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Gary350
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Poison Apple Tree. Manchineel

This is amazing, I never knew a tree like this exists in this country. The article can explain better than me. The whole tree including leaves and fruit are all poison. Be careful not to accidently touch one of these trees.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchineel

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Hi Gary, Thanks for posting that. Doesn't sound like any fun at all.

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From the article you linked, it is a tropical tree, native only to Florida in the US, so the rest of us don't have to worry about accidentally bumping in to it. Even if someone brought it, it wouldn't survive where I am (too cold) or where you are (too dry). But it is interesting.



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