Forgotten Rare Fruits
« on: June 23, 2024, 08:15:53 AM »
Fascinating thread! Please continue when possible. D
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fig freeze back in FL panhandle
« on: June 03, 2024, 06:47:08 AM »
Hi Derek, I have several figs. One froze to the ground during a multi day near single digit freeze a few years ago. It came back from the roots bigger than ever. Since then none of them has had any top die back. I haven't fertilized them in years, but they do get several gallons of water a week all year. D