[Chelito23]

I'm not sure that's true. Many people move to Florida from the North to be able to grow the fruits and citrus they couldn't up North. It seems to be several factors, the citrus canker, poor soils, disease, excess of fruit, most new homes are now in HOA where they regulate what you can plant...etc.

BTW in many new CA subdivisions it's the same as in Florida. Generic, desertesq landscape plants. It's the older and affluent áreas that have the citrus and fruit trees.

[beachmouse]

The citrus canker was a really big deal a few years back, and a lot of backyard citrus trees were ordered cut down in order to try to contain it. The lawsuits about that dragged on for a long time.

And once you get into North Florida & the Panhandle, the 4-5 nights of below 30F weather we get a year are enough to cause problems with a lot of less cold-hardy citrus. My tangerine is looking like it will survive after last winter's ice storm, but I don't know about the grapefruit.

[FlyMIA]

Originally Posted by 8to32characters

You see more citrus, avocado, fig, etc. trees in the yards of Southern Californians because gardening, organic produce, healthy eating, CSA, etc. are very much part of the cultural fabric of Southern California, unlike.

I know TONS of people/homes in South Florida with Avacado and Mango trees. Not sure what you are talking about but Avacado and Mango trees are ALL over the place. This is South Florida of course, where half the people are from South American and the Caribbean.

[8to32characters]

Originally Posted by FlyMIA

I know TONS of people/homes in South Florida with Avacado and Mango trees. Not sure what you are talking about but Avacado and Mango trees are ALL over the place. This is South Florida of course, where half the people are from South American and the Caribbean.

No one cares about Miami. Ick.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by OptimusPrime69

I live in Hollywood, FL and my neighbor grows pineapples quite nicely here.

I'm just disappointed I guess because when I visited California I was so happy to see all of these really cool citrus trees and avocados and ppl were like "uhhh u live in FL, this shouldn't seem that exotic to you"....

I was like "yeah, one would think, huh?"

didnt have an answer for them. . . . Excpet for "well, we have coconut palms"

I grew up in Hollywood! What part of the city are you in? We had some great fruit trees in our neighborhood including limes, oranges, avocados (the larger variety) and a weird hybrid between a grapefruit and lemon ( I think) that was like a large "bumpy" lemon with a grapefruit-like flavor.

[HarryWho?]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

I grew up in Hollywood! What part of the city are you in? We had some great fruit trees in our neighborhood including limes, oranges, avocados (the larger variety) and a weird hybrid between a grapefruit and lemon ( I think) that was like a large "bumpy" lemon with a grapefruit-like flavor.

Are you talking about Ugli fruit Kyle? I think they're a hybrid between Grapefruit and tangerine or tangelo.

[Spring Hillian]

shocking news to me that people in different states in the same country have different views as too good health. What a crock of crap that is.

[Spring Hillian]

Originally Posted by doggiebus

We used to have more citrus trees before the canker scare. The county or state inspected every yard and tore out all citrus trees about 10-12 years ago due to the canker scare from everyone's yard.

I remember that. They never go to my neighborhood in Winter Park. Till this day a Meyers lemon we planted is still there but the new owners took out a scraggly Valencia orange tree.

[OptimusPrime69]

Originally Posted by 8to32characters

You see more citrus, avocado, fig, etc. trees in the yards of Southern Californians because gardening, organic produce, healthy eating, CSA, etc. are very much part of the cultural fabric of Southern California, unlike Florida.

Most people who live in Southern California are from Southern California or nearby areas such as Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, west Texas, etc.--other areas where citrus, avocado, and fig trees among others grow quite well--so Southern Californians are very accustomed to having these trees in their yards/on their properties, as most have had those types of fruit-bearing trees in the yards for all or most of their lives.

Furthermore, unlike the average Californian, the average Floridian didn't grow up in a place with a citrus and avocado trees, as most people who live in Florida are not native to the state and hail from much colder climates, although primarily the Northeast and Upper Midwest, so less familiarity overall with those types of trees as well as what can/cannot be grown in the state.

Also, the climate of Florida is less conducive to gardening overall, and there's much less emphasis on healthy, organic eating/living in Florida as there is in Southern California.

I think you're right on this one regarding less emphasis on healthy/organic eating/living in south FL.

I've lived in south FL for 12 years now, so I'm quite accustomed to it and the people by now. I consider myself a Floridian by now. I agree with you tho.
My 14 days in California were eye-opening in the sense that I got the feeling that organic eating/living is much more a part of life out there. There were farmer's markets everywhere. A million different kinds of small super-markets all catering to organic-locally-grown fruts and veggies.

Never see anything like that in FL. We barely have a Trader Joe's in south FL, except for one in Miami and one like somewhere else in boca..... if that.

I gotta admit after coming back from California I wish Florida had more envirnmentally conscious people, or at least south FL.
While I enjoy living in Hollywood and south FL is home. I def think it's lacking in organic living/eating.


quinoa anyone? lol

[OptimusPrime69]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

I grew up in Hollywood! What part of the city are you in? We had some great fruit trees in our neighborhood including limes, oranges, avocados (the larger variety) and a weird hybrid between a grapefruit and lemon ( I think) that was like a large "bumpy" lemon with a grapefruit-like flavor.

I live in the Hillcrest area of Hollywood.
never see any cool/exotic fruit trees.

Was at Hollywood beach yesterday (North Beach Park by Sheridan and a1a) and it was GORGEOUS.
I love the beaches in unbuilt up areas of Hollywood. They're so pretty. Water is beginning to warm, yet is still cool enough to be refreshing.

The palms were looking beautiful as always in the backdrop with those seagrape trees with the big leaves...
Looks like a tropical oasis.

who needs the Caribbean, anyway? jk