Hello Lauri I am sorry, I don't have any time to ship plants now to other growers. I wish I could. I am about 70 miles from Ted's place. Ted can not prepare them to ship, too. Pick up is only choice. When you dig them from pots you can packed bunch bare root plants to van or small truck. Voytek

Everettsky - I worked for Philexport - an umbrella organization of Phil. Gov't to assist philippine exporter products in the globe. Another organization is CITEM, which assist exporters in the promotion and marketing of there products. Since Carabao Mango is an export fruit crop of the Philippines, they branded carabao mango Philippine Super Mangoes (PSM) or sometimes Manila Super Mangoes. Philippine Super Mangoes is just a brand created by CITEM for mango exporters much like of Calypso Mango or B74 mango of Australia. Under this brand, there are carabao mango strains that are grown and sold to exporters such as Lamao, probably the oldest carabao mango strain that was named after Lamao Experimental Station in Bataan which was under the American Agricultural Department when Philippines was under American regime. As far as Iam concern the Philippine Super mangoes you have eaten in Luzon are probably the Lamao strain. As far as the sweetest mango in the world, Sweet Elena Mango, a carabao strain was the one mentioned in the Guiness Book and not the Lamao. This carabao mango strain does not seldom get to local market because almost all grown Sweet elena mango in Zambales in the Philippines get exported to Hong Kong and Japan. You see, Hong Kong fruit traders who import carabao mango strain only get mangoes from zambales because it is known for the best grown mangoes in the Philippines. For the taste of Sweet Elena Mango, I've tried it and bought fruits on the site of the mother tree which is about 100 years old. Its sickening sweet with a hint of tartness and a super strong aroma. This variety was released in 2005 and was not released by the Phil. Govt due plant protection issues of the owner of the strain. I bought 5 grafted trees of this variety and a better variety that they discovered near there trees in the mango farm. The new variety is codenamed LL07. It is a pity that these varieties will not be sold to new mango farmers for upgrade of the mango farm. There is a growing interest in growing Edwards mango in the Philippines. Edwards mango is a cross between haden x carabao mango, and like edwards is shy bearer because carabao mango is a biennial fruiting mango variety. It fruits every 2 years only. Thats why edwards mango is a less yielding cultivar or less productive fruiting mango. To make it productive, you need to spray with flower inducer like carabao mango like in the Philippines. I think Edwards mango will have an advantage with Carabao mango because it has a hint of Haden mango sweetness that makes it Unique. And is more disease resistance. Here is a link about Sweet elena Mango: http://blog.agriculture.ph/sweetest-mango-in-the-world-sweet-elena-mango.html

I was an art history major in college so some type of history always has been an interest. Of course, everyone knows something different. For some of us, the Vietnam war was a huge cultural, political and social force that's like a weird incurable disease we continue to live with. The price was very high and many innocent people are still paying for it, which is what touches me about this testimony. Imagine being marked for murder because you wore eyeglasses or had an education? And it certainly is an illusion-buster in terms of ourselves, I agree. The Khmer Rouge leaders on trial are elderly, ill and already imprisoned. There is no death penalty for them -- the current dictator won't permit that. There is only bearing witness and documenting the horrors, which the tribunal seems to be doing in detail, although the person who facilitated it all will never come to trial anywhere. Allison, far as I know yes.

jodi - longtime Canon user altho it's been a while since I upgraded. You can't go wrong with a DSLR for this trip of a lifetime. You won't want to be burdened with a variety of lens but there are some with a range of coverage that should work. Do expect it to be a bit of extra weight though and definitely a lot more than a good regular camera. Thinking as I type, have you heard anything about the Panasonic Lumix series? My Canon camera bag was very heavy! With any new camera there is a learning curve, as I'm sure you know, so I would get one early enough to be comfortable with it by the time you leave. No matter what you decide, enjoy the trip! Here is a link that might be useful: camera