Nearby – LeelaMaps

By leela

^{_{Modified on August 16th, 2024 at 6:58 pm}
August 16, 2024 at 4:52 pm}

Cosmic Connection 🌳

Cosmic, meditation, oak, Significant Tree, Spiritual, tree

Here is a huge old oak that has a profound connection to the land. Under it, you can discover deep insights.

By Gainesville Eye

^{_{Modified on July 29th, 2024 at 8:44 am}
July 27, 2024 at 9:43 am}

Epic Mulberry Tree + Military Trucks

fruit tree, military resources, Significant Tree

By leela

^{_{Modified on July 23rd, 2024 at 6:00 pm}
July 23, 2024 at 5:58 pm}

Unexpected Fruit Tree

fruit, fruit tree, plant, tree, unexpected, Unexpected Fruit Tree

As seen by @_fruit__tella on IG

Kind of fruit tree:

Banana

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Tropical in temperate Mediterranean climate

By leela

^{July 22, 2024 at 12:00 pm}

HomeGrower

Food Source, HomeGrower, MicroBiz, Trade

What’s in Season:

Everything I Grow:

How to Access:

Meet the Grower:

🌱

Receive Payments: Receive Payments
PayPal Account: Leela@leelamaps.com
Payment Button Text: Buy a thing

By leela

^{_{Modified on July 15th, 2024 at 7:42 am}
July 15, 2024 at 7:41 am}

Unexpected Fruit Tree

fruit, fruit tree, plant, tree, unexpected, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

In the region of Apopka, a gardener has a mango in ground, breadfruit in container

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Mango is generally assumed to be “too tropical.”

Grow Notes:

By leela

^{_{Modified on July 11th, 2024 at 6:59 am}
July 10, 2024 at 9:37 pm}

$2/lb Local Organic Jackfruit

Food, Food Source, HomeGrower, MicroBiz, u-pick, Unexpected Fruit Tree

What’s in Season:

Jackfruit

Contact the Grower for Location

🌱

leela says:

So many gardeners think this is impossible!

By Gainesville Eye

^{_{Modified on July 29th, 2024 at 8:44 am}
June 16, 2024 at 10:11 am}

Biochar Workshop: 3rd Saturdays

biochar, EcoAction, Garden Party, party, social, Workshop

They produce biochar here, from morning to 4

(Doesn’t meet July-September)

By leela

^{_{Modified on June 8th, 2024 at 9:31 am}
June 7, 2024 at 8:54 pm}

Fruiting Durian in Florida

durian, fruit, fruit tree, plant, tree, unexpected, Unexpected Fruit Tree, zone 9b

Kind of fruit tree:

Durian

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Ultra-tropical, hardly anyone tries to grow it

Grow Notes:

There are folks who struggle to grow durian in even more southern tropical climate; common belief has been that it’s the climate that’s the issue, but it seems more an issue of soil

If anyone can find this grower, check their growing practices

(This is an approximate location, apparently the tree is on Pine Island somewhere)

By leela

^{at 8:04 pm}

Unexpected Fruit Tree

fruit, fruit tree, plant, tree, unexpected, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Jackfruit
mango
Avocado

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Considered tropical, local lore is that the region’s hard frosts would kill any of these trees before maturity

By leela

^{_{Modified on July 26th, 2024 at 11:08 am}
June 4, 2024 at 10:22 pm}

C’s Food Forest

Avocado Tree, Food Forest, nursery, Orange Tree, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Within a few miles of here is a food forest stewarded by Craig, AKA Florida Fruit Geek.

The food forest was an orange orchard, comprised of grafted trees. The base of the trees were sour oranges, so when a hard frost killed back the grafted tops, the sour orange base started shoots.

Craig’s sour oranges are absolutely electric. For cautious eaters, I recommend them to be used as a salad dressing.

Craig runs a nursery from which you can order online.

