Posted by Tom Broome
on 11/21/2005, 10:39 pm
64.12.117.9
This is my first seed list for this season. I will have more seeds available as they drop or become available to me. For now this is what I have.
I have two types of Dioon edule for sale. These seeds are just off the cones and will actually be good for months. They are all float tested before they go out.
I have Dioon edule from Queretaro. These are some of the most sought after edule seeds. They come from high elevation and are considered some of the most cold hardy of all the forms. Some Queretaro plants are dwarf and blue. The rest are still smaller, but have a reddish emergent leaf. These are the small type that some people call Dioon angustifolia, or Dioon edule, angustifolia type, depending on who you talk to. They are a little slower growing though, than the larger green emergent forms. Last year I sold these at $85 per 100 to my regular customers, but I am going to make these available this year for $70 per 100, and 90 cents each when you buy in groups of 10.
The other form I have is the same that I made available last year, but those were older, and these are fresh. I have Dioon edule from Rio Verde. These are a larger, green emergent form. This is a much faster growing edule type and will be larger than the angustifolia types. The angustifolia types typically cluster more, where the edule edule, as they are called produce a much taller trunk, like the ones in my yard that have 5 foot of clear trunk. These are still frost hardy down to about 14F, but are considered less cold hardy than the Queretaro type. For most of us this really doesn't matter, but it is good to note. The faster growing edules are almost always a little less cold hardy than the slower ones, but this is really typical of most plants. Last year I made fresh seeds available for $75 per 100 seeds, I will make these available for $60 per 100, or 75 cents each in groups of 10.
I just got some fresh Livistona saribus seeds from a local society member. These are from the cold hardy green form. Livistona saribus is a great palm for colder areas like central Florida. Another society member reported to me that after the 89’ freeze, where he went down to 16F, his Chinese fan palms were completely burnt, but his saribus plants had no burn at all. They make great landscape plants that are about the same size as the Chinese fan palms, and have very unusual spines on the leaf stalks. The leaves remind me a lot of some species of licualas. These are fresh and not cleaned yet to help keep good viability. They are $12 for 100 seeds, These seeds won’t last very long.
One note for special plants- I have for the very first time, males and females of my very well known zamia that I call ‘the brown emergent zamia from Puerto Rico’. These look just like Zamia amblyphyllidia, which is a medium height pumila type zamia with wide leaflets, but these have brown emergent leaves, which is unusual for pumila types. If I ever have female plants available for sale, they are always more expensive than males. I have a few sexed pairs with new cones on them right now that will be ready to pollinate in the spring for $130 for the pair. I can not send plants out of the country, nor to California, Hawaii, or Arizona, unless in that state you have a certified quarantine area.
All seeds and plants will be sent priority mail. If you have any questions, or orders, e-mail me at cycadjungl@aol.com I can give you a total with shipping, and sales tax if you live in Florida. If you do live in Florida, please remind me when you order. Thanks, Tom
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