i think most fruits are like that, thats what i have found. fruit likes to go right from the fruit immediately to be planted/soaked, not be stored. i've even sensed that it likes a bit of the sugars, and pulp to be planted right in with it in the dirt. it seems to work that way good, and i think theres something to it. i dont have any of the plants you request. but if you are open to other offerings i would be willing to offer some seeds in trade for any of those things. or all, a little of each. Here is a link that might be useful: my trade list

Hi,I'm sending you a e-mail.Debbie

I have some mandarin orange seeds that I saved from store-bought mandarin oranges a few years ago, I did get one to grow and make a little tree but my dogs chewed it up. They're getting old but might be worth a try, I'd be glad to just send them to you if I had your address, I have stuff to mail them with. I'm zone 4 so not much use me trying to grow citus up here. let me know at mamahack@hotmail.com.

I know this won't help all that much, but I've had good luck with Ebay. I ordered a dragon fruit plant last year, was really cheap, like $5 plus $6 for shipping, and it was a good 12 inches tall and well rooted in 6 inch pot. It has since grown a lot. I don't know the vendor's name except it came from Alabama and was a commercial greenhouse. I also ordered a Mango from Nippa Hut Nursery in SW Florida a few weeks ago over ebay. It was also nice, and was around $50 total ($30 plant, $20 shipping). They have other tropical fruit trees and list a lot on ebay, and also have a website. Finally, Just Fruit and Exotics Nursery in Tallahassee, FL, has some of the items you list, although they don't carry all of the really tropical stuff, more geared to Zones 7-9 than Zone 10, but they are a great mail order nursery. Shipping season is a little wierd, though, they ship in winter due to hot summers, which makes it dicey up north to juggle around freezes, but shouldn't be a problem for your area.