LIVE FRUIT Tree Seedling Lemon Drop Mangosteen Garcinia

Garcinia intermedia

(Clusiaceae)  

  Lemon Drop Mangosteen

Native to Southern Mexico and Central America.

Common Names 

English: lemon drop mangosteen, mameyito 

Spanish: mameyito, sastra

Portuguese (Brazil): achachairu

Botanical Synonyms 

Rheedia intermedia, Rheedia edulis and Calophyllum edule.

Lemon Drop Mangosteen is a small tree, from 15-20 feet (5-6  m) tall, with a straight, dark brown trunk.  Young branches have smooth green bark.  Contains yellow latex.   Leaves are opposite, stiff, 3-5 inches (7.6-13  cm) long and 1-2 inches (2.5-5   cm) wide.  Flowers are whitish and small, perfect, and produced in axillary groups of 1-15 at branch nodes.  The fruits are round, about 1 inch (2.5  cm) in diameter, with a thin orange to reddish peel.  The whitish pulp has an aromatic sweet sour taste, and contains 1-2 seeds.

Propagation

Lemon Drop Mangosteen is usually propagated by seed, which loses viability rapidly if allowed to dry out.  The seeds germinate easily and the tree is precocious, flowering and fruiting in 2-3 years. 

Culture

Lemon Drop Mangosteen can be grown and will fruit in a large pot.

            The Lemon Drop Mangosteen tree is very adaptable, growing well in different soils and environments from sea level to 4,000 feet (1,219  m) elevation.  Garcinia intermedia grows well in full sun or shade, but fruits better in full sun.  Flowers and fruits sporadically throughout the year, but in Hawaii the principal fruiting season is from July through October.

Garcinia species from the Americas were once classified as Rheedia, but now all are considered Garcinia.The fruit was formerly listed as a Rheedia which has since been absorbed into Garcinia as Rheedias are now known as "new world mangosteens". Lemon drop mangosteen is closely related to other edible tropical fruits such as mangosteen.

Lemon Drop Mangosteen flowers.

Lemon Drop Mangosteen is primarily consumed fresh, but can also be used to make juices, jams and jellies.  The wood is resistant to termites, and is used to make posts and tool handles.

The tree is an attractive ornamental, especially when in fruit. 

Lemon Drop Mangosteen

(Garcinia intermedia)

You are bidding on * lush strong seedlings with vigorous root systems * inches tall with * leaves born and grown in Hawaii.

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All live plants are Inspected By USDA Plant Inspectors before they are shipped to insure you get healthy pest free plants and seeds.

Due to the price of gasoline, we will ship once a week - ON or BEFORE WEDNESDAYS, because of the special stamps needed to ship plants and cuttings to you.  This can only be done at the Dept. of Agriculture.  If payments are not met before that MONDAY, your items will be shipped the following week and lose the combined discount opportunity.

   All live plants are shipped bare-root wrapped in moist sphagnum moss to ensure the plant’s healthy transit to you.

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For 2-3 winning auctions, the combined discount is 10% of the total Shipping and Handling charges. For 4-7 winning auctions, the combined discount is 20% of the total Shipping and Handling charges. For 7+ winning auctions, the combined discount is 30% of the total Shipping and Handling charges.

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         As each order is packed and prepared separately you will pay the quoted S/H charges individually per item. If you buy the same species in that item it does calculate out the discount (i.e.: additional item $3.61). My stores' combined shipping is built in for same items rather than a varied selection. Built into the S/H charges are USPS shipping, USDA inspection fee, Ebay fees (listing & Final value) and Paypal fees. I can’t really change any of these. If you want one of this and one of that, it gets hard to discount much as each different species requires it's own prep & packing, then at USDA each has to be unwrapped and inspected then repacked. USDA requires me to clean and prepare every last piece before we drive them to the Inspection Station on the other side of the island. It takes my wife and I, a day to pack items and get ready to ship. The whole next day we drive around the island and get inspected (2-3 hours), then drive to the Airport Post Office to drop off. It takes the same work with the same type item if you can understand.

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