A surprisingly large number of our palms and other tropicals end up in malls and
office buildings all over the U.S., and in Canada and Europe.
Field-grown palm and shade tree production is concentrated on the marl soils
in eastern Miami-Dade. Large shrubs are also produced, often inter-planted with
palms and trees.
Container-grown palms, trees, shrubs, and tender perennials treated as shrubs
are produced in The Redland Agricultural District on rockland, often with
tropical fruit and tropical vegetable crops as neighbors.
Twenty-five to thirty half-day and all-day seminars are offered throughout
the year on topics related to production and utilization of ornamental crops,
many in cooperation with state, regional, county, private, and commercial
organizations.
A quarterly Ornamentals Newsletter is offered, along with 6 to 12
one-page fact-sheets, and several longer publications each year.
Walk-in diagnostic and plant identification services are available at the
office, and site visits are arranged as needed. Phone consultation is another
way we serve the industry.
Prepared by Joe Garofalo, 11 July 2001.
NEW PEST WARNING FOR
SOUTH FLORIDA!
Pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM), Maconellicoccus hirsutus,
is a new pest recently discovered in
south Florida--in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. As PHM is a serious pest of
over 250
species of horticultural and agricultural plants, it is important for everyone
to learn more about it.
Click the links below for more information.
"The
Pink Hibiscus Mealybug" USDA Pest Alert (543 Kb 
)
PHM
on the UF-IFAS Featured Creatures Website
Local fact sheets prepared by Miami-Dade
County Extension personnel:
A
Pink Hibiscus Mealybug Primer... and Update
Reported
Plant Hosts of Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (PHM)
PHM
Control Brochure
(733 Kb )
1000 copies of this brochure are available in our office--FREE of charge.
