The Shrub Queen sent me seed for sea grape, Coccoloba uvifera. Naturally, it is now very important to me. I wanted to grow it before obtaining the seed. Now, I am obligated to grow it well! Some of the seed germinated readily. The problem is that slugs promptly ate the tops of the seedlings. Only one seedling survived without damage. It now has its first pair of leaves, and looks like a green butterfly. A second seedling that germinated shortly afterward retains one of its first pair of leaves, so could possibly survive. Hopefully, more seed will germinate later. Sea grape is dioecious; so the primary seedling is either male or female, and therefore unable to produce fruit without a mate of the opposite gender. Most sea grape are female; so even if the secondary seedling survives, there is more than a fifty percent probability that both the primary and secondary seedlings are female. If more seedlings germinate in the future, they will increase the probability that at least one will be a gender that is different from the others. Actually though, I would be pleased with only a single fruitless sea grape. The seed was such a generous gift.
Tony Tomeo 
That seedling is the prettiest I have ever seen – like you say, just like a green butterfly! 😃
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I wish there were more with their leaves intact.
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Congratulations! The seedlings are coming up in the garden here, I think it’s due to all the rain. The female produce a lot of fruit. Some of my dogs have eaten it. It tastes like Fig and has a big seed.
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Thank you, but I am ashamed that more did not survive. I am hoping that both of what remains survives, and that they are a fruiting pair.
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It’s entirely possible it would be better to try in the spring.?
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I did not want them to wait any longer than necessary. I had already left them in the mail for a long time.
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There are at least 50 sf of seed in my garden I am going to throw away or compost..
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Oh, that is such a waste! What is an “sf”? I hate to be a mooch, but would you mind sending me another package of them?
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Square feet. I will send more. There is a new crop. Do you think it’s better to let the seed dry out?
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Thank you so much! The seed dried out in the mail before because I had left them so long. That is why I was in a hurry to sow them. They grew fine. The problem was that something ate their tops off.I suspect that if they get sown soon that they will not likely grow until late winter. I will likely store them where they will not desiccate completely, and then sow them at the end of winter.
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Okay, the new crop might be better. Who knows. I think these are designed to float to new islands and grow on a beach. They grow everywhere here.
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The first crop was splendid. I just left it in the mail for too long, and then did not protect it as it germinated.
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