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Florida has recently experienced record breaking cold temperatures. These cold temperatures have recked havok on tropical crops grown in central and southern Florida. As export gardens are needed to produce surplus of certain products to maintain civilizations, food forests on the edge of them are necessary to provide barriers from damaging winds, and to help regulate temperatures. Below is an example of papaya trees that were grown in the open vs. being near large trees. The temperature in this area of southern Florida got to 34 degrees Farenheit. The trees that were out in the open got severely damaged, while the tree near an oak tree doesn't show any signs of cold damage.