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Looking for Magana and Key West if possible

Dan

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: WTB Black Sapote scions
« on: April 13, 2023, 09:53:46 PM »
Bumping this, maybe someone missed it.

I don't really care the variety I just want to make sure my trees don't pop up with all male flowers.

Dan

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / WTB Black Sapote scions
« on: March 19, 2023, 11:04:06 AM »
Hey, I've grown out a bunch of 3g plants and would like to work on my grafting skills. Would love to purchase some black sapote cuttings.

Dan

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Last few auctions ending until Spring
« on: December 25, 2022, 11:35:05 AM »
https://www.ebay.com/usr/gcgdan

Nothing crazy, this cold spell has been brutal on central FL.


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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Some auctions ending Sunday
« on: November 06, 2022, 01:00:52 PM »
https://www.ebay.com/usr/gcgdan

Large cuttings of Honduran Moon Torch and Black Dragon ending this evening.

Dan

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Both of my grandparents, and several of their friends that lived in Guam for a period of time on the base developed Parkinsonism/PSP. None of them were genetically related. My relatives never knowingly consumed pawpaw or annona fruits. We did a fair bit of research regarding cause when my second grandparent was diagnosed and it seems like it would be very difficult to unwind all of the potential causes. I'd be curious too, and I haven't looked, but about the overall increase in instances of Parkinsonism across the world and its territories and how much could be assigned to better testing, more awareness, or just overall greater case load. (before demonizing pawpaw)

Parkinsons in Guam is suspected to be linked to consumption of cycad-eating bats. But on-base it could be so many other things, as you say. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lytico-bodig_disease

Yeah, I'd also heard about pesticides as a likely cause of parkinsonism. They sprayed chemicals every night for hours at a time to control mosquitos and bugs. My mother and all of the other kids on base vividly would recall the smoke-show and how it would hang around for hours and hours at a time. Many of the houses did not have air conditioning and had to have their windows open during the spraying.

Daniel

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fwiw i think these seeds are not recalcitrant, Asimina triloba usually sprout the year after I plant them

Are not recalcitrant?

I store A. obovata in the fridge every year and they grow fine in spring. Generally speaking, the seeds you purchase online SHOULD be purchased around August though to ensure that they're fresh. If seeds harvested this year have not been properly stored they will not sprout reliably.

I have both A. obovata and A. parviflora seeds currently.

Daniel

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Just ate some the other day in Pinellas, I planted some seeds but no luck so far, I've heard they parasitize nearby plants and that's why they aren't oft-cultivated. (Plus the spines, and average taste)

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Both of my grandparents, and several of their friends that lived in Guam for a period of time on the base developed Parkinsonism/PSP. None of them were genetically related. My relatives never knowingly consumed pawpaw or annona fruits. We did a fair bit of research regarding cause when my second grandparent was diagnosed and it seems like it would be very difficult to unwind all of the potential causes. I'd be curious too, and I haven't looked, but about the overall increase in instances of Parkinsonism across the world and its territories and how much could be assigned to better testing, more awareness, or just overall greater case load. (before demonizing pawpaw)

I just want to add, pesticides like paraquat have been shown to cause Neurodegenerative diseases at elevated rates also. In Guam, there was excessive pesticide use, and nowhere for it to really go when my grandparents (and mother) lived there for a period of time. My mother is 68 today, and has no signs of degeneration, thankfully. I don't know about Guadalupe, but it would be worth looking into also.

Undoubtedly, consuming an enormous amount of pawpaw, or anything, could have health consequences; and it would be valuable to know at what rate it's more toxic, or toxic enough to be highly concerned. Breathing city air is probably doing more harm than the occasional pawpaw, atemoya, or soursop.

Are there a lot of studies on long-term consumption of soursop/guanabana shakes and things like that? For certain there's groups of folks in tropical areas that drink shakes almost daily and would cause an uptick in neurodegenerative diseases. (if it was causative)

Man, I've edited this a bunch, just spoke with a friend of mine from the DR, he says that when they drink shakes they blend the seeds and fruit together.

