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Fast growing but rather compact shrub with velvety leaves and stems. Bright yellow flowers. Ethnomedical plant. Easy to grow and not picky about conditions. Full sun and regular water is all it needs.

Akee (Ackee) - rare fruit tree, hard to find National fruit of Jamaica. Delicious when fried! This showy fruit is a close relative of Lychee, Longan, and Rambutan. The tree is easy in cultivation, fast growing and can be maintained compact. It is not bugsy or picky about soil/water conditions, and is relatively cold tolerant for being a tropical tree. You can find delicious akee meals only in Jamaican restaurants. But no need to search for it - grow your own tree, it can't be easier. It will start fruiting for you the next season, you don't have to wait long. Sometimes it fruits twice a year! However remember, the fruit is used as a vegetable, and is not eaten raw. It must be picked AT THE RIGHT TIME after the fruit has opened naturally so the flesh is fully exposed to light, otherwise it is poisonous. When the fruit has "yawned", discard the seeds (or better plant them to grow more trees - to share with your friends!). The arils, while still fresh and firm, are best parboiled in salted water or milk and then lightly fried in butter. Then they are really delicious. Just add Bacon to complete your meal! Somewhat cold-hardy once established.
See Articles about Akee:
What is Akee?
Akee Tree.
Watch the video: How to cook perfect Akee?

The Hass (Haas) avocado is dark-colored with a rough and bumpy skin. Will turn black when ripe while other varieties remain green.
See avocado varieties chart. This is Florida Hass variety, which does well in hot and humid climate, unlike California Hass, which prefers dry climate

Joey is very cold hardy variety, creamy, and compact - a must-have for growers in cooler zones. Joey is Type B avocado with creamy, nutty flavor and purple-black skin.
Discovered by Joey Ricers in Uvalde, Texas, Joey is a compact egg-shaped avocado that thrives even in cooler climates (surviving the teens to 20s F) and ripens from August to October. The fruit has smooth, thin, purple-black skin and rich, buttery flesh with a slightly nutty taste - perfect for guacamole or slicing.
Growing into a dense, upright tree reaching 10-25 ft, it's self-pollinating but pairs well with a Type A variety to boost yield.
A top choice for cooler subtropical regions and container gardens alike. Produces medium size, egg shaped purple-black fruit. It has excellent flavor. Heavy bearer.
It survived temperatures around 10F near San Antonio, Texas (Zone 8b). Can take temperatures down to 15F for short period of time without significant damage.
See about successful growing in cold climate.

Joey is very cold hardy variety, creamy, and compact - a must-have for growers in cooler zones. Joey is Type B avocado with creamy, nutty flavor and purple-black skin.
Discovered by Joey Ricers in Uvalde, Texas, Joey is a compact egg-shaped avocado that thrives even in cooler climates (surviving the teens to 20s F) and ripens from August to October. The fruit has smooth, thin, purple-black skin and rich, buttery flesh with a slightly nutty taste - perfect for guacamole or slicing.
Growing into a dense, upright tree reaching 10-25 ft, it's self-pollinating but pairs well with a Type A variety to boost yield.
A top choice for cooler subtropical regions and container gardens alike. Produces medium size, egg shaped purple-black fruit. It has excellent flavor. Heavy bearer.
It survived temperatures around 10F near San Antonio, Texas (Zone 8b). Can take temperatures down to 15F for short period of time without significant damage.
See about successful growing in cold climate.

This is a late fruit that has been around for a while, since the 1900 Originated in what is now Kampong Botanical Garden in Coconot Grove, Miami, Florida. The flavor of this fruit very nice, oily, nutty, reminds of almonds. it is creamy, has no fibers. At the same time it has solid consistency and if you cut a square it remains a shape of the square. It is recommended by Lara as the best Sushi Avocado! It taste great as appetizer when cut in squares with some shrimp cocktail sauce.
See avocado varieties chart.

New rare variety Ulala (Uhlala, Uh-La-La, Super Hass). Cold hardy variety that can take temperatures down to 18F for short period of time without significant damage. The fruit is black skinned, with smooth texture. Seed is very small.
See about successful growing in cold climate.

Cocoplum. Easy care shrub that is used often as ornamental or a hedge; it produces edible fruit. The mature fruits are 1 to 2 inches in length and ovoid or globular. The thin skin of the fruit varies from pinkish white, to red, to purplish black. The white, cottony pulp adheres to the single large ridged seed and is somewhat insipid in taste. The cocoplum is generally stewed with sugar after the skins have been removed. It can also be used for jelly and jam, and the seeds can be roasted as nuts.
The plant is highly tolerant of salt, so it is often planted to stabilize beach edges and prevent erosion.

