🌪 Pre-hurricane season tips: how to protect your trees from winds

Some trees like mango have deep roots and handle wind well. Others - like our favorites Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tree or Tabebuia caraiba - Yellow trumpet tree (in the photos) - need extra care. You've likely seen crooked Tabebuias in South Florida or lost a bushy Tulip Tree to strong winds. Their wide crowns act like sails in a storm.<

💨 To help your trees withstand wind damage:

• &✅ Stake young trees with strong support - use a tripod-style setup (three bamboo sticks or boards secured around the tree for balance from all sides)
• &✅ Check and adjust supports every 6 months
• &✅ Trim long or rubbing branches - they break first
• &✅ Add extra support if a storm is coming (larger trees benefit from sturdy tripod-style bracing with boards)
• &✅ Lighten bushy growth, less sail = more survival

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💡 We pruned our Tulip Tree and Ceiba - and they withstood Hurricane Milton while others fell

• &✅ If a tree falls, stand it up ASAP and support it. Trim broken branches - they’ll remind you what needed pruning before, not after!
• &✅ Trees protected young, grow strong for life.

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Can I Grow Avocado Outside the Tropics?

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👍 Yes - with the right variety and care.
While avocados love tropical and subtropical climates, certain cold hardy Avocados types - especially Mexican varieties - can survive outside the tropics, even in USDA Zone 8b (like San Antonio, TX). Once established, some can handle short freezes down to 15F, even as low as 10F in dry climates.

Key Factors for Cold Hardiness:

• &🔤 Plant Size: Young trees are tender. Protect with mulch, blankets, and even Christmas lights during freezes. Mature trees are tougher.
• &🔤 Wind Protection: Wind chills do more damage than cold air alone. Plant near a south-facing wall or sheltered spot.
• &🔤 Tree Health: Healthy trees handle cold better. Fertilize regularly during the growing season.
• &🔤 Water & Humidity: Water less in winter. Avoid soggy soil - good drainage is a must. Trees in dry winter climates tolerate more cold than those in humid areas.

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What makes Lolita so special and different from regular Surinam Cherry? 💋

• &❣️ Black Surinam Cherry cv. Lolita (Eugenia uniflora) is Sweet, Juicy, and Cold-Hardy!
• &❣️ Lolita Cherry is the cultivar you've been waiting for - also known as Black Star or Pitanga var. Black. This rare variety starts red and ripens to a rich black color, with a flavor tha'’s incredibly sweet, juicy, and free of the typical aftertaste found in regular Surinam cherries.
• &❣️ The fruit is large (1-1.2 inches), packed with juice, and produced by a vigorous, upright, freely branching plant that often fruits in its first year. A reliable and heavy producer, this cherry tree is both ornamental and productive.
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❣️ Why grow Lolita?

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💋 Delicious, black-colored cherries with exceptional sweetness

• 💋 Fast to fruit, even in the first year. Seedlings grow true to type - a rare trait!
• 💋 Cold hardy to the upper 20s F once established. Thrives in USDA zones 9–11 or in containers with winter protection
• 💋 Upright, bushy habit makes it perfect for edible hedge or small garden spaces
• 💋 Hard to find and easy to love, Lolita Black Surinam Cherry is a must-have for tropical fruit collectors.

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• &💋Top 10 fruit you'll ever need for your health benefits: #8 Lolita Cherry
• &💋 Who is that Sweet Black Lolita from Surinam?
• &💋Top 10 fast-fruiting trees: #3. Eugenias - Tropical Cherries
• &💋How to make a jam with Surinam Cherry

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