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Pseudophoenix sargentii, commonly known as the Florida cherry palm [3] or buccaneer palm, [4] is a medium-sized palm native to the northern Caribbean, eastern Mexico, and extreme southeast Florida in the United States.
Eugenia uniflora, the pitanga, [5] Suriname cherry, [6] Brazilian cherry, [5] Cayenne cherry, [7] cerisier carré, [8] monkimonki kersie, ñangapirí, [9] or shimarucu [10] is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to tropical South America’s east coast, ranging from Suriname, French Guiana to southern Brazil, as well as Uruguay and parts of Paraguay and Argentina.
Eugenia brasiliensis, with common names Brazil cherry [2] and grumichama, [2] (this is not the Brazilian cherry, Eugenia uniflora) [3] is medium-sized tree (maximum 20 meters height) endemic (native) to southern Brazil which bears small fruits that are purple to black in color, and have a sweet cherry to plum-like flavor.
It has been adapted by and to other countries (such as Canada) in various forms. A plant may be described as "hardy to zone 10": this means that the plant can withstand a minimum temperature of 30 to 40 °F (−1.1 to 4.4 °C). Unless otherwise specified, in American contexts "hardiness zone" or simply "zone" usually refers to the USDA scale.
Florida is surrounded on three sides by bodies of water: the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Florida Bay to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. In addition to its coastal habitats, Florida has a variety of wetland habitats, such as marshland, swampland, lakes, springs, and rivers. Florida's largest river is the St. Johns River.
Eugenia involucrata, the Cherry of the Rio Grande, is an evergreen shrub native to Brazil which bears small fruits that are dark red to purple in color and have a sweet cherry-like flavor. They are hardy to 20 °F (−7 °C) when mature, though younger plants should be protected from frosts.
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Similar to the strawberry tool above, a cut-down SNP array for genomic selection has been adapted [10] by the University of Florida for peaches. [8] Peach is a growing crop due to citrus greening. [17] [18] Florida produces far less than the leading state, California, but has the advantage of an earlier season than any other in the country. [19]