Rare Fruit Council Plant Sale buyers last year with their choices at checkout.

Delray Beach resident Lori Vinkoor is active in her Tivoli Isles neighborhood association and as vice president of the Alliance of Delray Residential Associations Inc., a resident watchdog group 71,000 strong. But, this weekend Vinkoor will don her gardening gloves, as she is involved with her passion, the Tropical Fruit Tree and Plant Sale 9-2 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the South Florida Fairgrounds Agriplex in West Palm Beach.
The Palm Beach Chapter of the Rare Fruit Council International sponsors the semi-annual Tropical Fruit Tree and Plant Sale.
“There is no other plant sale like this on the planet. With hundreds of varieties of fruit and spice plants to choose from there will be something available for every taste and every space,” Vinkoor said.
If you’re looking for a specific type of banana or an early producing mango, or even that elusive jaboticaba, Vinkoor said you’ll probably find it at this event.
“The growers and members of the Rare Fruit Council will also be present to answer questions related to care and propagation of tropical fruits,” Vinkoor said.
The Rare Fruit Council’s own “Fruitilizer,” a fertilizer specifically formulated to Rare Fruit Council specifications, will be available for sale. “Fruitilizer” provides the proper nutrients and minerals for optimum tropical fruit crop production. The Rare Fruit Council Meets the second friday of every month 7:30 PM at the Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach.
“We’re dedicated to promoting and furthering the cultivation and use of tropical and rare fruit both in South Florida and throughout the world,” Vinkoor said.
To get to the The Palm Beach Chapter of the Rare Fruit Council International semi-annual Tropical Fruit Tree and Plant Sale, take Interstate I-95 to Southern Bouleavard then west to Fairgrounds Road and head north to Gate 8, which will be on the right. Directions from State Road 7 (U.S. Highway 441): take Southern Boulevard east to Fairgrounds Road north. Gate 8 will be on the right.
For more information call Lori Vinkoor at 561-495-4694 or e-mail at vinikoor@bellsouth.net