Daniel


There is a similar Parkinsons type syndrome in Guam and other Islands.
It was first linked to Cycad seed consumption, then Fruit Bat Consumption, then consumption of Fruit Bats that eat Cycad seeds.

Guadeloupe has a unique population, founded on imported slaves. There could be inherited factors in the Parkinsons syndrome, but as I remember from when this topic came up on another fruit forum, the studies didn't show family member inheritance.
They did seem to have low samples of patient numbers.

It would be interesting to note if the same type of Parkinsons syndrome appears in other Annona fruit eating countries.
They must also be heavily consumed elsewhere in South America, Caribbean etc.
Soursop drinks are pretty popular in SE Asia, Phillipines, etc. Canned versions are available at my local supermarket and Asian grocery.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Jabuticaba soil mixes used
« on: November 03, 2022, 08:42:09 AM »
I'm curious about experiences of others using different mixes for Jabuticaba, I have a number of them growing in ProMix HP right now, and they're doing fine but I was curious if there's other favorite mixes that people have. I was thinking about buying 27 or 55 cu.ft. of FoxFarm and trying it as a mix. I know some growers really like using peat exclusively (I worry about it mucking out with our humidity and rainfall).

Dan

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Some auctions ending Sunday
« on: October 23, 2022, 07:31:13 AM »
Ending this evening, as always I apologize for my photography.

Dan

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Black Sapote/Mamey Sapote scions?
« on: October 22, 2022, 09:13:55 PM »
Anyone selling these pieces of stick?

Dan

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Plants are all stunners in person!

Dan

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The birds love these and I get seedlings fairly often.  I have a few trees with some fruit right now I believe, but not certain how to prep and ship the seed or I’d be more than happy to.  If you know how, let me know, I can save and send you some.

If they're shipped in damp vermiculite or paper towel they should make it shipped in a priority envelope, we're pretty geographically close. I'd imagine seedlings without soil would even make it this close (although that might be pushing it with how they handle mail). I was just in Miami yesterday to pick up a tree from a different forum member but didn't see any fruits.

PM sent.

Thank you!
Dan

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Some auctions ending Sunday
« on: October 19, 2022, 08:29:02 PM »
Thank you for the suggestion.

New actions listed ending this Sunday.

Thank you!
Dan

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / WTB Gumbolimbo/Bursera simaruba seeds
« on: October 19, 2022, 08:26:42 PM »
Hi all, I don't know if this falls into tropical fruit, although it's a tree that fruits and it's tropical.

I would love to purchase fresh seeds for this tree, I have a tree and could grow from cutting but I'd prefer to try from seed.

Non-fresh seed, so far, 250 planted 0 germinated.

Thanks!

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Ice Cream Bean Bulk Sale
« on: October 18, 2022, 08:53:39 PM »
Which variety of Inga?

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: pawpaw seed wanted
« on: October 18, 2022, 08:51:51 PM »
What seeds are you looking for?


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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Some auctions ending Sunday
« on: October 13, 2022, 07:28:02 PM »
Good evening everyone! I made a few posts previously about Dragon Fruit varieties and then had to exit the forum, due to the birth of two kiddos, full time work, and hurricanes.

I have created an Ebay store, so that I don't leave anyone hanging, shipping is straightforward, and so is payment. When our kids came, I was not nearly as organized as I should have been with my postings, and for that I am sorry if I left anyone hanging. For certain my listings aren't perfect but if anyone has any interest, I will be listing large cuttings every Sunday on the bay, and anyone that has a special request can reach out on here or on the Bay as I have approximately 70 varieties now and I'm still actively bringing in new ones.
https://www.ebay.com/usr/gcgdan

Thank you!
Dan

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They vary in size, but in general they're at least 12".

