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Banana · Community Fruit Trees · Loquat · Mango · Mulberry
📍 340 15th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33705, USA
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🔍 When is it ripe?
Banana: Skin turns from green to fully yellow; brown flecks ('sugar spots') signal peak sweetness. Harvest when yellow but firm; ripen at room temperature. Do not refrigerate unripe — turns skin black without ripening flesh.
Loquat: Clusters of orange-yellow fruit; ripe when fully orange with no green, yields to gentle pressure, and comes off the stem with a slight tug. Very sweet and aromatic when right — mealy if overripe. Short shelf life after picking.
Mango: Smell is the best guide — a ripe mango is intensely fragrant at the stem end. Skin colour varies (yellow, red, green) by variety and is not reliable. Fruit yields to gentle pressure. The cheeks fill out and round. Harvest slightly firm for best transport; ripen at room temperature.
Mulberry: Ripe when fully coloured (white, red, or black by species) and falls at a touch. Spread a sheet and shake the branches. Extremely perishable — process or eat immediately.
There are 8 Community Fruit Trees at 15th Street Farm.
Varieties: 3 banana (1 Namwah variety), 2 dwarf everbearing mulberry, 2 loquat, 1 mango
Date Planted: March 25th 2021
Location and access: 310 15th St. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33705. The trees are located outside of the fence of 15th Street Farm and are there for the community to enjoy.
Please be good stewards of the trees. The 15th Street Farm is an educational urban farm and food center in Downtown St Petersburg, FL Volunteer at 15th Street Farm!
These are Community Fruit Trees. Community Fruit Trees are publicly owned fruit trees that are easily accessible for anyone to pick from.
To learn more about Community Fruit Trees visit www.CommunityFruitTrees.org
Community Fruit Trees is a grassroots project led by Rob Greenfield and the Live Like Ally Foundation.
Contact 15th Street Farm:
https://www.facebook.com/15thstagrihood
@15thstfarm on IG
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