LF: Mangroves

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by BC Mosaic

Yes and the shipping is twice the value of the seeds.
Want to go halfers?
Cheers

Maybe but I would rather try to find some actual plants. I have not had great success with seeds. Plus they grow way too slow. I would prefer to start with a plant of at least a few inches. Preferably around 8". They grow about a foot a year, so are not fast growing trees by any means.

[BC Mosaic]

That's OK. If you change your mind let me know. Maybe a group buy?
Cheers

[steve fedyk]

J&L had some a week or two ago, call and ask.

[spoot]

Yeah, J&L always have some, well at least everytime I've been there. I wonder if you can have them shipped to point roberts and pick them up there? You think they would let it cross the border?

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by spoot

Yeah, J&L always have some, well at least everytime I've been there. I wonder if you can have them shipped to point roberts and pick them up there? You think they would let it cross the border?

Yeah Im sure they would. I have brought plants across the boarder with my parents before and they never seem to care. It is a tree after all. I don't think they are suppose to let them across though.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

J&L have none right now and said they are not sure when they will get any.

[BC Mosaic]

My understanding is that for J&L it is a "lost leader" because it has to go through CITES paperwork and brokerage which add up and not that feasible for them especially when SuperStore sometimes have them for sale less than what J&L has to sell them for. I wouldn't be surprised if they stop carry them altogether.

[dsaundry]

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What size were they when you got them?

$10 for 24 right? 


Not sure if it is the same guy but what I got was 12 seed shoots about 4"-6" long. I am not sure if I did it correctly but I started mine in freshwater, it didn't take too long and the leaves were popping up. I am not a plant person and I know they live in fresh and saltwater conditions. I have heard that once you plant them and get them established with a good root sytem they dont' like to be moved. When a mangrove drops its seeds they look like little shoots, not like the seeds you plant in your garden..I would suggest you e-mail the guy in Hawaii and ask him what the best way to go is...I sold a few and still have about 6 plants doing well in a water feature in my office...beginners luck maybe..

[nanoreefer]

yes super stores sells them, the ones i saw were four in a small pot of gavel in freshwater they were red mangroves with afew leaves, i saw them quite a wile ago and they were $10-15 for the four, i dont know if they still have them but if they iam going to try them if there still that cheap