Fruit Trees
« Previous EntriesPineapple – ananas comocus
Saturday, February 16th, 2008The pineapple is a succulent cactus like plant (terrestrial herb) not a fruit tree that can be easily grown in warm sheltered sunny positions with good drainage. It can grow up to 1.5 meters tall and spread out up to 1.2 meters. It is a member of the Bromeliad family and native to southern Brazil […]
Peach - prunus persica
Friday, December 14th, 2007
The Peach - Prunus persica is a species of Prunus. It belongs to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae. It is native to China and produces an edible fruit also known as a peach.
The peach is a deciduous tree growing to 5-10 m tall. The leaves are 7-15 cm long and 2-3 cm broad. […]
Lychee – litchi chinesis
Thursday, December 6th, 2007Lychee (Litchi chinensis) is the solitary member of the genus Litchi in the Sapindaceae family. It is an attractive, evergreen, dense, slow-growing, tropical fruit tree that grows from 10 -30m high. Leaves are glossy, leathery, dark-green on the upper surface and grayish-green beneath, 5-8 cm long. The greenish-white to yellowish flowers are borne in terminal […]
Orange (sweet) citrus sinesis
Friday, November 23rd, 2007The orange tree, Citrus sinensis (sweet orange) or Citrus aurantium (bitter orange) is a member of the Rutaceae family the genus Citrus. Its most likely origin is Southeast Asia in either India or southern China. It is a hybrid possibly between the pomelo (Citrus maxima) and the tangerine (Citrus reticulata). It is a small evergreen […]
Lemon - citrus limon
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007The true place of origin of the lemon tree is unknown, though many have linked it to northwestern India. It has been cultivated in Iraq and Egypt by 700 A.D. It reached and China between 760 and 1297 A.D. and it was distributed widely in the Mediterranean region between 1000 and 1150 A.D. The true […]
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