Chloroleucon tortum

[ahosey01]

Anybody growing this?

[Tracy]

22 hours ago, ahosey01 said:

Anybody growing this?

Are you?  I had to.look it up and learned that it is critically endangered.   Do you have a seed source or have you seen any in botanical collections Adam?

[ahosey01]

17 minutes ago, Tracy said:

Are you?  I had to.look it up and learned that it is critically endangered.   Do you have a seed source or have you seen any in botanical collections Adam?

They're extremely common in the bonsai trade and you see the real deal for sale all over the place as bonsai starters, but from what I can tell none of these bonsai growers seem to stick them in their yards and see what happens.  There are a few wholesalers in South Florida that sell this as well, and Eric at Leu said they've got a couple.  I don't know of any big ones in botanic collections but the photos of them in habitat show they get these bizarre square trunks 

Chloroleucon tinuiflorum does great here in Brownsville so I am thinking about branching out into other Chloroleucons, but I don't know anything about the culture on this one in particular.  I'll try one if you do! lol

[ahosey01]

iNat page: Chloroleucon tortum in January 2025 by captainjoan · iNaturalist

[Tracy]

6 minutes ago, ahosey01 said:

I'll try one if you do! lol

No real estate left for a tree Adam.  I have to stick to the little stuff to plug in these days.  Good luck and show photos when you do try.  I will get to enjoy it vicariously.

[ahosey01]

5 minutes ago, Tracy said:

No real estate left for a tree Adam.  I have to stick to the little stuff to plug in these days.  Good luck and show photos when you do try.  I will get to enjoy it vicariously.

I’m gonna be in the same boat soon.. i need like 50 acres lol

While I’m thinking about it I’d love to see a recent photo of that giant aloe you had out front when my dad and I came by there a couple years back, if you get the time!

[richtrav]

5 hours ago, Tracy said:

Are you?  I had to.look it up and learned that it is critically endangered.   Do you have a seed source or have you seen any in botanical collections Adam?

I wonder why, it looks like a dune dweller on the beaches in the state of Rio de Janeiro that is easily identifiable on Google Street View. This is the one at the University of Arizona campus in Tucson.

[richtrav]

Tenuiflorum (tatane) is a beautiful Argentine tree that is only slightly damaged at 23F.