Nonprofit exploring effort to grow plants that grow in warmer climates

Thursday, August 28, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Could banana, olive trees and guava plants thrive in Philadelphia one day?

A Philadelphia nonprofit is trying to find that out using an experimental covered food forest that's aimed at helping urban orchards get ahead of climate change.

Meteorologist Cecily Tynan explains.
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