The Tropical Fruit Forum

This is a fruit I got off a relatively cold hardy guava that I bought as Psidium Longipetiolatum. I had gotten another plant of this species from jabo45 at some point that is a bit macroscopically different. The latter plant having more rounded leaves. This fruit is from the original plant. Got it here but I don't remember  from who. Fruit was good so no complaints. Similar color inside as outside. What y'all think?

Right now I have the following available in 3-4" pots:

Katuk 3" pot $5 each
Moringa 4" pot $6 each
Alpinia nutans 4" pot $5
Native violets 4" pot $4
Anatto trees 4" pot $6
Patchouli herb 3" pot $5
Longevity spinach 3" pot $5
Variegated Mugwort 4" pot $6
Yarrow 4" pot $5
Mints few kinds 4" pot $4
African potato mint 4" pot $5
African Blue Perennial Basil 4" pot $5
Suriname purslane 4" pot $5
Jewels of Opar 4" pot $4
Suriname cherries 4" pot $6
Inga vera seedlings 4" pot $8
Native persimmon trees 4" pot $8
Garlic Chives 4" pot $4
Magenta leaf herb 4" pot $5

Price of plants plus applicable shipping charges. Minimum order of 2 plants unless it's a $6+ plant.

Thanks! DG

I have available the following:

African potato mint
Chaya (2 leaf forms)
Katuk
Brazilian Sisso spinach
Patchouli
Rice paddy herb
Magenta leaf plant
Leaf of life leaf cuttings
Psychotria nexus leaf cuttings
Psychotria DW02 hybrid leaf cuttings
Banisteriopsis caapi cuttings
Sweet potato (few different varieties)
Dragon fruit (various cultivars but unfortunately lost track of which is which so it'll be a mystery variety cutting)
Cranberry hibiscus
Mexican sunflower
FO-TI vine
Prickly pear cactus pads(good edible pad variety from Puerto Rico)

Some of these plants may be available as a rooted potted plants as well. Inquire via PM. All cuttings $1 each except for psychotria nexus and DW02 leaves($5 ea), Banisteriopsis caapi cuttings($2.50 ea), dragon fruit cuttings($5 ea), and Prickly pear pads($3 ea). Price of item plus applicable shipping.

Thanks! DG

Have a handful of Inga vera seedling trees available for sale or trade. Asking $7.50 each plus applicable shipping costs. Also willing to trade for zone 8 hardy fruits or cold hardy to at least 25F, true yam varieties, other perennial veggies and herbs, and other things will be considered. Make offers.

Thanks! DG

Magenta leaf plants available for sale or trade. Take a good handful of leaves and cook with white rice to turn the rice Magenta or purplish. Really cool plant. 4" potted plants $6 plus applicable shipping. Trades considered make offers. Looking for mushroom herb as well as zone 8 hardy fruits and other herbs such as berries and cream mint etc.

Thanks! DG

Shampoo ginger rhizomes available. Nice piece of rhizome $5 plus shipping. Minimum 2 rhizomes.

Thanks! DG

Have 3 gallon potted peanut butter fruit plants available for pickup or shipping. $25 plus shipping if applicable.

Hit me up! DG

Maybe not the most appropriate spot to post but there will be some fruit trees in the mix. Anyways I'll be a vendor this Saturday at the Wewahitchka, FL tupelo honey festival selling all manner of permaculture and edible plant species. If there are any panhandle locals come check us out! Mention seeing this ad and receive a free 4" potted plant with other purchase. Tons of varieties available. I'll try to put up a list later on today. Otherwise not the biggest festival in the world but lots of vendors with all kinds of crafts. More this year than ever too.

Thanks! DG

Really want to get some jujube trees going on my homestead. None of the ones I got in the past made it. Suppose moving root runners or seedling trees while dormant is best. Root runners of already mature trees would be ideal but anything works. Hit me up!

DG

Does anybody have an idea why a fig tree or in my case three different trees of different varieties keep dying back to the ground in winter? I'm in the FL panhandle so it definitely doesn't get too cold here. However this has happened every year for 3 years. No clue why this would occur when there's other figs in the yard doing fine and all over town. Also two if the three are rooted pieces from local trees that don't freeze or die back. What the heck is up here?

Have a few questions about grafting avocado. A generous member sent some scions that I attempted grafting a few today. Tried two cleft grafts on side branches of a larger rootstock and left the top growing tip on that plant as a measure to hopefully keep the tree alive in general if the grafts fail. Would cut the top off later if the grafts are successful. Unfortunately not sure I did a great job but we'll see.

On two other smaller rootstocks I tried to side veneer graft near the bottom of the rootstock. Left the growing tips on the trees also as a measure to not loose the rootstock if the grafts fail. Unfortunately not sure I did too good with these grafts either. Can't get better unless you try right?

That was a general overview of what I tried today for informational purposes as a prelude to my questions. I'm certainly much more experienced and therefore more comfortable with the cleft grafting. I'm not that experienced a grafted nonetheless. I feel the side grafting is likely a better option to success or at the least to save the rootstock if a graft fails. My major question is on my remaining rootstocks should I just cleft graft somewhere on the main trunk of the seedling trees cutting off the main growth tips and hoping for the best? Figure in the event of a failed graft it's more likely the rootstock will die off too right? The rootstock are healthy enough but maybe not the healthiest in the world if you see my implications there. If a were to cut off the main growth tip and still graft above a side branch would that be better? Leave something for the rootstock to photosynthesis with or would the side branch steal too much resources from the scion? Obviously the scion would become the main stem tip though so maybe I'm wrong there??? Would cut the side branch off if the scion was successful. Rather not kill all my rootstock in the event of failures. What's y'alls wisdoms on this? I will attempt grafting the rest of the scions this weekend when I'm off work again and give the time to get some replies from a variety of people.

Thanks for your help! DG

Other than starting from seed what's the best way to propagate Suriname cherry and star cherry? Will they root well from standard cuttings or best to air layer? Have good quality Suriname cherry. Dark and really good. Would like to propagate it this year. Two seedling bushes both good quality fruit and the only two around so seeds should make good fruit too. Flowers on them right now.

Anyone have seedlings or seeds of this? Dovyalis abyssinica or Dovyalis hebecarpa or it's hybrid? Let me know!
Thanks! DG