A hidden infection is spreading through Florida avocado trees — and it could impact your wallet

Agricultural experts are warning about a disease, sunblotch viroid (ASBVd), that can severely stunt avocado tree growth.

Florida avocados face threat from Sunblotch Viroid

Florida avocados, a signature staple in kitchens, a favored fruit tree in landscapes and a source of pride for the state's ...

Florida’s 1,100 natural springs are under threat – here’s how to restore them | Column

Behold … a vast circular expanse before you, the waters of which are so extremely clear as to be absolutely diaphanous or ...
WUFT

Replace-me-not: Native Florida plants struggle to take hold amid invasive species in man-made ecosystems

Mitigation banks can’t exactly replicate pre-development ecosystems, even when they achieve state-mandated native plant goals. (Rose Schnabel/WUFT News) Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ...
The Florida Times-Union

What you should know about using native Florida plants in your yard

Why should we plant native plants? I’ve talked to people who think Florida is tropical with no variation in plants year-round; that they are green and blooming all year. Florida is semi-tropical with ...
WLRN

Plants that evolved in Florida over millennia now face extinction and lack protection

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Andre A. Naranjo is Botanical Curator at Florida ...