Date: 4 Dec 2021
Sunday Breakfast with Peanut Butter and Blackberry Jam...
It's time for our favorite day and another Easy stroll through Top Tropicals' Garden with savings of 50% and MORE! What a wonderful way to start the day.
Speaking of wonderful, is there any memory as wonderful as a peanut
butter and jelly sandwich from back in the day?! PB&J's, a true Classic, easy,
savory and delicious and a universal favorite... And for a truly Top Tropicals
variation of the Classic sandwich, have we got something special for
you...
Bunchosia argentea and Randia Formosa. OK, we admit it may not roll off the
tongue quite as easily as PB&J, but your tongue and taste buds will be
thankful for the delicious flavors of the Peanut Butter Fruit Tree - Bunchosia argentea, and Blackberry Jam Fruit - Randia formosa.
Combine the rich and creamy delicious Peanut Butter with the not too sweet and fresh pulp of the Blackberry Jam Fruit and you have a unique and tasty combination destined to be a classic of its own while making your garden look even more beautiful!
Saving on your favorite plants is Easy.
Easy like Sunday Morning...
For this Easy Sunday we have priced these at incredible savings:
The Peanut Butter Tree, regularly $49, is on Easy Sunday sale for
only $24
The Blackberry Jam, regularly $39, is on Easy Sunday Sale for
only $19
Classic Combination
Combine the two for your own Classic Combination and save even more, instead of full price $88, it's only only $39 for the set!
Blackberry Jam Fruit
Randia formosa - Blackberry jam fruit, Jasmin de Rosa - fragrant white flowers of this Gardenia relative and edible fruit that tastes like blackberry jam... Kids love the fruit! Many claim that it's even better than preserves. This exotic shrub will fruit in a container within a year and produces as many as 25 to 30 fruits at a time. It is relatively cold hardy, blooms for a few months in the fall and winter, so fruiting and flowering can be enjoyed when many other plants are dormant.
Picture of 2 y.o. plant full of fragrant flowers, ready to set fruit:
Peanut Butter Tree
Bunchosia argentea - Peanut Butter Tree.
One of the most fascinating exotic fruit, as amazing as Miracle fruit,
Peanut Butter Fruit is loved by both kids and adults. Yes, it tastes exactly like
peanut butter! Sweet, soft pulp with peanut flavor. The tree is small in
size, grows 10-15 ft max, or can be kept as a bush. Starts fruiting within 2-3
years from seed! Keep it in a pot if you have limited space, it can be grown
indoors, too. The fruit can be eaten fresh or made into milk shakes. Very rare
in cultivation, and relatively cold hardy.
Picture of 2 y.o. tree full of fruit:
Date: 2 Dec 2021
New Video:
What is a Loquat?
Loquat is one of the easiest tropical/subtropical fruit trees to grow, with delicious fruit resembling Apricots (in fact, from the same family!). This video presented by our video host David Mortimer.
More information on Loquat trees:
Golden Loquat - the symbol of Prosperity
Kristi's Loquat Tropical BBQ sauce
Overlooked fruit: tasty Loquat recipes (PDF from Tropical Treasures
Magazine)
WATCH NEW VIDEO >>
Stay updated with TopTropicals Videos by subscribing to our channel at YouTube.com/TopTropicals and get our latest video news of what is fruiting and blooming!
Date: 2 Dec 2021
Attention California gardeners:
New additions to CA list
Photo above: Exotic Stags Horn Fern - Platycerium x Netherlands - that everyone wants to have in their tropical plant collection. We have large developed plants in stock.
More plants added to the list certified for shipping to California
Top Tropicals ships plants Nationwide and Worldwide. We are certified
for shipping to all 50 states including California which has very strict
agricultural regulations from the State.
Additional plant list certified for shipping to California has been
approved, and you can check a few updates at the end of this email. As usual, some
items are limited quantity while many people have been waiting for them to be
approved for shipping. So hurry up, first come, first serve!
Remember to always pay attention if a plant is certified for CA
shipment.
Please note that in addition to our company annual certification approved
by USDA, we are sending a Phyto Certificate with every plant shipment!
Photo above: Xanthosoma albo-marginata
Date: 28 Nov 2021
Easy Sunday Morning Deals: Sweet Dragon or Sweet Cherry?.. Both!
Sweet Dragon or Sweet Cherry?.. Both!
Photo above: Biquinho Pepper (Capsicum annuum x chinense) - nipple-shaped bright orange to red fruits with unique flavor which packs quite a bang!
Not because of its heat, but because of its intense fruity habanero flavor!
Saving on your favorite plants is Easy. Easy like Sunday Morning...
This weekend we celebrate our Easy Sunday and Cyber Monday together!
So we've doubled your opportunity to Save AND we've added a second beautiful plant to help you save even more!
Take an extra day to enjoy your Easy stroll through Top Tropicals' Garden with savings of
50% OFF and MORE!
For two days only, you can easily get the sweetest variety of the Dragon Fruit and add a super rare variety of Tropical Black Cherry Lolita to your garden!
Both plants Easy Priced at $19, that's a savings of more than 50% from the regular $39 price!
Learn more about these plants:
Yellow Dragon Fruit
Selenicereus megalanthus - Yellow Pitaya, Dragon Fruit
- is the best tasting Dragon Fruit in the world that is not only sweet, it
has a great flavor (unlike most Pitayas that are pretty watery).
These plants originated from Ecuador and are well-developed, multi-branched, as you can see from the photo.
Picture of the actual plants for sale:
Lolita Cherry
Eugenia uniflora - Black Surinam Cherry Lolita
- rare, hard-to-find black-fruited variety Surinam Cherry starts as red and turns black as it ripens.
It is very sweet and has exceptional flavor, without aftertaste, large 1-1.2 inch, very juicy.
Reliable producer. The tree is upright, freely branching, cold hardy to upper
20's once established.
Plants are in 2 gal pots, well branched and ready to fruit next season.
Picture of the actual plants for sale:
Date: 24 Nov 2021
Winter is coming tips
Reminder from Kristi, the Tropical Flower Girl
As the weather gets cooler, many of you move your potted tropical plants
indoors. Please remember:
1. Leaf drop. Lower air humidity, lower light and short day may
cause some leaf drop. This is normal for seasonal environment change.
2. Reduce watering as it gets cooler and darker. Under lower light
and in cooler temperature, plants won't need much water; some plants go dormant and only need minimum water (so soil doesn't completely dry out). Excess water may damage roots and kill a plant in winter.
3. No dry fertilizer in winter. Active growth stops. Let the plant
to go into dormancy or simply have a rest. You can continue liquid Sunshine Boosters according to regular dosage chart with every
watering. Since the watering is reduced, the plants will get only as much food as
needed for getting through the winter.
4. Watch for insects by inspecting leaves regularly. They may attack
plants more likely in the indoor conditions. You may use organic NoBug insecticide especially for your indoor plants.
Stay Warm!
In the photo: Mr Big and Zoe-the-Scooby-Doo sharing a warm tub with Emerald Peperonia