Lychee Grove Gone-Thomas Edison And Henry Ford's Grove

[jabomano]

What a depressing sight. The magnificent lychee grove that Edison and Ford planted in the early 1900's is gone. Cut down a little over a week ago when the land was sold. I talked to the county a couple of years ago about trying to preserve this land as a historic site and they said no. They didn't have the money.

A couple of before and after pictures.

[cmichael258]

How sad!

[boxturtle]

wow

[simon_grow]

I just died a little inside:(

Simon

[shot]

This is very sad, where was this in the county? what road

[jabomano]

This is very sad, where was this in the county? what road

Pine Ridge Road and Kelly road by the Kelly Road Soccer Complex.

[Bananaizme]

  What a absolute crying shame !

[JonathonForester]

That bums me out, I used to go there having grown up in Cape Coral.

Its probably just going to become some shitty HOA. ugh.

[ScottR]

Wow, very sad what beautiful tree's they were

[Central Floridave]

Bummer. I see some air layers on there.  Thanks for the photos!

[raimeiken]

UGH! that's sad!

Any idea what the plans are for that land?

[puglvr1]

How sad and depressing  !

[jabomano]

UGH! that's sad!

Any idea what the plans are for that land?

No idea.

[FrankDrebinOfFruits]

I know... its not as good as a tree, but I have seen some really cool things made from lychee stumps (trying to be positive). Better than letting them rot!





Here is one I took at a botanical garden in singapore. Its a lion head that acts as a door frame.

[jabomano]

Beautiful art but these stumps won't fit into the back of a pick up. They're massive. I was probably 10 feet away from this stump.

[ChristineMessner]

"It was 3:00 A.M. in front of the fireplace," the Grove Park Inn's Bell Man, Dave Bergam, explains in a video interview. "A lady showed up, I took a picture. She was not there. The next picture, she was there. And then she disappeared."

[zands]

What a depressing sight. The magnificent lychee grove that Edison and Ford planted in the early 1900's is gone. Cut down a little over a week ago when the land was sold. I talked to the county a couple of years ago about trying to preserve this land as a historic site and they said no. They didn't have the money.
A couple of before and after pictures.

Have the lychee trees been bearing? If they were not current lychee fruit bearers then not as big a crime. But still a crime. Heart  Sutra says do not cut down old trees.

[Charlie23]

never seen such a huge lychee tree, must be 70, 80 years old?