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    An Article Detailing Miscellaneous Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Being the Durian, Santol, Carambola, Bilimbi, Tamarind, Carissa, Ramontchi, Ketembilla, Tuna, Pitaya, Tree-Tomato, and Genipa Fruits
    An Article Detailing Miscellaneous Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Being the Durian, Santol, Carambola, Bilimbi, Tamarind, Carissa, Ramontchi, Ketembilla, Tuna, Pitaya, Tree-Tomato, and Genipa Fruits
    An Article Detailing Miscellaneous Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Being the Durian, Santol, Carambola, Bilimbi, Tamarind, Carissa, Ramontchi, Ketembilla, Tuna, Pitaya, Tree-Tomato, and Genipa Fruits
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    An Article Detailing Miscellaneous Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Being the Durian, Santol, Carambola, Bilimbi, Tamarind, Carissa, Ramontchi, Ketembilla, Tuna, Pitaya, Tree-Tomato, and Genipa Fruits

    By Wilson Popenoe

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    This book is a classic article describing various tropical and subtropical fruits. With detailed illustrations and a wealth of interesting and useful information, this article will appeal to those with an interest in botany or horticulture, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: “Durian”, “Santol”, “Carambola”, “Bilimbi”, “Tamarind”, “Carissa”, “Ramontchi”, “Ketembilla”, “Tuna”, “Pitaya”, “Tree-Tomato”, and “Genipá Fruits”. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateOct 3, 2016
    ISBN9781473354845
    An Article Detailing Miscellaneous Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Being the Durian, Santol, Carambola, Bilimbi, Tamarind, Carissa, Ramontchi, Ketembilla, Tuna, Pitaya, Tree-Tomato, and Genipa Fruits

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      An Article Detailing Miscellaneous Tropical and Subtropical Fruits - Wilson Popenoe

      An Article detailing Miscellaneous Tropical and Subtropical Fruits

      Being the Durian, Santol, Carambola, Bilimbi, Tamarind, Carissa, Ramontchi, Ketembilla, Tuna, Pitaya, Tree-Tomato, and Genipa Fruits

      by

      Wilson Popenoe

      Copyright © 2013 Read Books Ltd.

      This book is copyright and may not be reproduced or copied in any way without the express permission of the publisher in writing

      British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

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      Fruit Growing

      In botany, a fruit is a part of a flowering plant that derives from specific tissues of the flower, one or more ovaries, and in some cases accessory tissues. In common language use though, ‘fruit’ normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of a plant that are sweet or sour, and edible in the raw state, such as apples, oranges, grapes, strawberries, bananas, and lemons. Many fruit bearing plants have grown alongside the movements of humans and animals in a symbiotic relationship, as a means for seed dispersal and nutrition respectively. In fact, humans and many animals have become dependent on fruits as a source of food. Fruits account for a substantial fraction of the world’s agricultural output, and some (such as the apple and the pomegranate) have acquired extensive cultural and symbolic meanings. Today, most fruit is produced using traditional farming practices, in large orchards or plantations, utilising pesticides and often the employment of hundreds of workers. However, the yield of fruit from organic farming is growing – and, importantly, many individuals are starting to grow their own fruits and vegetables. This historic and incredibly important foodstuff is gradually making a come-back into the individual garden.

      The scientific study and cultivation of fruits is called ‘pomology’, and this branch of methodology divides fruits into groups based on plant morphology and anatomy. Some of these useful subdivisions broadly incorporate ‘Pome Fruits’, including apples and pears, and ‘Stone Fruits’ so called because of their characteristic middle, including peaches, almonds, apricots, plums and cherries. Many hundreds of fruits, including fleshy fruits like apple, peach, pear, kiwifruit, watermelon and mango are commercially valuable as human food, eaten both fresh and as jams, marmalade and other preserves, as well as in other recipes. Because fruits have been such a major part of the human diet, different cultures have developed many varying uses for fruits, which often do not revolve around eating. Many dry fruits are used as decorations or in dried flower arrangements, such as lotus, wheat, annual honesty and milkweed, whilst ornamental trees and shrubs are often cultivated for their colourful fruits (including holly, pyracantha, viburnum, skimmia, beautyberry and cotoneaster).

      These widespread uses, practical as well as edible, make fruits a perfect thing to grow at home; and dependent on location and climate – they can be very low-maintenance crops. One of the most common fruits found in the British countryside (and towns for that matter) is the blackberry bush, which thrives in most soils – apart from those which are poorly drained or mostly made of dry or sandy soil. Apple trees are, of course, are another classic and whilst they may take several years to grow into a well-established tree, they will grow nicely in most sunny and well composted areas. Growing one’s own fresh, juicy tomatoes is one

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