Craig’s food forest includes:

Oranges
Clementines
Mulberries
Bananas
Loquats
Papayas
Avocados
Kale
& much more (including a Jackfruit!)

By leela

^{May 28, 2024 at 9:17 am}

Forest in a Desert

arid, desert, forest, Garden, HomeGrower

Buena Fortuna Gardens

By Leela Maps

^{March 29, 2024 at 7:24 pm}

🌳 Food Forest

Compost Pile, Ecospace, Food Forest, fruit tree, plant, tree

Nearby is a food forest.

📷

🌱 Plants

banana
mulberry
sugar apple
coconut
barbados cherry
avocado

By Leela Maps

^{March 15, 2024 at 2:45 pm}

Unexpected Fruit Tree

fruit, fruit tree, plant, tree, unexpected, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Banana

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Semi-public, where swimmers and walkers can access; native to SE Asia

Grow Notes:

By Leela Maps

^{at 2:29 pm}

Tip: Odd Todd’s

GrowLocal, Home Business, HomeGrower, microgreens, Mushrooms, WiFi

Odd Todd’s is only open Thursday morning, Fridays and Saturdays.

This area is in a dead zone for major cell services, but you can get wi-fi if you ask the cashier to turn on the hot spot.

Local Businesses:

Microgreens

Gourmet Mushrooms

By John

^{_{Modified on March 12th, 2024 at 4:22 pm}
March 12, 2024 at 9:57 am}

Fruiting 🥑🌳!

fruit, fruit tree, plant, tree, unexpected, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Avocado, mature fruiting

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

This region is generally assumed to be too cold to grow subtropical fruit trees

Grow Notes:

By Leela Maps

^{_{Modified on March 8th, 2024 at 7:58 pm}
March 8, 2024 at 7:44 pm}

Flowering Lychee

fruit, fruit tree, plant, tree, unexpected, Unexpected Fruit Tree

By Leela Maps

^{at 2:34 pm}

Refills Available:

Grocery
- Pasta
- Beans
- Flour
- Sugar
- Snacks
- Oil
- Nuts & Nut Butters
- Tea
- Spices
Hygiene
- Shampoo
- Soap

🫙

By Leela Maps

^{February 16, 2024 at 8:05 pm}

Unexpected Fruit Tree: Cacao

fruit, fruit tree, plant, tree, unexpected, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Cacao

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Super tropical

Grow Notes:

In ground

Grower: “My plan was never to cover it since it’s under the canopy of Mamey trees. Anyhow, it didn’t even get into the 30s this winter usually January has temperatures in the 30s but not even the high 30s reached this winter.”

By leela

^{January 13, 2024 at 9:09 am}

Sowed Rambutan

EcoAction, Guerrilla Gardening, sow

By leela

^{_{Modified on January 5th, 2024 at 3:35 pm}
January 5, 2024 at 11:23 am}

Papaya fruiting in January

fruit, fruit tree, tree, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Papaya

Grow Notes:

At Ocala Community Garden, alongside plots with fruiting eggplants, tomatoes, zucchinis and cucumbers, brassicas (esp kale, bok choy), fennel, pineapple, and more.

By leela

^{January 1, 2024 at 11:26 am}

Sow: Jackfruit

EcoAction, sow

Here at Loblolly Park is where jackfruit seeds were sown.

leela says:

It’s worth checking back later, and even bringing some biochar compost for future sows!

By leela

^{_{Modified on December 15th, 2023 at 9:22 am}
December 15, 2023 at 9:21 am}

Sow: Coehadjoe Park

EcoAction, Obstacle Course, Playground, sow

Here is where I scattered papaya seeds & skin in the naturespaces throughout the beautiful dispersed playground of Coehadjoe Park.

Here, there is a kid-friendly obstacle course, swings, slides and cool kid hangouts.

