Garden Club of Cape Coral: Poison apples, ‘acid rain’ and temporary mildness: beware the lethal Manchineel tree
The Halloween season tends to lead me to the dark side. This year is no different. Let me begin my story with a caution: Beware the “manzanilla de la muerte,” little apple of death hanging sweetly from the deadly Manchineel tree, Hippomane mancinella. This “beach apple” masquerading ...