Chinese ginger, Fingerroot. Boesenbergia rotunda is a medicinal and culinary herb from China and Southeast Asia. It is widely used in Javanese cuisine in Indonesia. In Thai cooking it is called krachai. In the west it is usually found pickled or frozen. Kra Chai is used as an antiflatulent, expels air and nurtures strength. Used as a male tonic, vigor, health promotion, longevity, aphrodisiac.

Ylang Ylang, Perfume Tree, Chanel #5 Tree. This tropical beauty is the source of the worlds most famous perfume, Chanel No. 5. Its golden, star-shaped flowers release an intoxicating fragrance almost year-round, filling the air with sweet, exotic notes. A graceful evergreen with glossy leaves and layered branches, it makes a stunning centerpiece in your garden. This is one of the most beautiful, fast growing and beneficial flowering trees for Southern landscapes. Dwarf form Cananga fruticosa offers the same scent in compact size. A true living perfume for your yard!
This famous perfume tree from which flowers Chanel#5 perfume is produced blooms on and off during warm period of year, fills the air for yards away with fine perfume year round.
Large trees maybe topped for shipping.
Special growing instructions are here

Cashew nut, Cashew Apple. Small size tree that will produce fruit within 1-2 years; will successfully fruit in container. The actual fruit is the nut, the apple is a swollen stem. Cashew apple is eaten fresh or stewed. It has a sweet-astringent taste. Nut itself is caustic until roasted. Must be roasted outdoors because fumes are irritating. Very fast growing under favorable conditions, it may fruit in container, within 2 years from seed. Tolerates very poor soil and drought, as well as salty wind.

Popcorn Cassia, Peanut Butter Senna - A shrub or small tree producing golden-yellow flowers with a distinct scent of peanut butter that open from brown buds in late summer and autumn. Also called Popcorn Cassia, because it smells like fresh cooked, buttered popcorn when you run your fingers through the leaves and then smell. It blooms beautiful large clusters of sunny yellow flowers.

Cassia javanica - Apple Blossom Tree. Beautiful pink apple-blossom-like flowers. A very showy summer bloomer. Magnificent flowers bloom with petals that change in color from pale red to dark red then paling again. Flowers range from white to pink on the same branch and appear in dense clusters. This tree is in bloom for over three months.

Red Cassia, Ceylon Senna. Graceful tree with spreading, drooping branches appearing to be overweighted by its wealth of clustering red blossoms. Has alternate pinnate leaves in pairs with colored margins which further enhance the appearance.

Chocolate tree, Cacao. This beautiful tree has large dark green leaves that shade the fruit pods which grow directly from the trunk and branches. The flesh is eaten as a dessert, and the seeds are the raw material of chocolate. Hot chocolate can be made by drying the seeds, roasting, grinding, and adding milk. Chocolate beans were used as money by the Maya Indians of Central America.
This is very exciting plant, but it requires a good care when growing indoors. Please contact us in advance if you have any questions.

Chocolate tree, Cacao. This beautiful tree has large dark green leaves that shade the fruit pods which grow directly from the trunk and branches. The flesh is eaten as a dessert, and the seeds are the raw material of chocolate. Hot chocolate can be made by drying the seeds, roasting, grinding, and adding milk. This is very exciting plant, but it requires a great care when growing indoors.

Cassia cinnamon, Chinese cinnamon. This variety of cinnamon is very cold hardy and established plants survived 25F for 2 nights in our garden.
It has elongated leaves which are highly aromatic as much as bark that is used for commercial cinnamon. Leaves are used as tea. Cinnamon is a very popular culinary spice and is also used in candy, gum, incense, toothpaste and perfumes. The oil is used in medicine as a carminative, antiseptic and astringent and source of cinnamon extract. Cold hardy plant to upper 20's F.
Read more about Cinnamon.

