Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 4 Oct 2024

How big is the Little Gem?

Little Gem Magnolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia

Little Gem Magnolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia

Little Gem Magnolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia, flower

Little Gem Magnolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia, flower

Little Gem Magnolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia, tree

Little Gem Magnolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia, tree

Little Gem Magnolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia, flower

Little Gem Magnolia - Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia, flower

💎 How big is the Little Gem?

  • 🕊 Looking for a cold-hardy tree with majestic flowers and a scent that could make angels swoon? Meet the Little Gem Magnolia! This delightful dwarf variety of the Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia - packs all the charm without the towering height.
  • 🕊 With large, perfect white flowers that emit a divine fragrance, this beautiful columnar tree is like nature's perfume dispenser.
  • 🕊 The leaves? They’re fluffy and brown underneath, like a teddy bear wearing a velvet jacket!
  • 🕊 Though it’s called a "dwarf," don’t be fooled - Little Gem can still reach up to 8-10 feet wide if planted in the ground, offering plenty of blooms even when young.
  • 🕊 While it's slow-growing, this compact beauty is perfect for small gardens where space is precious. Ideal perfume tree for container garden.
  • 🕊 Whether it's in a container or part of your landscape, this magnolia is a total showstopper. If you're ready for a tree that blends elegance, fragrance, and manageable size, Little Gem is your new best friend!


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Date: 10 Oct 2024

When does Champaka tree start blooming?

Joy Perfume tree (Magnolia champaca) flowers

☀️ When does Champaka tree start blooming?

  • 🏵 Champaka, or Joy Perfume tree (Magnolia champaca) blooms in and off year around. This year it's the third time we see our trees with flowers.
  • 🏵 The flowers are used to make the world's most expensive perfume 'Joy' and smell like fruity bubble gum... you can't stop sticking your nose in this flower!


🎥 Yellow Champaka in bloom. This tree is 3 years old.

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Date: 28 Nov 2024

How soon will Persimmon tree fruit?

Persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

🍑 How soon will Persimmon tree fruit?

  • 🍑 Persimmons (Diospyros sp.) are fast-fruiting trees, perfect for gardeners seeking quick results.
  • 🍑 Grafted varieties begin producing fruit immediately, even on young, container-grown trees as small as 2-3 feet tall, often flowering in their first year.
  • 🍑 When planted in the ground, persimmons grow into compact, space-efficient trees that reliably produce a bountiful harvest every year.


📚 Learn more from previous post:


Native American Persimmon
Persimmons: best varieties for container culture
How to grow Persimmon tree

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Date: 24 Dec 2024

Did you know which two trees are behind the creation of Eggnog?

Did you know which two trees are behind the creation of Eggnog? Nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans)

Nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans)

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum cassia).

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum cassia).

☕️ Did you know which two trees are behind the creation of Eggnog?


☕️ Eggnog is made from milk, cream, sugar, beaten eggs, and two spices: Nutmeg and Cinnamon. Both nutmeg and cinnamon come from spice trees:

Nutmeg is made from the seed of the Nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans).

🔥Cinnamon comes from the bark of the Cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum cassia).

These spices add the classic, warming flavors that make eggnog so popular during the holiday season.

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Date: 24 May 2024

Three top tropical trees - from the legends of Caribbean

Yellow Poinciana, Jacaranda, and Royal Poinciana paintings

Yellow Poinciana, Jacaranda, and Royal Poinciana paintings

Yellow Poinciana

Yellow Poinciana

Jacaranda

Jacaranda

Royal Poinciana

Royal Poinciana

💛💜♥️ Three top tropical trees - from the legends of Caribbean. Yellow Poinciana, Jacaranda, and Royal Poinciana: three happy colors of the Tropics.



While traveling through the vibrant and diverse Caribbean, we acquired three exquisite local paintings rendered on jacaranda wood plates and a calabash. These pieces of art celebrate the three most spectacular and revered flowering trees of the Tropics:
  1. Yellow Poinciana, with its bright golden blossoms, associated with joy and sunlight, symbolizing the warmth of the Caribbean spirit💛
  2. Jacaranda, known for its striking lavender-blue flowers, is a symbol of wisdom and rebirth, blooming in a breathtaking display that signals the change of seasons 💜
  3. Royal Poinciana, that we mentioned earlier, with its fiery red and orange flowers, is a symbol of passion and energy, referred to as the "Flamboyant" tree due to its bold and dramatic appearance ♥️


Get them now while we have them. No need to go too far into Caribbean!

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