The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, known locally as “The Amp,” is an outdoor venue nestled among heritage live oaks and towering pines. This 4,000-seat venue was built in 1965 to commemorate the city’s ...

Rambutan and lychee both grow in warm, humid climates, but rambutan is considered a tropical fruit, while lychee is ...

Kern, who is chair of the West Los Angeles chapter of California Rare Fruit Growers, finally gave up growing Gros Michel, but ...

LEM has been discovered not only in Brevard County, but also in Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and several other ...

A University of Florida scientist on the front lines of food production outlines a strategy.

An ambitious Brazilian urban fruit tree planting project within a green corridor around Niteroi's Piratininga Lagoon is beginning to bear fruit. (AP video shot by Mario Lobão) ...

Nonnative tree invaders lead to declines in native tree species richness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2025; 122 (17) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2424908122 Cite This Page : ...

image: Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera) is among the most invasive plant species in North America.view more . Credit: Florida Museum of Natural History. In the largest study of its kind ...

Also known as acerola, wild crepemyrtle, west Indian cherry, and Bajan cherry tree, these fruit trees are native to the Caribbean islands but have naturalized in south Texas, Florida, and beyond.

While National Arbor Day is always in April, many Floridians do not know that Florida’s Arbor Day is the third Friday in January. In 2025 that date is Friday, January 1. This early date is ...

Chaste Trees are typically grown as a large multi-stemmed deciduous shrub. The non-native 10–15-foot maturing shrubs are favored for their showy lavender flowers that are on display late spring ...

An Ancient Fruit. Pawpaws are North America’s largest native tree fruit, a northern member of an otherwise tropical family, and an ice age survivor that no doubt misses the mammoth.