The Tropical Fruit Forum

Yep in the book his son had a place for koala longans and it got flooded during Andrew. Right off silver palm drive in Princeton I believe.

Wow I just can't imagine who would be lucky enough to get this farm. I love Vero Beach and the old Florida vibe.

If you are in the desert. Shamus O’Leary has great information.

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC-fYwtJ86cOL9LwOd39aLnA

Great collection! Nice that you are close to the water table. I imagine you don't need to water very often.

Attack of the cute chubbs for sure!!!   

I take my daughter to Mounts botanical whenever possible. But she is not a huge fruit lover, I think the texture of most fruit are off putting but girl can sure put down her berries.

Congratulations Greg! I do understand that you worked hard for that knowledge and giving it all away is silly. But can you tell me where you purchased your shade house from? I really like that design.

Bill Whitman in Bal Harbor and Adolf Grimaldi in Big pine key both had trees but I never heard of Adolf’s trees fruiting. A story from a former nursery inspector Bill Seefelt now a fish farmer down in homestead. He visited Whitman’s place when he was installing the amazing copper pots in the ground with a rain irrigation system. According to Seefelt and he’s in his 80s! He must have spent 2k alone to get those trees to fruit! In primo soil, solid copper pots, the water and misting system, and a professional company servicing his trees. Funny thing is I grew up in Miami Shores just a few minutes away from his brothers house down the street who is a freaking billionaire!!! that guy owned the most expensive mall in Florida! When he passed away my dad unknowingly visited his house when it went up for sale. The realtor casually mentioned that he had a arborist come from north Florida to service his yard! He had original Audubon’s in his bedroom! I must have passed that house a thousand times to go get coconuts at the park!

I heard burmese pythons will decimate mammal populations maybe once they make their way up to broward county you won't have these problems.

Love the leaves of kratom.

I have a small tree in a pot now. Doesn’t like the cold and dry at all.

I would take iguanas over rats,squirrels or deer any day. Reptiles eat way less fruit than any mammal or bird. It’s our lack of urban predators to even out the plant, grain and fruit eaters. Bring nativesnakes, owls and alligators back! Lol

I am biased I love reptiles and all sorts of animals.

Like wise my wife and I are down.

Wow what a topic. I love reptiles just as much if not more than plants, no scratch that way more....

In any case basilisk lizards are mainly insectivores and you will never have a problem with them eating your greens down to the trunk. They are really neat and watching them run on there hind legs is so very fun to watch.

O slats and veils Chameleons are another controversial lizard living down here.. I have never seen one but I hear they live down in the avocado groves in homestead. Maybe the growers are trying a more natural approach to insect control?

Now spinytail and green iguanas do regularly eat greens in adult hood. But they are not like squirrels or birds that travel much faster and farther trying multiple fruits at a time It's a double edge sword though yes they eat leaves and fruit but they also are heavy snail eaters. There was even a report on how many native tree snails they eat.

Freezes do kill off many of the non native wildlife but that is also making a more cold tolerant reptile that will be better equipped for the cold next time a freeze comes down.