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Florida's Sprawling Tropical Garden Is A Lush Paradise Full Of Scenic Trails & Butterflies

Across its 83 acres of family-friendly greenery, this magnificent botanical garden in Florida boasts gorgeous trails and tons ...
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Forest of rare trees in Zanzibar now earmarked for ‘eco-resort’

Botanists surveying a remote forest reserve on Pemba Island in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago have discovered a forest of rare trees — the only place in Africa where they’re known to occur in the ...
West Hawaii Today

Tropical Gardening: Christmas holly rare in Hawaii, but macadamia leaves are in abundance

All kinds of nuts and dried fruit are popular at Christmas, but no nut is so popular as the macadamia. Some folks on the mainland think macadamia nut trees are native to Hawaii, but here we know it is ...
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Rare trees the fascinating stories of the world's most threatened species Sara Oldfield and Malin Rivers ; with contributions by Adrian Newton and Peter Wilkie

Introduction -- Trees and their ecosystems. Tropical rainforests ; Tropical cloud forests ; Tropical dry forests ; Temperate and boreal forests ; Islands -- Trees and their uses. Medicine, poisons, ...
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Mangos, mangosteen and beyond: The hidden rare fruits growing in South Florida's backyards

Victor Chaney holds an ackee and rollinia deliciosa fruit he grew in his backyard garden. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... From the front of his house, Victor Chaney’s home looks like any ...