Re: New cutting delivery/oops


Interesting, as there is a quaranteen of California plants to Florida!  This
due to the sudden death oak syndrome.  I wonder if cactus are exempt?

DF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: "Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 3:58 PM
Subject: [CHAT] New cutting delivery


> Just got a substantial delivery of cactus cuttings from Serra Gardens,
> Malibu, California. Very impressed. They were seasoned, which means
> well callosed and ready to root, and exceedingly well packaged.
>
> I got four whortleberries [Myrtillocactuds geometrizans], the fruits of
> which taste like blueberries; four dragon fruit [Hylocereus undutus] ,
> the fruits of which have a crispy sweet apple flavor, and two cactus
> figs [Opuntia ficus], the common cactus apple, but this is a thornless
> selection.
>
> Now I've just got to get them potted.
>
> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> 27.0 N, 82.4
> Zone 10a
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>
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