🌳 What is the best time to plant a tree?

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." - Chinese Proverb

📷 Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree, one of the most spectacular trees of subtopics that is actually very cold hardy and drought resistant.

• 🔰 Cascading clusters of bright yellow flowers in summer are followed by bright pink, papery, lantern-like seed pods that gracefully dangle through autumn.
• 🔰 Its elegant foliage and attractive form make it a captivating centerpiece in any garden or landscape.
• 🔰 Very fast growing, nice solution for a shade tree.
• 🔰 According to ancient Chinese manuscripts, the Golden Rain Tree is crucial for Dragons, as it is believed to be connected to their existence, guarding and complementing each other. Growing these plants is considered auspicious and is believed to safeguard the Dragon family.

2024 is a year of Dragon! 🐉

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🏵 What is the flower of the most expensive perfume? Champaka - Joy Perfume Tree. It is the fragrance the most expensive perfume Joy is made of, and our signature flower!

The flowers from this tree - Magnolia (Michelia) champaca - 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!

👼 Sacred tree of India and SE Asia
flowers exude a divine fragrance that is exceedingly pleasing to the Gods... and women

🌳 Perfect small landscape tree of a columnar shape. Ideal for containers.

🌡 Relatively cold hardy

💎 Rare collectible, a gem of any plant collection!

📚 Learn more about Champaka

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🌸 It's not a cherry blossom! What is this pink-flowered beauty? It's one of the most beautiful Florida trees...

Tabebuia impetiginosa - Dwarf Pink Tabebuia, is a spectacular Winter-Spring bloomer!

• ♦️ Nice landscape tree, compact and fits small yards.
• ♦️Beautiful bright pink flowers with yellow throats, covering the tree before new leaves appear.
• ♦️ Winter bloomer - great choice with snow birds who stay in Florida in winter and want to see some flowers.
• ♦️ More tabebuia varieties exist with yellow, white, purple flowers.

❄️ Tabebuia is a cold hardy tropical, at least to upper 20's. Grows well in Central Florida.

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😘 Why do we love Papaya?

#Fun_Facts about Papaya:

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  💟 Not a tree: Papaya is technically a giant herb with a single, straight trunk that can grow up to 30 feet tall.
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  💟 Gender flexible: Papaya plants can change their gender based on environmental conditions. This complex mechanism ensures better adaptability.
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  💟 Cold and wind resistant: Papayas can withstand light freezes and strong winds, making them surprisingly hardy for a tropical plant.
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  💟 Solo cultivars: These smaller, round or oval papayas are incredibly sweet and less susceptible to fruit flies.

Learn about #How_to grow Papaya tree in our next post👇

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When you are in the mood for something special - you need a Loquat Liquor. This is what you do with so many loquat fruit.

🍑 Loquat tree is an excellent choice for any garden, as it is quite cold hardy, drought-, poor soil- and salt tolerant. The delicious fruit look and taste similar to apricots, but there is only one problem: there are too many of them! Make Loquat the perfect fruit for an easy home winery...

🍹 Loquat Liquor recipe

Wash loquat fruit and slit in 4-5 places. You may leave seeds in for Apricot-nutty flavor similar to Amaretto. Combine fruit with vodka and sugar in a wide mouth jar and cover. Stir fruit once a day until sugar is dissolved. Then stir once a week for 4 weeks. Drain liquid and strain through fine cheesecloth. Enjoy!

You can dispose the used fruit but we usually give it a second life: add water, bring to boil, let sit, chill, and it will make another (almost non-alcoholic) drink!

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  ✔️ 3 quarts of loquat fruit
• ✔️ 1 quart vodka
• ✔️ 3 cups sugar
• ✔️ vanilla to taste (optional)

📚 From previous posts:

• •Golden Loquat – the Symbol of Prosperity
• • Learn more about Loquats

🎥 YouTube video about Loquat
📁 Overlooked fruit: tasty Loquat recipes (PDF)

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