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Date: 7 May 2025 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Step away from the chaos

😶 Step away from the chaos

"Sometimes, you just need to step away from the chaos to find yourself."

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Date: 7 May 2025 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Why you should grow a Pitanga tree

Eugenia uniflora - Surinam cherry, Brazilian cherry, Pitanga tree - fruit

Eugenia uniflora - Surinam cherry, Brazilian cherry, Pitanga tree - fruit var. Lolita

Eugenia uniflora - Surinam cherry, Brazilian cherry, Pitanga tree

Eugenia uniflora - Surinam cherry, Brazilian cherry, Pitanga tree - fruit var. Lolita

🍒 Why you should grow a Eugenia uniflora), also known as Surinam cherry or Brazilian cherry

Pitanga (Eugenia uniflora), also known as Surinam cherry or Brazilian cherry, is a tropical fruit that's as tasty as it is healthy. This small tree or bush brings beauty to your yard and benefits to your body. With shiny leaves, fragrant white flowers, and bright red or dark maroon fruit, it's an easy-to-grow plant that also happens to be a nutritional powerhouse.

❓ So, why plant Pitanga?

🍒 Pitanga is packed with vitamins. Pitanga is loaded with vitamin C for glowing skin and a strong immune system, and vitamin A for healthy eyes.
🍒 Pitanga is full of antioxidants. Especially the dark fruits, which are rich in plant compounds like lycopene and beta-carotene that may protect your cells and reduce inflammation.
🍒 Pitanga has healing power. Traditional medicine has used it for heartburn, stomach issues, and even respiratory conditions. Lab studies show it may help fight bacteria and fungi too.
🍒 Pitanga might fight cancer. Early research suggests pitanga extracts may slow cancer cell growth.
🍒 Pitanga tastes like summer. When fully ripe, the juicy fruit has a sweet-tart flavor - great in salads, desserts, jams, and even cocktails. Pitanga var. Black Star, or Lolita has exceptional flavor, larger sweeter fruit than regular red-fruit variety.

⚠️ Bonus: It grows fast, stays evergreen, and makes a great natural privacy screen or edible hedge.

If you're looking for a tropical fruit tree that’s both beautiful and beneficial, Pitanga is a smart choice. Just make sure to pick the fruit when fully ripe - and prepare to fall in love with this cherry that's not quite a cherry!

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Date: 6 May 2025 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Welcome to Top Tropicals PeopleCats!

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Date: 6 May 2025 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

How to grow your own avocado tree?

How to grow your own avocado tree?
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💚 Growing your own avocado tree has many benefits. You can enjoy fresh, delicious avocados right from your garden.
💚 Avocado trees are attractive, provide shade, and enhance your landscape.
💚 There are many avocado varieties to choose from, offering unique flavors, sizes, and ripening times.
💚 Visit our garden center in Ft. Myers or BFarm in Sebring, FL, and let our fruit tree expert Kristi help you choose the perfect Avocado trees for your garden!

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🎀 Five plant gifts she'll love this Mother's Day

Q: My mother loves gardening and I am thinking to buy her a live plant to make her happy. What plant do you recommend?

A: At Top Tropicals, we have a big selection of wonderful gift plants . Below are a few suggestions for you, these plants are large, developed and ready to bloom or fruit!

1. Joy Perfume Tree

The Champaka or Joy Perfume Tree (Magnolia champaca) - is a top choice for Southern landscapes, prized for its striking columnar shape and fragrant, fruity bubble gum-scented blooms - you won't be able to stop sticking your nose in this flower! A signature plant at Top Tropicals, it's known for producing the world's most expensive perfume, Joy. The Joy Perfume Tree blooms on and off year-round and is currently in full bloom at our farm in Sebring, FL, filling the air around with fantastic sweet scent. This tree thrives in both pots and the ground, growing bushy and full as it matures. At Top Tropicals, we have beautiful Champaka trees in all sizes, from 3-4 ft tall (ready to bloom in a year) to 6-10 ft tall (already bloomed) for local pick up or delivery.
Learn more, with a short video.

