Public Fruit Goes to Gainesville

We’ve talked about public fruit trees in the past. When planting trees in public places, why not make them fruit trees…where anyone can walk by and pick a piece?

As I was reading the most recent edition of UF Today, the University of Florida’s Alumni Magazine (GO GATORS!), I found a related tidbit:

Apples to Oranges: In a move reminiscent of UF’s old honors apples, the university has planted several citrus trees in heavily traveled areas of campus. Hungry students are invited to pick the fruit – including grapefruit, tangerines, navel oranges, and mandarin oranges – for a snack between classes.

Good going UF! Let’s see how this works out. The location of the trees seems to be appropriate…they won’t go to waste. Though I think the grapefruit will be a tougher sell than the rest…