Some of the cuttings, for example, the Bruni, are closer to 30".

Daniel

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Hi guys, the following cuttings are available immediately for shipping in the USA. Prices next to them are per cutting, if you want to do five at a time shipping is approximately $17 USPS Priority.

I will have more cuttings, this is kind of the first round and I'm super busy in general right now but wanted to get some posted since it's been quite awhile.

I created a new thread since I couldn't edit prior posts or anything. I've attached a list of the total varieties that I own, so that if someone has a question or interest in reserving something please let me know as I can accommodate a lot more orders in the future as I'm going through everything. If you want to get a group and bundle or make a different offer just send me a message.

Thank you for reading.

Cuttings are at least 12"

AX x5 $15

Bruni X3 $10

Maria Rosa X5 $10

Houghton X2 $15

Selinicereus cetaceus X4 $10

Hana X7 $15

Sugar Dragon X4 $10

Vietnamese White X3 $8

Thompson X2 $8

Maui Dragon X10 $8

Harpua X10 $8

DELIGHT X5 $10

Thompson G2 X5 $8

Niezel X5 $8
 
Natural Mystic X5 $8

Zamarano X10 $8

Laverne Red X5 $10

Sin Espinas X5 (these are smallish) $8

Manila Red X5 $12

Shayna X10 $10


List of total varieties:

American Beauty
Armando
Asunta 3
Asunta 5
AX
Black Dragon
Bruni
Capistrano Valley
Chameleon
Condor
Connie Mayer
Cosmic Charlie
Dark Star
Delight
Desert King
Godzilla
Golden Yellow
H. Polyrhizus
Halley's Comet
Hana
Harpua
Hawaiian Pink
Honduran Moon Torch
Houghton
Jamaican
Kathy Van Arum
King Kong
Lake Atitlan Red
Laverne Red
Lisa
Makisupa
Manila Red
Maria Rosa
Maui Dragon
Mr. Woo
Natural Mystic
Neon
Niezel
Orange Dragon
Paisley
Palora
Pink Panther
Queen of the Night
Red Jaina
S. setaceus
San Ignacio
Shayna
Sin Espinas
Sugar Dragon
Tasty/CERRADO BABY
Thompson
Thompson G2
Townsend Pink
Valdivia Roja
Vietnamese White
Voodoo Child
White King Hollywood
Zamorano

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Hi guys, the following cuttings are available immediately for shipping in the USA. Prices next to them are per cutting, if you want to do five at a time shipping is approximately $17 USPS Priority.

I will have more cuttings, this is kind of the first round and I'm super busy in general right now but wanted to get some posted since it's been quite awhile. The post on the first page still accurately represents most of my varieties and if there's a special request I can try to accommodate in the future.


Dan

AX x5 $15

Bruni X3 $10

Maria Rosa X5 $10

Houghton X2 $15

Selinicereus cetaceus X4 $10

Hana X7 $15

Sugar Dragon X4 $10

Vietnamese White X3 $8

Thompson X2 $8

Maui Dragon X10 $8

Harpua X10 $8

DELIGHT X5 $10

Thompson G2 X5 $8

Niezel X5 $8
 
Natural Mystic X5 $8

Zamarano X10 $8

Laverne Red X5 $10

Sin Espinas X5 (these are smallish) $8

Manila Red X5 $12

Shayna X10 $10

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Hi guys, I have a friend that has a space they want a mango tree for shade and for fruit. I'm looking for something I can pick up near Pinellas County if possible.

Dan

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I just want to contribute, I've purchased from Farwell a handful of times, out of five times I had a good experience four of the times.

The time that I received bad seeds, they were absolutely and completely horrific trash garbage. Think microwaved jabo seeds.

When I contacted them, they were able to refund the purchase and take care of me; I can't speak for everyone but I was pleased. The overall germination (of the good seeds) has been very high, and overall I've been pleased.

Each order I made was approximately $150.

Dan

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