Now Jarred will bring back his first two pups established in pots. I will give them to some growers in south Florida. Jarred can then give later pups away or sell them. If he loses his plant he can back to me and get another pup, only if he had given two back to me and not sold any. Thus if every one in the group gives them freely, they will remain in the group and be assured of being able to get another pup if needed. Many people who get an Ae Ae are successful for up to three years and then fail. Even old timers lose them. Hurricanes seem to be the most common reason for loss. Two years ago a hurricane nearly took out mine. It feels good that I could get one from Jarred. The bigger the group the more the security.
At this point giving an established plant is the only sure way of getting an Ae Ae. That means driving to a location. Would you drive to south Florida and then bring back the first two pups? It is more likely for a grower in Browerd to give someone in Martin county a pup. As this program grows, we will cover a larger area.
Florida grown pups do not ship well. The drawing in (
http://togofcoralgables.com/MyAeAesBrother.aspx) shows the small amount rhizome in a typical Florida pup. This is why I establish a pup. Notice I have two pups in pots and one in the ground. They have not grown since they were removed from the mother plant. I will post pictures as they start to grow.