Uncarina Species, Mouse Trap Tree, Succulent Sesame, Unicorn Tree

I bought a small plant labeled as U.peltata in June of 2014...it instead turned out to be U. grandidieri.
It grew very well all la...Read Morest summer from June to the end of summer. Bloomed most of the late summer. Last year we had warm autumn rains and the leaves seem to rot from them putting the plant in dormancy for the winter.
By spring of this year 2015,it had been tip nipped by a light frost from the winter,but regrew.
Only,it never bloomed this year. I did pot it up and it has a nicely developing fat trunk and a full crown of foliage.
Its outdoors 24/7 in the SF bay area's z10a. I don't have plans to plant it yet. Maybe if it becomes a few feet tall,I might risk it. As it is ,it makes a great looking potted plant- so no hurry.

My husband and I went to visit the LA Arboretum a couple of weeks ago and we both fell in love with this plant. It is a very interesting ...Read Moreand beautiful plant. Since we have uprooted all our roses, we have switched to cactus and succulents and this would be a wonderful addition (if not to be the centerpiece) of our garden.

Besides, my husband has become kind of obsessed with it.

So I wonder if anyone knows where I can buy a plant (or seeds)?

Thanks.

I have a small one of these for over a year now and it is so easy. I keep it inside where it has tolerated such neglect. As soon as I p...Read Moreay it a little attention like repotting it or fertilizing, it recovers and puts out tons of new growth.