Does anyone know where I can purchase African tulip trees or Jacaranda trees?
I've seen in past posts that African tulip trees are sold by GrayRiver Farms. Does anyone know where this is located?
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GrayRiver Farms is a different business. We will be at the Chiriqui Storage Flea Market
on Sunday. Our farm is at Boqueron and we transport our plants to Dolega for the monthly sale.
Grey River? Or, Two River nursery?
Spathodea is a monotypic genus in the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae. The single species it contains, Spathodea campanulata, is commonly known as the Fountain Tree, African Tulip Tree, Pichkari or Nandi Flame. The tree grows between 7–25 m (23–82 ft) tall and is native to tropical dry forests of Africa. Wikipedia
Is the Peruvian Lemon a lime tree?
When I Googled it, I got:
What Peruvians call LEMONS are actually LIMES and vice versa. Therefore, a peruvian lemon is in fact a North American Persian lime. Any truth to this?
"Persian lime (Citrus ×latifolia) is green and over two inches long. It has a nearly thornless tree. The Persian lime is of hybrid origin, most likely from a cross between key lime (Citrus aurantiifolia) and either lemon (Citrus ×limon) or citron (Citrus medica).
The Key lime (Citrus aurantiifolia)[1] is a citrus species with a globose fruit, 2.5–5 cm in diameter (1–2 in), that is yellow when ripe but usually picked green commercially. It is smaller and seedier, with a higher acidity, a stronger aroma, and a thinner rind, than that of the Persian lime . It is valued for its unique flavor compared to other limes, with the Key lime usually having a more tart and bitter flavor. The name comes from its association with the Florida Keys, where it is best known as the flavoring ingredient in Key lime pie." wikipedia
The Peruvian lemon is the same as the Key lime and is used in the drink pisco sour as well as in ceviche because of the sourness. The fruit of the tree that GrayRiver sells is small, yellow, and very juicy.
I'm not sure about this, but I think in some Latin American countries, the names for both lemons and limes is limón. In Peru, it appears that Key limes (Citrus aurantilfolia) are sometimes referred to as limón peruviana.
thanks K
eith , I know where Dolega is but the book shop?
Jillian says that the Vivero which is located just south of the Bookmark bookstore in Dolega has them. The Bookmark, a Fruit Smoothie place, and the Vivero are right on the highway about one kilometer south of the Accel station at the Potrerillos Y intersection.
Try a google translate of Llama del bosque. That's why its a good idea to know botanical names, especially in Latin America. BTW, in Florida and elsewhere there is a pure yellow color variant that is quite striking, though needs to be propagated by cuttings.
http://www.floridata.com/ref/s/spat_cam.cfm
I second Gordon's view that knowing or finding out the botanical name of a plant can save you from ending up with something other than what you thought you bought. Shopping for a plant without knowing the botanical name is perilous anywhere because plants have so many common names, but it's even more so when your dealing in a foreign language with a variety of different common names in that language.
Once you have the correct botanical name (research online or in plant books), google it for a good photo, print out the photo, and take it with you when shopping.
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