By leela

^{_{Modified on November 6th, 2023 at 1:02 pm}
November 5, 2023 at 5:01 pm}

$2.75m for 270 acres: Let’s Food Forest

forest, Grass2Garden, GrowHere, oak, opportunity, pasture, real estate

“Here’s your chance!!! Opportunity knocks seldom but this is one of those times. WOW! What a rare find in the heart of the Lake Region of Florida.

Approximately 270 acres of gently rolling, lush, hay fields and wooded draws, located only a minutes to Gainesville, Jacksonville, and Ocala.

This lovely property has it all, dense forest, loaded with abundant wildlife including deer and turkey for the hunting enthusiast, beautiful ponds, open pasture for horses, cattle and hay production. There are numerous Sites amongst century old live oaks with picturesque sunsets overlooking the pond for your dream home and the peace and quiet of hard to find county living. Don’t pass up this unique and diverse property to create your own family legacy. In Alachua and Putnam Counties. {A-412}”

The original ad

Facts and features

Interior

Bedrooms & bathrooms

Bathrooms: 0

Property

Fencing: Partial
Waterfront features: Pond

Lot

Lot size: 270 Acres
Lot features: High & Dry, Wooded, Cleared/Field, Rolling Slope

Other property information

Parcel number: 18874000000
Zoning description: Agricultural

Utilities & green energy

Utility

Sewer information: Septic System
Water information: Well

Community & neighborhood

Location

Region: Melrose
Subdivision: METES & BOUNDS

HOA & financial

Other financial information

Buyer agency compensation: 2.5%

Other

Other facts

Road surface type: Dirt

By leela

^{_{Modified on November 3rd, 2023 at 12:53 pm}
November 3, 2023 at 12:52 pm}

Freedom House Farm : MiniFarm

diy, farm, Garden, HomeGrower, micro farm

Jim Kovaleski sells over $1k of produce grown in his yard each week.

By leela

^{_{Modified on November 2nd, 2023 at 11:01 am}
October 30, 2023 at 11:35 am}

Permatours

EcoFriend, ecofriendly, Gardener, permaculture, tour, Workshop

Website

By leela

^{_{Modified on November 2nd, 2023 at 11:04 am}
October 23, 2023 at 8:05 am}

Breadfruit

Unexpected Fruit Tree

Native to SE Asia

By leela

^{_{Modified on November 6th, 2023 at 1:58 pm}
October 22, 2023 at 5:07 pm}

Unexpected Fruit Tree: 🥑

Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Avocado

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Subtropical, usually grown in California and Mexico

Eugene is in USDA hardiness zone 6.

Grow Notes:

FB Group:

By leela

^{_{Modified on November 2nd, 2023 at 10:57 am}
at 4:38 pm}

Jackfruit

Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Jackfruit

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Uncommon tropical

Grow Notes:

Approximate location, posted in the California Tropical Fruit Growers FB group.

Tree age: “my tree is a little over 7 years. I constantly prune to make sure most of its energy goes into growing large and consistent sweet fruit. It is about 9 feet high right now.”

Planting distance, fertilization, temperature: “just made sure to add plenty of compost close to a foot of it. It helps to raise the temperature a few degrees. It insulates the roots. Also I heavily plant so many of the trees help insulate one another and create a canopy over each other. Inside my garden it is a several degrees warmer since it becomes insulated with all green vegetation. Highly recommend to look how tropical trees grow in their native environment. All crowded”

Pruning: “I do cut the top to help manage the height but most importantly to help the tree focus it’s energy on producing larger and tastier fruit. I have not cut it back to 6 ft. I would imagine it would be ok since most of the fruit is produced on the main large trunks”

By leela

^{_{Modified on November 2nd, 2023 at 10:58 am}
at 12:44 pm}

Largest 🥑🌳 in 🇺🇸

Avocado, Facts, Largest, tree

By leela

^{October 7, 2023 at 11:35 pm}

Auroville 🌳 Food Forest

Compost Pile, Ecospace, Food Forest, fruit tree, plant, Raw Vegan, tour, tree

By leela

^{_{Modified on November 5th, 2023 at 8:45 pm}
at 10:23 pm}

Be Frank 🌹

Dating, fruitarian, Gardener, HomeGrower, love, Personal, Real Estate Agent, realtor

By leela

^{_{Modified on October 6th, 2023 at 3:57 pm}
October 6, 2023 at 3:46 pm}

Stanford University Fruit Map

Food Forest, Forage, Forage Guide, fruit tree, map, video

Get the map

Show us where you sow your seeds!

