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Avocado · Banana · Community Fruit Trees · Loquat · Mulberry · Papaya · Pitanga · Starfruit · Strawberry
📍 890 Newton Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, USA
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🔍 When is it ripe?
Avocado: Avocados ripen off the tree, not on it. Harvest when full-sized and skin darkens (Hass: dark green to black). Test by removing the stem button — green underneath means not ready, yellow-green means close, brown means overripe. Ripen at room temperature for 3–7 days.
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.
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.
Papaya: Skin turns from green to yellow-orange starting at the base. Yields to gentle pressure. Sweet, floral aroma develops. Green papaya is eaten as a vegetable (unripe). Ripe fruit has orange flesh and black seeds inside.
Pitanga: Ribbed, cherry-sized fruit turns from green → orange → red → deep burgundy-purple. Sweetest and least resinous when deepest purple-black. Very soft when ripe; falls at a touch. Short shelf life — eat within 24 hours.
Strawberry: Uniformly red with no white or green at the tip or shoulder. Strong strawberry fragrance even from a distance. Cap leaves (calyx) are fresh and green. Completely red flesh inside when cut. Wild strawberries are smaller but more intensely flavoured.
There are 8 Community Fruit Trees at Bartlett Park Community Garden.
Varieties: banana, papaya, mulberry, starfruit, Jamaican strawberry, avocado, loquat and Suriname cherry.
Date Planted: February 2021
Location and access: 1443 Highland St. Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701. Community garden with access from the sidewalk.The trees are located outside of the fence and are there for the community to enjoy.
Please be good stewards of the trees. The Community Garden would love your support by volunteering with them or donating to support their mission of providing garden fresh food to people in South St. Pete!
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 Ava Deveaux:
www.facebook.com/comegogrowwithus
bartlettparkcg@gmail.com
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