[Gopher Apples for ground cover]

Hi,

I'm actually in SE Georgia.
I have a couple of areas that I want to plant with some sort of ground cover and I thought Gopher Apples (Lycania michauxii) would fit the area and provide a food source since there is a group of Gopher Tortoises that live real close to the area I want to plant..

I have been looking for a source for Gopher Apples for quite a while with no luck. Does anyone know where I can find Gopher Apples?

Thanks
Dave

[Re: Gopher Apples for ground cover]

It's been a few weeks now with no replies so I'm assuming nobody has any idea where I can find Gopher Apple seeds or plants?

[Re: Gopher Apples for ground cover]

Hi,

I'm actually in SE Georgia.
I have a couple of areas that I want to plant with some sort of ground cover and I thought Gopher Apples (Lycania michauxii) would fit the area and provide a food source since there is a group of Gopher Tortoises that live real close to the area I want to plant..

I have been looking for a source for Gopher Apples for quite a while with no luck. Does anyone know where I can find Gopher Apples?

Thanks
Dave

Dave...I got gopher apples from a native nursery in Hudson, called Environmental Equities.  I had them when I lived in suburban Tampa, but haven't tried to find them where I live now.  You can do a search at the Association of Florida Native Nurseries website
http://www.afnn.org/search_afnn.asp?n=22  and see if they or any of the four other companies located in Florida would ship them to you.  Ironically, I have gopher tortoises where I live now but no gopher apples.  In Brandon, I had the plants but marsh rabbits ate the fruit! 

Hope you check back and get this message.  This board isn't very active.  I used to have lively discussions when I subscribed to AOL on their regional garden boards.  I was among a handful of gardeners advocating native plants.  One of the other advocates also is very active in her chapter of FNPS.  She sometimes posts here as well.

[Re: Gopher Apples for ground cover]

Hi Dave, Haven't been looking here for awhile. Hope you followed Trudy's advice. AFNN should be helpful.

I bought several plants at FNPS Conference from Dave Chiappini nursery (I think). They were nice size and good-looking.

A friend gave me seed last fall but I neglected to get them into the ground... was it Wilma that distracted me? at any rate I don't know if they are still viable. wont be able to attend to them till fall. Maybe she will give me new seed???

Good luck with your hunt. Gopher apple is a wonderful choice for appropriate areas.

Joan in Martin