I must say that La Fleur is a very strong man, no wonder he made it to become a captain, life have probably trained him to be strong and courageous, growing up without a parent.
The suspense in the repetition of the the sufferings he had with each night that passes really gave meaning to the story, I was praying he shouldn't fail any of his trials, but they were really tough I must say. Imagine cutting off his nose and ears on the second night and then arms and legs on third night, he really endured alot.
Another interesting part of the story is the fact that La Fleur's servant didn't get a glimpse of when his Master was going through his trials, he only sees him in the morning after his sufferings through the night. Maybe there's a spiritual connection between the princess and La Fleur, I don't know.

You went miles for the tree, it's good because trees are environmentally friendly. I hope the trees survive the weather as well.
I didn't know much about Pecans and Indian Banana trees, thanks for educating us.