Archive for July, 2007
« Previous EntriesKiwi Fruit - actinidia deliciosa
Monday, July 30th, 2007
by steve stamos
The kiwifruit or species Actinidia deliciosa is a fruit producing woody vine (not a tree) of the genus Actinidia. Its birth place is China. Kiwifruit plants are dioecious, (male or female), with only the female plant bearing fruits. To be pollenized the female needs close by a male plant. However, one male […]
Passion Fruit - passiflora edulis
Sunday, July 29th, 2007
By steve stamos
The passion fruit is a vine, not a fruit tree, cultivated commercially for its round, aromatic and taste fruit. There are two types, the dark purple passion fruit and the bright yellow kind, also known as the Golden Passion fruit. The purple is subtropical and favors a frost-free climate. Even so, some cultivars […]
Brazil Nut - Bertholletia excelsa
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
by steve stamos
The Brazil nut tree Bertholletia excelsa is a member of a family of tropical trees, Lecythidacea. This South American tree is the only species in the genus Bertholletia. It is mostly found scattered in large forests on the banks of the Amazon. It is a long lived tree and may live for 500 […]
Almond - prunus dulcis
Monday, July 23rd, 2007
by steve stamos
The almond tree (Prunus dulcis or Amygdalus communis) is a small deciduous tree native to southwestern Asia, belonging to the family Rosaceae. It grows 4–9 m tall, and it is one of the earliest domesticated (fruit) nut-trees. Like the olive tree, the almond tree provided a crop for both food and oil with […]
Walnut Tree - j. regia, j. nigra
Thursday, July 19th, 2007by steve stamos
The Walnut tree, genus junglans belongs to the order of shrubs and trees known as Juglandeae, representing five genera and twenty one species, spread across the northern temperate climate of the Old World to the southeast Europe and east to Japan. Its original home is believed to be the […]