Sow | Commit

By leela

^{at 3:38 pm}

Summer-Fall: Tree of 40 Fruit

Forage Guide, fruit tree, Grafting, Significant Tree, Unexpected Fruit Tree

40 different stone fruits on one tree: plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots, cherries, pluots, etc

By leela

^{_{Modified on October 6th, 2023 at 3:24 pm}
at 3:19 pm}

Lovin’ Off the Land: grow all our own food for a year

cool facts, HomeGrower, LocalGrown, News, offgrid, video

Nearby:

By leela

^{_{Modified on October 6th, 2023 at 3:08 pm}
at 3:06 pm}

BnB

bnb, cob, earthship, ecofriendly, Garden, GardenBnB, gray water, HomeGrower, living roof, offgrid, offgridBnB, Restspace, solar, Trade, water recycling

See full listing

Exact location provided upon booking.

By leela

^{September 23, 2023 at 5:29 pm}

Unexpected Fruit Tree: 🥭

fruit, fruit tree, tree, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Mango

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Native to India

Grow Notes:

By leela

^{_{Modified on September 21st, 2023 at 5:55 am}
September 19, 2023 at 7:40 am}

Homeless Garden Project: Free Food Tue-Fri Noon

Ecospace, free food, Garden

About

New Home

By leela

^{September 17, 2023 at 8:50 am}

June-August: Durian

August, fruit, fruit tree, July, June, travel, tree, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Durian

Grow Notes:

By leela

^{_{Modified on September 17th, 2023 at 8:46 am}
at 8:45 am}

Unexpected Fruit Tree: Durian

fruit, fruit tree, tree, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Durian

Grow Notes:

Growing commercially

By leela

^{_{Modified on September 17th, 2023 at 8:34 am}
at 8:27 am}

Unexpected Fruit Tree: Durian

fruit, fruit tree, tree, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Durian

Grow Notes:

By leela

^{_{Modified on September 4th, 2023 at 8:00 am}
September 4, 2023 at 7:59 am}

WedSun: REAP Climate Center

Compost Pile, EcoAction, event, Garden, Garden Party, party, social, Volunteer Opportunity

Please come for as long or as little as you like. Even a quick hello is okay with no need to RSVP. Please read through our volunteer page, it’ll answer a lot of general questions that you may have. There’s always a large variety of different projects taking place at any one given time but generally, we try to fit people where they feel most empowered.

Here is a brief overview of activities available. From gardening to making soil, crafting to lite construction, tinkering to engineering.

Generally, there are four types of activities:

Ecological Light – watering, planting, trimming, spreading wood chips, working with sheep or chickens, general beautification
Ecological Heavy – habitat restoration, tree planting, turning compost
Building Light – building benches, fixing fences, signage, general beautification
Building Heavy – building structures, installing fences & gates, putting up solar, erecting art & sculpture

One thing we ask prior to visiting is filling out our digital waiver, for Adults and Minors

Hope to see you here and learn together!

By leela

^{August 31, 2023 at 8:48 am}

Fig Trees

EcoResource, fig, fig tree, fruit tree, tree

Approximate Location

Variety

Green + Black Mission

Notes

My friend Vittorio has been picking from these fig trees in August for several years. He nicknames one “rattlesnake tree” based on a story of a time he was there; he has stories of the changes of yield and quantity over fluctuations of weather and land management strategies.

By leela

^{August 6, 2023 at 8:25 am}