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2. Tropical Raspberry Mysore

Tropical Raspberry Mysore (Rubus albescens) - is the perfect solution for those missing Northern fruit in hot climates. Unlike traditional raspberries that can't handle the heat, this fast-growing Raspberry from India thrives in humid, hot conditions and produces juicy, sweet fruit almost year-round! The clusters of purple-black fruit are packed with flavor, and the plant is perfect for large containers, producing plenty of fruit in no time. Cold-hardy to the upper 20s F, it's an easy-to-grow, fast producer. We have beautiful, fruit-ready 3 gal Raspberry bushes, ready to add a burst of sweetness to your garden!
Learn more, with a short video.

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3. Fragrant Jasmine Sambac

Jasminum Sambac is widely regarded as the most fragrant jasmine, cherished by tropical gardeners and plant collectors alike. Native to India, this jasmine is the source of jasmine perfume oil and the signature ingredient in jasmine tea. With various varieties offering unique flower sizes, shapes, and growth habits, it’' perfect for both sun and shade, thriving as a container plant or indoor favorite. Its delightful fragrance fills the air, and with the help of Sunshine Pikake plant booster, you can enjoy even more blooms. Jasmine Sambac, along with Champaka, is another signature plant of Top Tropicals. Through the decades, we've collected all the available varieties in cultivation - check them out!
Learn more about Jasmine Sambac varieties, with a short video.

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4. Everbearing mulberry

The Dwarf Everbearing Mulberry (Morus sp.) - is the perfect way to enjoy fruit year-round! This beautiful, cold hardy bush produces sweet, juicy mulberries starting from the very first year - often the same season you plant it. With its dwarf habit (easily maintained at 4-6 ft), it's perfect for containers and small spaces. Cold-hardy and drought-resistant, this productive plant thrives in various climates, from USDA zones 5 to 10! The fast-growing Mulberry will provide fruit year-round, and with minimal care, it will flourish in almost any soil. Our Everbearing Mulberry bushes produce enough fruit for both birds and breakfast - we pick a handful every day!
Learn more, with a short video.

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5. Medinilla Coral Spike

Rare Medinilla scortechinii - Orange Coral Spike - is a rare gem that brings a touch of the ocean to your garden! With bright orange stems bursting into star-shaped blooms, it looks like something straight from a coral reef. Compact and easy to grow, this plant stays under 2-3 ft tall, making it perfect for pots, hanging baskets, or as an epiphytic accent. The glossy dark leaves contrast beautifully with the vibrant orange panicles, and it thrives in bright shade. A must-have for collectors of unusual tropical plants, this coral spike adds a bold pop of orange wherever it grows - but hurry, it doesn't stay in stock for long!
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💝 Mother's Day Sale!

Happy Mother's Day to all the plant lovers and their amazing, caring and hard-working moms! Mother is the only one who truly loves you unconditionally - show her your love back this Mothers Day Week - with our special sale. Bring a little more beauty and a smile into her (and your) garden. Celebrate the love and care that mothers bring, just like the nurturing nature of plants.

Don't miss out - use the code below for your 15% OFF Mother's Day discount!

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Min order $150. Excluding S/H. Exp. 5-12-25

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🎁 Mother's Day Gift Shopping
Gift Card with a 15% Bonus!

Searching for the ultimate Mother's Day gift? Look no further - a live plant never fails to brighten a day, and with a Top Tropicals Gift Card, she gets to choose her very own slice of paradise! Allow your mom to select the perfect plants for her garden or home - let her explore our wide selection of tropical plants and create her own green oasis this Mother's Day.

To get 15% bonus value: make sure to mention words Mother's Day in your gift card message.

What Makes It Special?

Bonus Value: For every gift card purchased, we add an extra 15% value at no additional cost. For instance, a $100 gift card transforms into $115 worth of plant magic!

Flexibility: No expiration date means your special someone can pick their dream greenery at their leisure.

Instant Delivery: The gift certificate is emailed directly to you - no hassle, no delays.

Gift Card has no expiration date.
Offer to purchase the card with the BONUS VALUE expires 5-12-25