The Tropical Fruit Forum

Quote from: pajoojo on December 01, 2021, 07:47:12 AM

I purchased Vittelaria paradoxa from Oscar Jaitt / Fruit's Lover. Probably the worst seller I ever dealled with. He shipped the seeds in normal courier which took more than two months to arrive. Seeds arrived totally roten. When you are a pro you know these species need to be planted fastly and cannot travel for a while (like clove, cocoa, etc..) Asked for refund, no news.

It seems to me that this is not a completely fair statement. I recently bought seeds from Oscar, additionally paid for express delivery, the purchase amount was more than 1 thousand dollars, so I asked Oscar to indicate in the declaration the amount of 200 dollars to avoid customs duties in Russia. The parcel arrived to me 18 days after being shipped from the USA. All seeds are in good condition. I think you yourself made a mistake by not paying for express delivery.

1000$ ?

I dont have any potted trees but gwen and pinkerton make loads of fruit on small trees.  Also superior flavors.

way easier to use a sugatcane press and then boil it down if your goal is to make syrup.  One 6ft cane makes about a pint of super sweet juice. 

the also sell a hand tool for peeling it like a carrot.  makes it much easier if you want to eat it. 

Sounds like you just hung out with Debbie Downer...

lol

Sorry, I cant send to Russia, the government here makes shipping there a pain.

I think I have got everyone who contacted me invoices.  If not, send me another message.  I have been busy with this and other stuff the last week so I appologize if anyone didnt get a response who should have.

4 different guys named Juan contacted me for scions.  I think I got all the Juans covered.  If any of you guys named Juan didnt get everything sorted, please email again I will get you straightened out.

Thanks!

i looked up oxnard on the map.  its very close to the ocean so you can graft probably anytime you want.  its best to use budwood from late winter though I think.  theres been studies done by old time ca avocado growers where the tried grafting all times of year and saving scions for 6 months and trying it vs the fresh stuff.  and the result was scion wood taken in january or february worked best even when used much later in the year and compared to fresh cut summer scion. 

i looked at the thermometer today it was 84 here!

Yes they will flower but they will also make leaves and push new stems.  Yes remove flowers on any tree that is too small too hold fruit. IE just grafted this year. 

For me it gets too hot here in March and April so its better to graft now.  If you live somewhere cooler, you have more flexibility in when you choose to graft your avocados. 

i forgot about the leaf shade trick.  Just tie a leaf over the grafts.  Webt and covered them all today

i started top working the rootstock trees this week.  Ive decided to do mostly hass, reed, and sharwil trees.  Also a few nabals and a couple other odd ball trees but those 3 are the main ones Im propogating. 

I took some pics, the bud wood on some varieties is super swollen right now.  looks awesome.  Im super stoked, the trees were just fruits hanging on the tree one year ago and now after 6 months in ground I am already top working! yay

I didnt see a message from you, if anyone doesnt get a respinse from me on the forum you can email to brad@paragontropicals.com

I have for sale what is listed in this thread.

Holiday, grows somewhat slow, not terribly so.  It has tight internode spacing and stays compact. I dont have a queen tree.  Nabal and reed are better trees than holiday for me personally.  I think all 3 are related with Nabal being the original type brought from guatemala in the early 1900s.

Unless the sewer line is broken, its not going to be leaking any chemicals.  And same for letting roots in, unless its broken roots arent going in it.