It's 10:30 a.m. and Mariano Floro has been at it for awhile. It's hard to find him for a few minutes in the back of his home at 713 Centennial Ave. in Sewickley.

But look closely among the flourishing rows, plots and potted plants and Floro is there, caring for each one — especially his fig tree, which took a beating over the harsh winter. For the first time since Floro began planting fig trees in Sewickley in 1952, just one potted fig survived.

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