Originally I was thinking why can’t we include tree seeds into the Fukuoka grab bag mix? But now I think it makes more sense to have a tree seed specific fukuoka grab mix & maybe spread that out to hot weather vs cold tolerant trees?
Regardless since I started this topic, what kinds of tree seeds would y’all like to trade? Wild Trees, Fruit Trees, Shurbs, ect? Here’s some tree/shrub seeds I’m thinking we could trade
I’d love to get some Moringa, Yucca, Opuntia, especially Goumi! Goumi has been a wild edible tree I’ve been searching for quite some time.
@Kimzy Oh wow, you have Guaje seeds? I’ve seen those at the Mexican Grocery Store before it closed in my area.
Moringa is epic! What kinds of Guava do you have? I also have Mexican Guava from the Grocery Store.
The guaje trees are prolific here as long as they get a good watering monthly.
The guava is white fleshed, I had a couple buckets of fruit a couple years back and saved the seed, but I need to do a germination test…I dont know how long to expect the seeds to be viable.
The quaje is always loaded with seed and hundreds of sprouting seeds all around. The ducks love to eat the greens.
Yes, it does fix nitrogen. It is very heat and drought tolerant. It produces a lot of biomass very quickly. And it is also an instant shade plant. This year I used it to shade my strawberries. I also use it for compost. I noticed that it attracts a lot of beneficial insects when it flowers.
That’s great. I’ve had similar experience with it.
I’ve also found if you continuously chop all the side “branches” it will just keep growing taller, mine got up to around 15’.
I was very surprised how adaptable they are to soil types and conditions. I collected my seeds from a very isolated, sandy-rocky central TX location growing waters edge near a natural spring.
Planted them in my heavy clay with zero irrigation and they grew like crazy.
I also like the “Vegetable Hummingbird” tree (Sesbania grandiflora). I don’t have it, but I would like to.
Eat The Weeds says: “The shrub’s long narrow pods are eaten as a vegetable, similar in use to string beans. The seeds are fermented into a tempeh turi. Young leaves and shoots are eaten in salads or as a pot herb or in soups and stews. Its flowers are eaten raw in salads, boiled, fried or use in curries, stews and soups. They taste like mushrooms and are rich in iron and sugar, read sweet.”
That’s Incredible! And just like all the other Legume trees, it’s nitrogen fixer thus making it a good chop & drop crop for feeding the soil but plus the immature pods are also edible. Have you tried the immature pods? Idk how to cook them.
That tells me your seeds will germinate just fine as the test has already been done.
@Jerry_Irving You’ve got some amazing Tree Seeds aswell!
How do you eat the Yew Plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus), does it taste good?
I would love to get some Moringa, Loquat & Wild Muscadine seeds! I saved the ones from the grocery store. Message me, I’m sure there’s plenty we could trade!
@Jerry_Irving my guy , you also read Eat The Weeds too!? That’s awesome! I love dat guy, such a wealth of info! I’ve learned So many incredible Wild Edible plants from that guy.
The entire plant is poisonous except for the fruit-like arils. On a good day the arils taste like blueberries, but right after it rains they are mushy and bland. More information can be found on the Eat The Weeds website.
I am sorry, but I currently don’t have seeds for those plants.
My Loquat trees should produce fruit sometime this fall.
My moringa trees should produce seeds sometime in January of next year.
As for the Muscadine, it grows wild in my neighborhood. I only noticed its presence this year, so I am still watching it to see if it will produce fruit. If the plants are all male, then they likely won’t make any fruit at all.
I will let you know what I find out about the grapes.
I am sorry to disappoint you, and I hope you don’t mind waiting to get those tree seeds. I will let you know as soon as I am able to trade with you.
Dealing with many of these plants we have listed it will be good to keep in mind that seed availability will be very dependant on the seasons growing conditions and being perennials there will also likely be less total seed available even in a good season.
Oh wow! They look a lot like plums, kind of blue! I see why it’s called Yew Plum Pine. Blueberry tasting arils sounds amazing, gonna want to harvest at as soon as it ripens.
Bet! As most pome fruits do in fall. Amelanchier is the exception & it’s genetics hybridized with Loquats can get Loquats to fruit earilier. How does your Loquat fruit trees taste? Are all Loquats just yellow or do other colors exist too?
Thank you! Is there anything you’d like me to get you?
No worries, we can trade when everything is ready, I’ll message you. We can take our time.
Good point, especially since perennials don’t have to make their seeds the next year unlike annuals. Except Blackberries/Raspberries, those puppies produces TONS of seeds
I think it is some kind of eggplant relative. This fruit was growing on a stem that was covered in many small thorns. Can anyone identify this species?
Yes, worth noting too we should support GTS and submit seed to thru the distribution point. Afterall, we would not have this opportunity to share seed without this community. I may add some tree seeds to the serendipity box, but I’m really going to focus on supporting GTS and sending seed for the community distribution.
So if we have enough tree and shrub seeds, we need a seed steward. Any takers?
Maybe next year would be a starting point to initiate seed increases? And should we focus on varieties that only produce edible fruits? There was another thread for mostly apples…
The quava seed I had saved may be dead…apparently its only viable for less then a year. They are small seeds like eggplant seed. I’ll still complete a germination test but Im not hopeful.
, you also read Eat The Weeds too!? That’s awesome! I love dat guy, such a wealth of info! I’ve learned So many incredible Wild Edible plants from that guy.