Veld grape - unusual succulent vine with tendrils, fleshy 3-lobed leaves and quandrangular 4-winged stem and grape-shaped leaves, used medicinally to help fractures heal faster. Good for hanging baskets.
This plant is anything but ordinary! With its thick, four-winged stems that look almost sculpted, Cissus quadrangularis stands out from the crowd. The stems are square in shape, giving the plant a distinctive geometric look that makes people stop and ask what it is.
Native to Africa and India, veld grape is a succulent vine both tough and unusual. It grows fast, loves full sun, and thrives even with minimal care. The fleshy, jointed stems store water, making it drought-tolerant and perfect for warm, dry gardens or bright patios. It can be grown as a hanging plant, groundcover, or trained up a small trellis.
Traditionally known as the bone setter plant, veld grape has been valued for centuries in Ayurvedic and African medicine for helping bones heal. It's also completely ornamental, with small tendrils, occasional clusters of tiny leaves, and a striking structure that looks great in containers or hanging baskets. A true show-stopper for collectors and anyone who loves the strange and beautiful side of nature.
Growing tips:
Sun to partial shade
Moderate watering, well-drained soil
Great for hanging baskets or groundcover
Easy and fast-growing succulent vine

Coconut palm. "Symbol of the tropics", often used as a houseplant. Fast growing palm proven to help clean indoor air of smoke and harmful chemicals. Bares coconuts 12 months a year for fresh coconut milk and copra (dried coconut).
We do not ship coconut palms to CA, TX, AZ, LA!

Colvilles glory. Specimen tree with very conspicuous cylindrical or cone shaped clusters of bright orange flowers that are bright red in bud.
This tree loses leaves in winter.

This Adenium hybrid, Chailai, features striking red petals with white tips, creating a bold and dramatic contrast. The multiple layers of petals add depth and elegance, while the vibrant colors give the flower a lively, energetic look. This variety is sure to stand out in your garden, offering both beauty and a touch of excitement.

Adenium Chok Am Nuay is a striking desert rose with bold red-and-cream flowers that immediately catch the eye. The petals are thick and slightly ruffled, forming a layered bloom where deep red splashes and streaks spread across a creamy white background. The strong contrast gives each flower a lively, almost hand-painted look.
The name Chok Am Nuay comes from Thai and is associated with luck, prosperity, and success. With its vivid colors and energetic pattern, this adenium looks every bit like a flower meant to symbolize good fortune - a bright and confident bloom that stands out beautifully against the glossy green leaves of the plant.
Chok Am Nuay comes from Thai words connected with luck and prosperity. Chok - luck, good fortune. Amnuay / Am Nuay - to grant, to provide, to bestow, to make something possible. So the name Chok Am Nuay can be understood as: "Luck that is granted" or "Bestowing good fortune". In everyday Thai sense it carries the idea of fortune being given or blessings arriving - a very positive, auspicious name. That is why plant breeders like it. Names connected with luck, wealth, and prosperity are extremely popular in Thai adenium varieties because they are believed to bring good fortune to the owner. In a more poetic translation for plants, it can be interpreted as: "Bringer of good fortune" or "Blessed with luck."

Purple Haze Dragon Fruit is a hybrid variety that comes from Hylocereus guatemalensis and Hylocereus polyrhizus. It is a variety with purple flesh and bright pink exterior having green fins. The fruit has a refreshing sweet grape type flavor with few small eatable seeds. Fruits are large and can range from 1.0 to 2.0 pounds. For even larger fruit bud thinning is recommended. This variety typically has three fruiting cycles per the calendar year. It is also a very high producer of fruit.
The purple color on the purple dragon fruit indicates that the pigment content level of betalain is so high that it is purple like a beetroot. It has the most health benefits of all pitayas.

Blue sage, blue eranthemum - bright gentian blue - an unusual color in the tropics, winter bloomer, shade lover.
Learn more about Eranthemum pulchellum: Blue Sage: Winter Wonder.

Fig Tree - light skinned variety: Ischia. Light skinned, with strawberry colored pulp, very sweet and rich. Ripens early. An easy to grow fruit tree, tolerates freeze.
Figs are prized for their delicious fruit, which can be one to three inches in length. Most fruits are borne from early summer to late fall on new growth, and the fruits generally mature very quickly. The lovely lobed green leaves make it valuable in the landscape even without its fruit. They are very large, prominently veined and deeply lobed and may be 8 to 10 inches long. The fig makes a splendid patio or indoor plant that grows with little attention, save for constantly moist soil and bright light. Prefers alkaline, well-drained soil, but can tolerate wet conditions (waterlogging). Trees are very sensitive to frost when actively growing, but can withstand 10F when dormant.
Compact tree, very popular for pot culture.
See article about this fruit tree.