Fruit trees that can handle damp soil for shorter periods include bananas, limes, and lychees. Mangrove trees, typically found in wetland regions, do very well in wet soil.

White mangroves produce tinier flowers, densely organized fruit and a propagule the size of a green bean. The black mangrove’s propagule is slightly larger and asymmetrical.

In the coastal municipality of Real, Quezon, there’s a long-practiced but lesser-known form of sustainability. Along its ...

Using mangrove fruit as a material for syrup, dodol, a fudge-like sweet, and cloth coloring and eco-tourism with its venture derivatives are among the examples of mangrove-friendly products.

“Mangroves produce lots of seeds, like other trees do, and so if conditions are suitable, mangroves will naturally regenerate,” Enright says. “When that happens, we have more natural and ...

A black mangrove in Stuart is the state’s largest of that species. It measures 35 feet tall, and 233 inches in circumference with a 31.5-foot crown spread. It's Martin County's first Florida ...