Tony`s Tropicals plants

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  1. sal73

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    I would love to introduce a friend of mine ,
    is name is tony , he is a master of growing from pips and own a collection of 280 plants all started around 7/8 years ago .
    I was really impressed to know that he growed all this plants from fruits pips he bought in shop , even more impressive is the fact that he manage to grow all his plants in a small balcony in North Italy , where temperature drop to -15/18 (all moved inside for winter)


    let start.
    Psidium Cattleianu (with fruit)
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    Rollinia Deliciosa...
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    Pouteria Lucuma
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    syzygium cumini.
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    Tamarindus Indica
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    Mango e Papaya
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    Macadamia Ternifol
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    Pachira Aquatica
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    vanilla
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    dragon fruit (the flowers are giants)
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    coffee (produce coffee beans)
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    better view of the papaya
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    Annona Muricata (custard apple)
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    Averrhoa Carambola (star fruit)
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    annona ceriatica
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      few more
      Pinapple
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      Anacardium Occiden
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      Avocado Persea Amer...
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      passion fruit
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      can`t publish more then 20 pictures sorry.
       
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        wow! :hate-shocked: where in north Italy exactly?
         
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        e `un Torinese ...come te :blue thumb:
         
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        Btw , forgot to introduce Tony .

         
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          Beautiful sal,thats some pip collection :) i like the clay pebble idea in the the vanilla pot :blue thumb: x
           
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            Good eyes Joolz , I was looking for them as well , but only available from hydroponics shops , that is one of is secret , as he keep the roots dry .
            just bought many fruit myself.
             
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            Thats were i buy them from,i buy a large bag and a large bag of perlite aswell cos wilkos small bags of perlite are too small when you use a lot :)
             
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            Already start to collect some seeds from spring
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            apparentle to pomelo is a must to try as it will produce fruit even in pot .

            also the bananas is not a soft as I though , but it will take some cold (yes those bananas have seeds)
             
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              Fluffy strawberrys? :heehee: i have no idea what most of it is sal,can you name them for me please x
               
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              from left to right

              flaffy strawberry = rambutan
              drinking coconut
              pomelo
              coconut
              Spondias dulcis
              custard apple (was so sweet)
              bitter gourg
              karela
              bitter melon
              passion fruit
              bitter mango (apparently the easiest to grow in pot)
              sabota
              banana rajapuri
               
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                Thanks sal :) Where do you shop sal?
                 
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                In the asian shop , around the corner from where I live :SUNsmile:
                 
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