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Welcome to the Cloudforest Cafe. The purpose of this discussion lounge is to provide a forum for online discussions on highland subtropicals. This includes many rare fruits such as cherimoyas, white sapotes, capulin cherries and many other fruits. And this also includes many Andean vegetable crops such as oca, maca, ulloca, and many others. We also invite palm enthusiasts to discuss highland palms such as Ceroxylons and Parajubaea.

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Hot.. Posted by stan on 8/27/08
Best source of delivered soil? Posted by Merbert on 8/26/08
Union City palm park.. Posted by stan on 8/26/08
Mandavilla..not an annual. Posted by stan on 8/26/08
Pomegranate artical in new Fruit Gardener Posted by Scotty in Arroyo Grande on 8/26/08
Olympic palm growing... Posted by stan on 8/25/08
Second crop on Jaboticaba Posted by Jack, Nipomo on 8/25/08
i need help Posted by mildred cook on 8/25/08
Heatwave... Posted by stan on 8/25/08
Breadfruit update pic Posted by Jeff on 8/25/08
Sapote supreme.... Posted by stan on 8/24/08
Who is going to Festival of Fruit? Posted by Jack, Nipomo on 8/24/08
Gardino nursery, just in case you dont have enough plants yet Posted by Ethan-Bakersfield CA 9/9 on 8/24/08
Need gauva info. Posted by Margaret Morton on 8/24/08
Epiphyllum Seed Germination? Posted by Jeff (Woodland) on 8/24/08
It's tomato tasting day at Morningsun Herb Farm Posted by marion on 8/24/08
Before i call it a day... Posted by Stan on 8/23/08
Francesco and Jason Baker-help.. Posted by stan on 8/23/08
Work in progress Posted by Stan on 8/23/08
Ti plant for norcal... Posted by stan on 8/23/08
Help with Mulberries! Posted by Micki on 8/23/08
Attempt to cross a seedless guava and a pink fleshed guava Posted by Jet heng on 8/21/08
Gulf Fritillary and passiflora actinia Posted by Ethan-Bakersfield CA 9/9 on 8/21/08
Checking back in about a grafting test... Posted by Sheila Bailey on 8/21/08
Rare warm and Muggy bay area day.. Posted by stan on 8/21/08
Apples and more apples Posted by Axel on 8/21/08
Have a look at this Posted by Jason on 8/21/08
Green Sapote Update Posted by George on 8/20/08
Flowering Trees Posted by George on 8/20/08
Looking for Yacon seeds Posted by Mary J on 8/20/08
Mangosteen selling for $45 pound in NYC Posted by stan on 8/20/08
Brother in laws bananas are back in the news again. Posted by Jeff on 8/19/08
I still need a good digi camera Posted by Jeff on 8/19/08
Howea on a windy day.First, in slight wind Posted by Stan on 8/18/08
So fed up with yellow jackets eating fruit! Posted by Brendan on 8/18/08
Run through the jungle ..again.. Posted by Stan on 8/18/08
If Henry knew something about plants.. Posted by Stan on 8/17/08
Chilean fruit seed gemination advice please Posted by Greg on 8/16/08
Heliconia Posted by songlim18 on 8/16/08
Help with my Avacado tree Posted by Dorothy Durfee on 8/15/08
Summer Chocolate Mimosa tree Posted by Jeff (woodland) on 8/15/08
Why not grow yellow sapote (Casimiroa tetrameria) in the valley? Posted by Ethan-Bakersfield CA 9/9 on 8/15/08
Google Earth.. Posted by stan on 8/15/08
Mameys at Berkeley Bowl Posted by Merbert on 8/13/08
Valley bananas on live TV Posted by Jeff on 8/13/08
Anyone growing Bomarea? Posted by Edward on 8/13/08
Birds nest fern vs slugs,snails. Posted by stan on 8/12/08
Anyone growing citrus in a cool summer climate? Posted by Tracy Allen on 8/12/08
This just fell of the tree. Posted by stan on 8/12/08
Forcing a jaboticaba to flower Posted by Francesco on 8/12/08
Mango plant dying Posted by Twan on 8/11/08
What happened to... Posted by Stan on 8/11/08
Papaya Grafting Posted by George on 8/11/08
Avocado at Shopper's Corner Posted by Zack on 8/11/08
Hot. Posted by stan on 8/11/08
avacado not flowering over 20years Posted by rui on 8/11/08
