harveyc

Thanks, Mario. $35 is pretty good for a trained plant like that anywhere in the USA, IMO. I've contacted Pine Island before but i is prohibitive to bu from them. The state charges them a $50 phyto fee which they must pass on, understandably, but they then add 50% to the cost of their plants as a "compliance fee". It would cost me $102.50 plus shipping for your plant! Some retail nurseries in SoCal do a group order and I think that PIN skips the compliance fee but they also refuse any responsibility in the event the shipment fails inspection in California (source: Ong, Meyer, 12/07).

Richard, Edgar told me that he spoke to someone in Florida who said they obtained most of their pitaya from California and someone renamed many of them. Many varieties are therefore duplicates of other varieties. I did not ask for any more details than that.

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