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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: WTB Campomanesia sp.
« on: March 27, 2022, 02:21:37 AM »
I'm pretty open in which ones. Looks like we're in the same city, too - so that makes it easier.

Here's a few names on my list. Some may be pretty rare. And I'm willing to try others not on this list.

Campomanesia adamantium
Campomanesia aurea
Campomanesia eugenioides
Campomanesia phaea
Campomanesia guazumifolia
Campomanesia hirsuta
Campomanesia xanthocarpa (syn - C. crenata)
Campomanesia sessiliflora
Campomanesia schlechtendaliana
Campomanesia anemonea
Campomanesia costata
Campomanesia dichotoma

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / WTB Campomanesia sp.
« on: March 26, 2022, 11:48:54 PM »
There are several campomanesia species I'm interested in. There seem to be a few suited to drier environments and with salt tolerance.

Preferably seedlings, but maybe there's some seeds as well. I've only found Farwell Fruit Farm carrying seeds of one species. But they have a $50 purchase limit, and there's nothing else I want from them at the moment.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Sowing Annona Senegalensis?
« on: March 25, 2022, 11:43:48 AM »
Has anyone else had luck sowing annona senegalensis? How did you go about it?

Every year, I buy a few seeds from some source or another, but no luck yet getting any to sprout. I've tried at various temperatures, different soils, and different soil moistures.

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argh! Saw the post last night.. and by the time I woke up and got ready to buy me an e. angustissima.... sold out.

Please get more of them growing! :)

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At the moment, the Eugenia Beaurepaireana on eBay.  ... but a little worried it might auction higher than my budget this month. I splurged on too many other plants!

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Do you have any issues with shipping to Arizona? Some sellers won't.

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I'm looking for a young plant or I can settle for seeds. The only place I've found selling this is TopTropicals, and they won't ship it to me in Arizona.

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I don't have a variety to go by, I'm just trying to find varieties that are extremely dark/black skinned fruits with soft seeds and more sweet than acidic/astringent.

There are ornamental varieties, and ones that are a sharper flavor - I don't want these. I know there is one developed in Spain, but that's not available for purchase as a plant.

Interested in seeds, cuttings or plants.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: WANT TO BUY OLO SAPO
« on: March 15, 2022, 03:37:59 PM »
I'd be interested in a few seeds too, if pliniacrazy333 doesn't take 'em all!  :D

I'm in Arizona.

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I'm interested in Lepisanthes fruticosa. Any idea what its frost tolerance is? I'm in Phoenix. On rare occasions, it can drop to 29-30 f.

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Having lived & travelled in Peru—and currently living in Phoenix, I agree the shade cloth will likely be necessary. The heat itself may not really be an issue. Down here, there are plenty of tropical trees that don't bat an eye at 118 degrees farenheit... but the direct sun can fry their leaves pretty quickly.


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Well, that's promising!

Now I just have to see how this tree does in the nasty hot Sonoran Desert for me!

The proof'll be in the black pudding! hardy har har!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Most likely Loquat rootstock?
« on: January 31, 2021, 12:42:27 PM »
I just like to document as accurately as I can, what is being grown. Rootstock affects flavor/vigor/ etcetera, right?

That and i was tempted to let the rootstock stem grow controlled so I can graft others onto it. Bad idea?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Most likely Loquat rootstock?
« on: January 31, 2021, 11:50:43 AM »
I bought a Bradenton Loquat in Phoenix, but I don’t know it’s rootstock. I messaged the nursery owner asking, and he only replied “random”.

I’m pretty sure he gets most of his trees from Florida. Maybe there are ‘most common/most likely’ rootstock, or even recognition of the grower, based off the tag. Here’s a pic of some rootstock leaves and the tag;



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Citrus General Discussion / Cutting blackened, dead? but has roots
« on: January 30, 2021, 08:31:30 PM »
Someone graciously sent me a citrus cutting. I dipped it in hormone and planted it with a good humid environment. Tried to maintain airflow.

After 3 weeks, i had lots of white fuzzy mold on the stem, and it was a mostly blackened stick, so last week i set it outside in a Phoenix winter as a casualty to learn from. Need room for other experiments.

Today i cut away the cup just to see how bad I’d failed... but found the green end of a root! So i quickly added moisture and brought it back inside in a new pot.

But... does it really stand a chance with the cutting itself looking pretty dead?? I’ve been pretty cruel to it.

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I'm wanting to purchase a 1 gal. Guabiju, but I'm worried the shipping isn't working right in the cart? I put in my location (Arizona), but it shows "Sticker Shipping - $1"

But I'm pretty sure a gallon pot weighs more than a sticker.  I don't want you to get screwed over on shipping costs.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / ID seed pod mailed?
« on: January 29, 2021, 05:30:35 PM »
Here's a funny one.. I think I've ordered too many different seeds. I'm starting to lose track. It didn't help that I got something from a Steve in Pennsylvania, I opened the little box to find what looks like a squiggly 3" woody cat turd.  ;D with no document saying what it was. I'm stumped!

Any ideas what I ordered?? I thought maybe Chañar at first, but that doesn't look right.




UPDATE - disregard. I figured it out. Not a seed pod. I'd ordered Ampelocissus Martinii online. Instead of a potted plant, they sent me this. No roots, nothing. just a chunk of wood I have to see if would even root

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / WTB - Boscia senegalensis
« on: January 27, 2021, 12:34:42 AM »
Looking for seeds (or plants) of Boscia senegalensis

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: best time to train-prune young Tamarind?
« on: January 12, 2021, 10:03:12 PM »
Sorry, let me clarify my question better. I meant, do I prune it at the beginning of winter, or beginning of Spring, etcetera. For the same reasons. I know some plants are best pruned right before the start of spring. the tree's not going to grow that much over winter that I need to worry about the wound size being bigger.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / best time to train-prune young Tamarind?
« on: January 12, 2021, 08:12:32 PM »
I made a mistake and bought a young sour Tamarind that has a main trunk that separates into two vertical branches going straight up. Basically, like a tuning fork or wishbone. problem is, I now realize as the tree grows, I'll get occluded bark and a weaker tree. So i want to trim one of the forks off, but not sure when the best time is to do so.

It's a young tree. The trunk caliper is about an inch+ thick. So, by doing this I'd be literally removing almost half the tree. Currently, it still has leaves, as I'm in a place where it hasn't quite gotten cold enough for the tree to go dormant.

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I’m in Phoenix. Only a couple of nurseries here that I know selling them. Neither one knows gender of their trees

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It seems, with some hunting, I have found no nursery that acknowledges the kei apple they sell is dioecious. Or they’re hiding that fact. They also don’t know (or don’t say) if their trees are male, female or a rare self fertile variety.

I’m wondering why? Is it because all are grown from seed, so no way to know? And... is there anyone who does sell specifically labeled male/female/ grafted/ whatever, so that a person can buy knowledgeably?

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Anyone knows if using misters on tap water is safe for plants. I know they put chemicals and chlorine . Anyone using their tap water for misting and overhead irrigation in their greenhouses?? I apologise to the OP if i'm hijacking the tread too much , thought to just ask here and not make a separate tread .....

If the water's got too much stuff in it, yeah, I think it could be bad. Where I live, there's salt in the water so it's not a risk I like to take. The salt collects on the leaves, then burns and could cut off transpiration.

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