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 | | Answer: Use an acid-forming fertilizer, labeled for azaleas or palms, on your magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora, zone 9, native to Florida, moderately salt-tolerant). |
 | | Fertilize your tree twice a year with an acid-forming fertilizer, mulch the ground, keep it well-watered during the dry season, and encourage pollination by planting flowering plants that attract honeybees nearby. |
 | | There are two major varieties of avocados grown in South Florida: a Mexican-Guatemalan hybrid “Fuerte,” which produces a pear-shaped fruit with smooth, green skin, and the Guatemalan hybrid “Hass,” which bears egg-shaped fruits with pebbly purple to fl skin. |
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