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I pass mango trees everyday with beautiful fruits rotting on their branches. While mangoes thrive in Southwest Florida, many northern transplants, and even locals, have no clue what to do with them.
Mango season is here. Mango trees on home landscapes and orchards in South Florida are working their way through the fruiting stage, making it prime time as the tiny flowers have begun to reveal ...
The Mango Tree kicks off with a phone call: Journalist Annabelle Tometich is informed her mom has been arrested for shooting a man, with a BB gun, who was trying to take mangoes from her yard ...
"The Mango Tree" ― subtitled "A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony" ― revolves around her mother's 2015 arrest for shooting a BB gun at a couple she claimed was stealing her mangoes.
The mango trees on his Homestead farm usually provide enough fruit for the whole year, up to 1,000 pounds. This year, he notes, “there were about 10 mangoes on the trees.” ...
When my dad’s aunt had cancer, he sourced soursop (also known as guanabana) — the small, spiky fruit said to have healing properties — from farms in Homestead so she could drink it in a tea. But one ...
This sweet slice of tropical sunshine thrives in South Florida. In the heart of Miami, you can find a mango tree tucked away in a neighbor’s backyard, growing on a street corner, or standing ...