Cacao (Theobroma cacao)

Grow your own Chocolate trees from seed. This listing is for organically grown on Maui, freshly collected from the pod, CACAO SEEDS.  Offered in packs of 5 (FIVE) SEEDS.   When in stock, larger seed packets are offered.   These fresh from the pod seeds will germinate in the mail on theri way to you. 

All seeds will arrive with a Hawaii State Agricultural inspection stamp on the package.

Your fresh Maui Cacao seeds are carefully cleaned and  wet packed  in damp paper toweling in a plastic baggie so that your seeds arrive viable, already germinating.  Try growing this fun tropical fruit tree for yourself or as a Family project with Children.  

Theobroma cacao, it means 'Food of the Gods',  is the small tropical tree that Chocolate is made from. These easy to grow seeds will germinate in the mail on their way from Hawaii to you. They will arrive ready to plant, packed in damp paper toweling in a sealed plastic baggie. The Cacao seeds will germinate, grow white tails, in the mail, on their way to you. Please be ready to receive and plant these easy to grow tropical fruit tree seeds.

Cacao can be grown as a houseplant and does fine in containers if you have limited space.
Cacao is considered an 'understory tree' it grows well protected in the shade under other larger trees. Please grow your young Cacao plants in the shade, dappled light is okay once they are older. 

Please read up on how to grow this plant in your particular area.  PLEASE NOTE THAT WRITTEN GROWING INSTRUCTIONS WITH OR AFTER YOU RECEIVE YOUR SEEDS SAFELY IS NOT OFFERED.  PLEASE PLAN ON RESEARCHING EACH PLANT THAT YOU PLAN ON GROWING IN YOUR PARTICULAR AREA.  PLEASE ONLY ORDER THIS TROPICAL SEED SENT TO A WARM ENOUGH LOCATION. IF IT FREEZING/SNOWING OUTSIDE WHERE YOU ARE, IT IS TOO COLD TO SHIP THESE RECALCITRANT WET PACKED LIVE SEEDS TO YOU THERE.
PLEASE NOTE, Hawaii Sate Agriculture does not allow any fruit pulp or soil to be shipped out of the state. Fruit pulp/whole pods are not allowed to be shipped out of the state of Hawaii. 

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