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Mandarin Orange Tree. Zones 9-11. Self-pollinating. This tree yields small, squashed-looking oranges that have thin, loose peels in late fall or early winter.
Thrinax radiata, [3] also known as the Florida thatch palm, [4] is a medium to slow growing palm in the family Arecaceae. It is native to many Caribbean islands, Mexico, Central America, and far southern Florida .
They can be 10–20 centimetres (4–8 inches) in length and 3.5–6.5 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in width. Abiu may have several flowering periods a year, with potential for both flowers and fruit on the tree at one time. The development time from flower to ripe fruit is about 3 months. [4] The main crop season varies by climate.
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.
Annona glabra is a tropical fruit tree in the family Annonaceae, in the same genus as the soursop and cherimoya.Common names include pond apple, alligator apple (so called because American alligators often eat the fruit), swamp apple, corkwood, bobwood, and monkey apple. [2]
The tree was susceptible to anthracnose, however, and the fruit's poor shelf life limited its commercial scale in Florida. Kent is grown on a limited commercial scale outside of the United States, particularly in Latin America. [6] Today it is still widely grown as a nursery stock tree for home growing in Florida, where it remains popular.
Cordia sebestena is a shrubby tree in the borage family, Boraginaceae, native to the American tropics. It ranges from southern Florida in the United States and the Bahamas, southwards throughout Central America and the Greater Antilles. [2]
Photograph of what is believed to be the original 'Haden' tree, located in Coconut Grove, Florida. In 1902, Captain John J. Haden, a retired U.S. army officer living in Coconut Grove, Florida, planted four dozen [2] seedlings of Mulgoba mangoes he had purchased from Professor Elbridge Gale in Mangonia, near Lake Worth Lagoon in the area of present-day West Palm Beach.