Black Velvet apricot? Posted by Merbert on 8/10/08
First Mutsu apple of the season Posted by Merbert on 8/10/08
Amaryllis eye candy.. Posted by stan on 8/10/08
Tree Oleanders.. Posted by stan on 8/10/08
Crape Myrtles in Pleasanton.. Posted by stan on 8/10/08
El Nino Planting of Subtropicals... Posted by DavidInAmityOrUsa,UsdaZ8 on 8/10/08
Kelp as fertilizer? Posted by Twan on 8/09/08
Wigandia a year later... Posted by stan on 8/09/08
Stephanotis... Posted by Stan on 8/09/08
Eucalyptus filicifolia...in flower Posted by stan on 8/09/08
Neighbors King palm grove.. Posted by stan on 8/09/08
Graywater systems.. Posted by Stan on 8/09/08
Coolest morning of the summer... MooooDesto Posted by Jeff on 8/09/08
Banana for Axel??? Posted by HarveyC on 8/09/08
seeds for carca quercifolia Posted by ursula on 8/08/08
zone acceptance list Posted by Ben on 8/07/08
San Francisco sets monsoonal rainfall record.. Posted by stan on 8/06/08
Capulin cherries orgie Posted by Axel on 8/06/08
Star Fruit Posted by Patti on 8/06/08
cherimoyas splitting Posted by herb on 8/05/08
Acacia karroo Posted by Keith from Marin on 8/04/08
Zone Delusions Posted by Axel on 8/04/08
Cherimoyas in Modesto progress report Posted by Jeff on 8/04/08
Algae for Fuel Posted by Nelson on 8/03/08
Can anyone help me find star apples Posted by star apples on 8/03/08
White Sapote Propagation Posted by Jeff (Woodland) on 8/03/08
Garin Apples.. Posted by stan on 8/02/08
year of the June bug? Posted by Ethan-Bakersfield CA 9/9 on 8/02/08
Black Sapote question Posted by Jeff East Bay on 8/02/08
A puzzler for all Cloudforesters Posted by Merbert on 8/01/08
stone fruit tasting /tour Saturday white apricots, peaches, pluots. plums etc. Posted by marion on 7/31/08
mangosteen review Posted by George on 7/31/08
maran seed Posted by connie on 7/31/08
Oh man,I really got Jaked up.. Posted by Stan on 7/31/08
Foxglove - pruning question Posted by Johnny99 on 7/31/08
Axel, spam control request Posted by Steve in Brookings on 7/31/08
Finding at Lowe's Posted by Shawn on 7/30/08
Zone 15,16,17 and me. Posted by Stan on 7/30/08
Ensetes allways slow to start? Posted by Jason on 7/30/08
New frost protection spray being developed Posted by HarveyC on 7/30/08
One of them zebra banana's Posted by stan on 7/29/08
Ponytail palm in bloom.. Posted by stan on 7/29/08
Bread fruit tree photo Posted by Jeff on 7/28/08
Large Apricot Tree Posted by Kern in Newman on 7/28/08
Melbournes heat island Posted by Jason on 7/28/08
The big jakfruit experiment Posted by Merbert on 7/27/08
Thai orchid and fruit expo Posted by Nigel(NZ) on 7/27/08
Big Island farmers markets Posted by Shawn on 7/26/08
Another Hardy "No Name" banana on Ebay Posted by Jeff on 7/26/08
Irradiated mangosteen seeds Posted by George on 7/26/08
Aug 12,in Lafayette. Landscape designers meeting Posted by stan on 7/26/08
Modesto Breadfruit Midsummer pic - update Posted by Jeff on 7/26/08
Santa Cruz Figs Posted by Forrest112 on 7/25/08
Transplant your Jackfruit NOW! Posted by George on 7/24/08
Paw Paw fruit Posted by loquat lover on 7/24/08
Dragon Fruit Posted by loquat lover on 7/24/08
Tropical orchard put in.. Posted by stan on 7/24/08
Does anyone know this Brug? Posted by Merbert on 7/24/08
The Drought kicks in..and the bill for it... Posted by Stan on 7/24/08
pondering pluots Posted by Ethan-Bakersfield CA 9/9 on 7/23/08
Living on peaches and jakfruit Posted by Merbert on 7/23/08
Hardee Red Avocado Posted by Tom on 7/23/08
It's Spring Time! Posted by Jason on 7/23/08
Taste of white apricots Posted by Martin Weber on 7/22/08
Fruit on the Jujube Posted by Jdiaz on 7/22/08
chaffey cherimoya, and cherimoya favourites? Posted by Ben on 7/22/08
my Big Jim Loquat Posted by loquat lover on 7/22/08
Avocado budwood wanted Posted by Kad on 7/22/08