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This 30-year-old tree named Donaldson may hold the cure for the disease now decimating Florida’s citrus trees
When Americans think of fresh orange juice, they probably picture a glass poured straight from Florida’s sun-drenched groves.
Meet the tree that could save Florida’s citrus industry
Matt Mattia used both hands to flip through the branch at his eye level, studying each side of every leaf as sunlight ...
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This ancient tree may replace Florida’s old citrus groves as farmers seek new crop
An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation with renewable energy. As large parts of the Sunshine State ...
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Pongamia trees grow where citrus once flourished in Florida. Here’s what to know.
An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and it could help provide the nation with renewable energy. As large parts of the Sunshine State ...
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Pongamia trees grow where citrus once flourished in Florida, offering renewable energy & plant-based protein
An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation with renewable energy. As large parts of the Sunshine State's ...
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Ancient trees from India thrive in Florida where citrus once flourished
An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation with renewable energy. As large parts of the Sunshine State ...
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Farmers turning to this ancient tree to replace Florida’s old citrus groves
An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida and could help provide the nation with renewable energy. As large parts of the Sunshine State’s ...
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Florida’s citrus outlook remains bleak. But new science offers hope.
The state’s orange yield has declined by 90% in the last three decades. In the last 10 years, grove land has halved. Oranges high atop a 16 foot citrus tree on The Story Companies 60 acre citrus ...
Sun Sentinel11mon
Pongamia trees grow where citrus once flourished in Florida, offering renewable energy and plant-based protein
An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation with renewable energy. As large parts of the Sunshine State ...
WLRN11mon
Pongamia trees grow where Florida citrus once flourished, offering renewable energy
Elisabeth Beagle, Terviva's director of tree operations, places a newly grafted pongamia tree in a high- humidity greenhouse at the company's nursery, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Fort Pierce, Fla.
Boston.com11mon
Pongamia trees grow where citrus once flourished, offering renewable energy and plant-based protein
An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation with renewable energy. As large parts of the Sunshine State ...