Posted by Dewayne Z7B Mississippi on April 3, 2008, 7:40 pm
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Hi guys,
I just joined SEPS, and am looking forward to meeting other members at the Spring meeting!
I have waaaay too many plants, and was just wondering what others are bringing to sell and/or trade? I have the following available:
Seedlings in 4" pots
Washingtonia filifera - ready to be transplanted into larger pots
Sabal minor var. 'Louisiana' - a few small seedlings
Recently graduated up to 1 gal pots based on root size, 1-2 strap leaves, almost 1 yr old:
90+ Sabal palmetto
12 Brahea "Super Silver" - green strap leaves, although I've read silver Braheas don't show their silver color until they're older.
2 Trithrinax acanthacoma
~12 Brahea armata - leaves already blue
~12 Chamaerops humulis var. cerifera sedlings - green strap leaves. May not be 'cerifera', as I've read they're supposed to have silver strap leaves, and that some seeds in the trade were misidentified as cerifera.
3 Gallon:
Jubaea chilensis seedlings - only one to two leaves, but the roots were too large for one gallon pots when I re-potted them about a month ago. Great for people who love a challenge!
I have lots of seeds of Phoenix theophrastii 'Datca' which I imported from Turkey. The Datca region, which is just south of Golkoy, the northernmost native region of these palms, may give these offspring slightly more cold tolerance. Gerry's Jungle lists P. theophrastii as hardy to single digits, so I'm experimenting. I found out after buying these that it was illegal for the person I bought them from to export them out of Turkey, so you won't find these just anywhere!
I have a few sour orange seedlings (Citrus aurantium) I can bring, and have some Ponciris trifoliata seedlings as well.
Also, some small (2"-4") seedlings of the following citrus from the Marianas Islands:
(Descriptions per the people I bought seeds from)
LEMON COCORACHA TREE:
Locally known as Lemon Cocoracha (we are unsure of the type of lime variety and its origin), this lime citrus bears small green fruits with light yellowish flesh and juice; green fruits mature to yellow then orange with orange colored juice and growing close to baseball size. Pick and use green fruits for stronger acidic juice, or mature yellow to orange fruits for lighter acidic juice. Lemon cocoracha gives off pleasant aroma and tastes great. One of our personal favorites of all locally grown limes.
LEMONADE TREE or LALANGHA:
Known locally as "Lalangha" or "Lalanga", it is a citrus of the grandis variety and used locally for lemonade beverage. Fruit contains lots of juice and not as sour or bitter as similar varieties; fruit is approx. softball size and high in Vitamin C. So if one is seeking a citrus variety for lemonade, our tropical lemonade citrus ("Lalanga") is the best choice for lemonade beverage.
I can't bring them all, so I was just wanting to get an idea of what everyone might be interested in. What are you guys bringing?
Let me know what you guys are interested in! I'm interested in trading for just about anything rare and unusual, particularly cold hardy palms and citrus of course!
Take care all,
Dewayne
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