Tallowberrieman, A) you posted on the tree forum about selling berries/seeds - most of the members would assume that means planting and growing trees from them. B) there is a warning (at the bottom of the page on the general list of forums in the instructions?) about using this forum for commercial purposes - it seems you didn't see that or are ignoring it. C) the trees are stated to be garbage - which they are - not the berries. D) you say only that you want to sell the berries, not for what purpose. E) I am sure there are markets for your berries, but this isn't one of them. I am sorry if your feelings were hurt, but I think you need to realize you posted the wrong thing in the wrong place. Please go elsewhere...., and I wish you all the luck in the world selling tallow berries as decoration - elsewhere, and as Misssherry says, to other people than those who like trees in the South.

Ok, the trees are in - we switched the Chinese Tallow for a Chinese Pistache. But, now my question is that the trees have been taped to a stake. All my neighbors who had trees planted had two states next to the trees with a ring in the middle (looks like garden hose) around the trunk with room for the trunk to move and grow. Is this right?

Sylvia, they have seed pods on them now....I can send you about a million seeds in a couple of months, but if it ever gets out that you got them started in your area, they might string you up. I believe I read somewhere that the original owner of Teas Nursery in Houston is the one who brought them here and got them started. They do make a fast growing tree that has fall color....something not very plentiful around here...fall coloring. I don't think they make a very long lived tree though....maybe 30 to 40 years. Let me know if you still want some seeds and I can send you all you want in a few months. They are also a very messy tree....always dropping something....blooms, seeds, the seed pods themselves, and leaves....but if you want some seeds, I can send you all you want. I remember about 25 years ago, someone was buying the seeds....when they first drop they are white, then turn black. I think they wanted just the white ones....was going to try to find a use for them....making what, I don't know. I remember my neighbor at the time was collecting the seeds to sell.

Thanks! Most of the embeds are simple curls - I used a cheese planer and made purple and clear curls, then put 'em in the mold and poured over... The stars are out of the IKEA star icecube tray. The other embeds are just chunks. Nothing fancy, but they look pretty cool. I made honey oatmeal, lavender mint, lavender tangerine, lemon eucalyptus rosemary, sandalwood/cedarwood and a lemon soap that is really just all my mistakes chopped up and poured over. That is truly one of the coolest things about m&p - no mistake is final!