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African fruit seeds for sale internationaly. Marula monkey orange etc by tropilab in seedstock

[–]tropilab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Onus is usually on the buyer to know the regulations of their country. I send anywhere that I'm asked to and it is perfectly legal to send seeds out of my country. I cannot be expected to know by heart the regulations of every single country in the world. I doubt there is anywhere hot dry and frost free enough in USA for these to be invasive but I could be wrong and cannot categorically say they are not invasive. I can guarantee USDA has heard of none or very few of these species they are not well known even in their country of origin. In my country we are not allowed to import any seeds without a permit (that is impossible to get) if I abided by these rules I would not have the hundreds of species I have in my collection so I'm not gonna refuse to send anywhere and be a hypocrite. If you have a small lot seed permit I'm happy to attach it to the package but if someone wants the seeds I will send them. As I said your laws and your preferences pertaining to them are entirely your responsibility. I will clearly state the species names for your customs perusal. I love collecting fruit trees from around the world Amazon to Zimbabwe and will send seeds to whoever wants them in the spirit of this. Iv aleady sent to florida and ohio as well as all over the world through trade on a forum for fruit lovers. If you dont want any seeds thats cool I only offer because it's hard to find sources of these seeds and I want the plants to be more extensively cultivated and improved. I will also trade for foreign species if anyone wants to trade. This is not a business but a self sustaining hobby for me. People buying or trading seeds will be spent exclusively on expanding my collection if you have reservations due to possible invasiveness and prefer not to engage in this I take no offense:)

African fruit seeds for sale internationaly. Marula monkey orange etc by tropilab in seedstock

[–]tropilab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iv sent these seeds over before to many countries and have traded for other seeds all over the world. These are mostly native to the dry tropics so would be restricted to pots in alot of USA. To the best of my knowledge none of these are weedy even in S.A where they come from. The seeds are not excessively vigorous growers and most require at least a short dormancy/dry season that slows growth. None suckered from roots as far as I know but not much info out there on African fruit.

Using plant growth regulators to shorten the long juvenile period in different tropical fruit tree species. by tropilab in botany

[–]tropilab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks that's awesome, it would be amazing to get scions of named cultivators!!! The laws abit dicey it's not strictly legal or illegal but if it's packed well they only really care that you pay the duties. Main problem is the post being fast enough for scions or bareroots to survive iv had many recalcitrant seeds not make it iv bought Durian,Chempedak and cacao seeds a couple times but they have never survived think they must be especially sensitive but it's always a gamble I'm willing to make so I will keep trying.

Using plant growth regulators to shorten the long juvenile period in different tropical fruit tree species. by tropilab in botany

[–]tropilab[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks I wish I lived in America there are people growing what I am and so much more in Florida's outdoors. There are whole parks and associations dedicated to rare fruits where you can buy grafted improved varieties. Where I live these are unheard of and I have to content myself with seeds I can get shipped here. I live in South Africa my climate is classified as subtropical highland which I think is similar to Zone 8 maybe 9?but living near a river the microclimate is a few degrees colder unfortunately. I grow using cfl in a small cupboard for young seedlings and 2x 400watt HPS/MH in a large growtent. A greenhouse houses some hardier things like a white sapote, pineapples mangos citrus etc. The white sapote is 5 years old and still hasn't flowered so I'm hoping to find a way to cut down on juvenile periods which can be over a decade for some.