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I have a Guabiju that fruits prolifically , with delicious fruits .
The fruits are single seed 90% +.
I need to do some selective pruning ,
I have good sized 1/4”- 3/8” caliper scion with multiple buds available.
$6 per scion. 3 packs available for $22 including shipping.
Will come wrapped in parafilm.
Please send a PM

Jazzy, Tori , Massida, National Loquat scion for sale. $5 a piece , 5 minimum

$375 , located in Santa Cruz,CA

I have these 3 White / Aureana Jaboticaba plants for sale.
$50 each plus shipping.

I have the following pictured grafted “Peluche” Loquat tree for sale.
Shipping cost depends on location. Send a PM with your location for a shipping quote , probably $20-$30.

$130

I have this ready to plant or up pot Psidium longipetiolatum in a 15 Gallon for sale.
Seeds from Marcos in Argentina. 3-4 years old and definitely ready to flower and fruit this year.
$250 Local Pick Up only.

Fruiting Pitangatuba in a 25 Gallon pot 9 years old. This one is a monster and will take a pickup truck or SUV to move. Yields lots of fruit multiple times a year..
These can be finicky from seed but this one has been quite precocious.
Local pick up in Santa Cruz, CA
$550






$75 shippable size


$20 shippable size

I have the following Cherimoya Scion ready for grafting.
Inca Red, Licia, HoneyHart, Rosa, Boothe, Pierce, El Bumpo, Nata, Dr. White.
I also have Dream and Priestly Atemoya Scion available.
Free Behl scion with every order.

I ship freshly cut scions on Mondays for no shipment delays over the weekend.
$5 a piece , 5 minimum mix and match
15 or more is $4 a piece .
Send a PM.

I also have Cherimoya seedlings for sale , small for $10 , Large for $25.

I wanted to share the news that Citrus super collector and legend Gene Lester passed away this Fall.
I know some friends on the forum I have lost contact with over the years and I wonder how they are doing or if they are still around. So I thought folks should know.
I know some of you knew or traded with him over the years and would perhaps like the chance to light a candle or share a story or however you personally like to memorilize and give thanks for someone’s presence and contribution on earth.
So rest well Gene and thank you for your passion’s and energy.

I need to top these 2 aggressive “Casimiroa Edulis” White Sapote varieties and will have lots of scion.
10 scions of each for $25 plus $6 shipping minimum
50 Walton or Lemon Gold $50 including shipping

I have a fruiting Grimal Jabuticaba that I want to prune so a limited amount of scion is available for $10 per scion at 1/4” - 3/8” caliper and $15 per scion for big wood over 3/8” caliper.
Grimal is one of the best tasting and fastest growing Plinia.
Grafted plants 1-2 foot tall available for $125

I would like to trade for other Plina Scion.

“Nettie” Casimiroa Edulis is naturally compact and upright. Prolific flower’s and fruits at 10’
Easily kept small and the best backyard White Sapote for it’s precociousness and small size ,with a distinct peduncle and creamy delicious flavor.
$5 per , 4 pack minimum . “Lemon Gold “ scion available right now as well.

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Seed importation just never gets easier.

Amazon has banned the sale of foreign seeds to its customers in the United States, a move that comes after thousands of U.S. residents received unsolicited packages of seeds over the summer, most of them postmarked from China.

The company updated its policy on Wednesday, advising its foreign sellers that it “would no longer allow the import into the U.S. of plant or seed products.” Amazon prohibits the sale of products the U.S. Department of Agriculture labels “noxious” and those that are subject to government quarantine or can be fatal when touched or consumed.

“Moving forward, we are only permitting the sale of seeds by sellers who are based in the U.S.,” an Amazon spokeswoman said in a statement.

Sellers who do not follow the guidelines risk the loss of their accounts, the company said. For sellers who use Amazon to fulfill orders and store items in the company’s warehouses, the updated policy will go into effect on Sept. 30.
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The company did not say how long sellers not based in the United States had been allowed to sell plant and seed products on its platform.

The update to Amazon’s policy, which was reported by The Wall Street Journal, comes a little over a month after mysterious seed packets bearing Chinese characters started arriving in mailboxes across the United States in July, prompting all 50 states to issue safety warnings.

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The U.S. Agriculture Department’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service disclosed an uptick in reports of unsolicited packages of seeds starting in late July.

“U.S.D.A. is also working with e-commerce companies to remove online sellers that are illegally importing or facilitating the illegal import of propagative materials, including seeds,” the agency said in a statement on its website. “We have also intensified our engagement with e-commerce companies to ensure they and the sellers who use their platforms are complying with U.S.D.A. regulations.”

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The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said the unsolicited packages appeared to be a part of a “brushing scam,” in which an online seller ships an inexpensive product to an unwitting receiver and then submits positive reviews on the recipient’s behalf with a goal of boosting the seller’s ratings and visibility online. The agency said there was no reason to suspect agroterrorism, in which biological agents are used to harm the nation’s food supply.
As of Aug. 31, the inspection service had collected more than 8,500 packages of seeds and had examined more than 2,400 individual seed packets. It said it had identified more than 300 seed species, including cabbage, hibiscus, lavender, mint, morning glory, mustard, rose, rosemary and sage.

The seeds pose no known health risks, the inspection service said. The main concern is that the seeds could negatively affect U.S. agriculture by introducing seed-borne viruses and other diseases.

Many of the seed packets came in white or yellow envelopes that were labeled to indicate they contained jewelry. State agriculture officials released photographs of white pouches bearing the words “China Post” and Chinese characters noting the contents as “ring.” The inspection service asked those who received unsolicited packages of seeds to fill out an online form and mail in the seeds or contact their state plant health director for no-contact pickup.