MGM Disney will be shooting Dooley and Pals , a future show on the Disney Channel. Various divisions and events. Call the Park Office for information as to the sponsoring group, registration and cost. The Brazilian Pepper-Tree, also called Florida Holly, was introduced into Florida for ornamental purposes in the 1890 s. Female Brazilian peppers produce sprays of small yellow-white flowers in Spring, then showy clusters of small berries in late Fall.
Male trees have flowers, but no berries.
They have overwhelmed everything in their path, growing to 40 feet in height, spreading over an equal area, and displacing entire ecosystems of plants and animals. Mangroves and other native plants are crowded out, and wildlife is harmed because native food and shelter are destroyed. They are evergreens, and when crushed their leaves smell like turpentine. It is illegal to cultivate, sell or transport Brazilian Pepper-Tree. Fort De Soto Park, as elsewhere in Florida, is engaged in eradicating this member of the poison ivy, oak and sumac family.