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Pomegranates really are granates concerning the size of fruits and flowers. The intensly orange, bell- shaped flowers can reach a length up to 5-6cm. Depending on the conditions in the winter quarter, flowers will show in early summer or summer. The … Pomegranates really are granates...
Dont’t be confused by the unusual, Chinese name Nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. culta): translated it just means ‘pear’ and that is why it is also called Asian Pear. Another name, apple pear, originates from the round, apple-sized fruits. These have a gr … Dont’t be confused by the unusual,...
Easy to care, robust and elegant - what else could you expect from a pot- and winter garden- plant? Evergreen Bay Leaf - symbol for mediterranean way of life- satisfies all these claims easily. It gets along with sunny and hot situations as well with … Easy to care, robust and elegant -...
Many of you might still remember Black Mulberry trees from the (grand-) parents’ garden. Just 60 years ago they wereas common in gardens as quince or pear trees. After World War II these robust fruit trees with their multiform, rough-textured leaves … Many of you might still remember...
Fig Trees have much more to offer than only their known, sugar-sweet, drop-shaped fruits that - straight from the tree- taste so much better than dried figs. The hand-like shaped, multiform leaves are very decorative. In summer, sun elicits a sweet-a … Fig Trees have much more to offer...
Fig Trees have much more to offer than only their known, sugar-sweet, drop-shaped fruits that - straight from the tree- taste so much better than dried figs. The hand-like shaped, multiform leaves are very decorative. In summer, sun elicits a sweet-a … Fig Trees have much more to offer...
For centuries, American Indians appreciate the ca. 300g weight, 10 cm long fruits of the Pawpaw (the name is derived from Papaya)with their green peel that ripen in autumn. It is the biggest fruit native to North America at all (Asimina triloba). The … For centuries, American Indians...
The Caper shrub (Capparis spinosa) produces the well known capers. However, the capers are not the fruits but the closed flower buds that are the size of a pea. They are pickled for developing the typical taste. If the buds are not harvested they unf … The Caper shrub (Capparis spinosa)...
Strawberries growing on a tree - impossible? Not only do the strawberry- like fruits of the Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) look very nicely, changing the colour from bright yellow to orange and finally glaring red, but they are also edible. You can … Strawberries growing on a tree -...
‘Diospyros’ literally means ‘ambrosia’. Wearing such a name, it is no surprise that Kaki- fruits, so-called Persimmon, taste heavenly. When mature, the orange pulp of fruit is soft and juicy like jelly and melts in the mouth like pudding. Their taste … ‘Diospyros’ literally means...
The Oval Kumquat (Fortunella margarita) with its elongated fruits is without doubt the most common Kumquat. Originally, it is native to South- China. Its characteristic features: small, compact and intensely branched shrubs with tapered, dark green, … The Oval Kumquat (Fortunella...
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