The Tropical Fruit Forum

Hi.  Miguel in Portugal often has seeds for sale.  Seems like some of them are improved varieties.
However, twice in my life I've had the Fed's visit me due to international purchases.  (When I lived in Virginia 15 years ago, had purchased seeds on eBay from a Chilean seller.  Apparently not all of his seeds were legit and was throwing in some noxious weeds.  Luckily, nothing i bought germinated but that didn't stop the feds from coming to my house twice.  Once to do a general check, 2nd time to do a thorough check of my yard.  And then about 10 years ago, I purchased from Thailand 2 supposed improved varieties of wax apples.  Even though they came with sanitary certificate, the feds said there were bugs coming over from Thailand.  Some, I had to double bag the small tree and put it on my front porch for them to collect and incinerate.  I told the man that I enjoyed collecting rare fruit trees and he advised me to only purchase from within USA territory.)
So, I kind of feel like I am on a list somewhere in DC and I don't want to oress my luck.
That's why I am asking if anyone regularly gets seeds from Portugal, can we work out where we split the cost and split the seeds but they get sent to you.  I live in Scottsdale, AZ if anyone close to me buts them, if not I guess can be anywhere in USA.

Looking for Ben's Beaut variety if anyone has it for sale.

Got my CORG yesterday.  Kevin was super fast on the shipping.  Plant arrived in perfect shape.  Bought multiple species from Kevin.  They all have performed fantastic in my garden.  Definitely a seller you can purchase from with confidence.

A bit different climate, but I tried a couple different paw paw out in the AZ.  It came back every year, looked good all year, but no growth.  I wish you good luck and if it works for you, I may have to give it a try.

Looking to purchase small amount of green wax apple seeds.  Preferably a named variety.

Sad it went out.  I enjoyed just browsing their catalog.
As for me, the plants never lasted very l8ng in the desert heat, but, I knew purchasing them they were experimental.  Hope someone purchases and reopens.

Keep listing, I've wanted to do a day trip from Phoenix to San Diego for a while.   Just need the excuse

I agree on the Barbados cherry.  But the taste great improves if you can get the fruit to turn black.  It will get sweet and kind of reminds me of a pleasant raspberry taste.  To do that, though, you will have to net it.  I get zero fruit from mine because the birds eat them when red.

I have tried that.  In the AZ Sumner they can croak when young in a pot
  I have lost many that way.

That's probably a bad sign.  It is a nice looking tree, though. Kind of a canopy and keeps the sun off the front of my house.  So, it may just have to stay as an ornamental.

Pluot

Easy to say when you are on a budget