Florida's Best Fruiting Plants: Native and Exotic Trees, Shrubs, and Vines

by Charles R Boning

Overview

*Details on how to turn your Florida yard into a cornucopia of delicious fruit

*Plants will succeed in every region of the state.

*Profiles of more than 80 species ranging from familiar strawberry to obscure jaboticaba

*Maps and fruiting calendars to help with planning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683342755
Publisher:	Pineapple Press, Inc.
Publication date:	06/01/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	24 MB
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About the Author

Charles Boning is a naturalist, illustrator and attorney. He has resided in north, central and south Florida and is familiar with gardening in each region. He has cultivated and grown many of these plants in his own garden. He is also the author of the popular Florida’s Best Herbs and Spices

Table of Contents

Preface 2

Introduction 4

How to Use This Book 6

I The Basics of Growing Fruit in Florida

Florida Growing Conditions 7

Selecting a Tree 9

Planting a Tree 10

Cultivation 11

Fruit Tree Pests 13

Fruit Tree Diseases 15

Cold Protection 16

Wind Protection 17

II Fruit Profiles

Abiu 20

Ambarella 22

Apple 24

Atemoya 26

Avocado 30

Bael Fruit 34

Banana 36

Barbados Cherry 40

Blackberry 42

Black Sapote 44

Blueberry 46

Blue Grape 50

Canistel 52

Capulin 54

Carambola 56

Carissa 60

Cashew Apple 62

Cattley Guava 64

Ceriman 66

Che 68

Cherapu 70

Cherry Rio Grande 72

Chestnut 74

Chickasaw Plum 76

Coconut Palm 78

Cocoplum 82

Custard Apple 84

Darling Plum 86

Elderberry 88

Feijoa 90

Fig 92

Grapefruit 94

Grumichama 96

Guava 98

Imbe 100

Jaboticaba 102

Jackfruit 106

Jamaica Cherry 110

Jujube 112

Kei Apple 114

Kiwifruit 116

Kumquat 118

Lemon 120

Lime 122

Longan 124

Loquat 128

Lychee 130

Mabolo 134

Macadamia 136

Mamey Sapote 138

Mandarin 142

Mango 144

Mayhaw 148

Mombin 150

Mulberry 152

Muscadine Grape 154

Ogeechee Lime 158

Olive 160

Orange 162

Papaya 166

Passionfruit 168

Pawpaw 172

Peach 174

Pear 176

Pecan 178

Persimmon 180

Pineapple 182

Pitaya 184

Pitomba 186

Pomegranate 188

Prickly Pear 190

Sapodilla 192

Seagrape 196

Star Apple 198

Stopper 200

Strawberry 202

Sugar Apple 204

Tamarind 206

Watermelon 208

White Sapote 210

Glossary 212

Organizations 215

Collections and Arboretums 215

Nurseries 215

Native Fruiting Plants 217

References and Further Reading 218

Index 220