Marula or King’s nut, Sclerocarya birrea subsp. Caffra, is a medium to large-sized, up to 20m tall, deciduous fruit bearing tree,. With an upright trunk and rounded shaped crown that grows wild in northerly South Africa. It’s one of those plants that have greatly contributed in feeding people since ancient times. It is a member [...]
Arctic Beauty Kiwi or Variegated kiwi vine is a beautiful woody fruit bearing vine. If you are growing kiwi for the delightful fruits, you will need one male Arctic Beauty to pollinate up to eight female Red Beauty vines. Variegated kiwi is a member of the Actinidiaceae family, genus Actinidia. The heart-shaped leaves of Arctic [...]
The Quandong, Elaeocarpus grandis, also known as Blue Quandong or blue fig, is an Australian native fruit tree, frequent in riversides and sea-level subtropical rainforest and by streams of North NSW and Queensland. It’s a member of the Elaeocarpaceae, family grown for ornamental flowers, fruit and foliage. The generic name of this species comes from [...]
Canary Strawberry Tree or Canery Mandora, arbutus canariensis, is a small, up to 10 meters tall, evergreen, fruit bearing tree, native to warm mild regions of the Mediterranean, Western Europe, and North America. The canary strawberry tree is a member of the Ericaceae family, genus Arbutus, of the most ornamental small trees available. It has [...]
Sambucus canadensis or Elderberry, is a fruiting plant indigenous to North and Central America. Fruit is edible and juicy used for making jam, jelly, pies, juice, and elderberry wine but they should not be consumed unless they are cooked first.
Growing berry fruit such as boysenberries can be uncomplicated and gratifying, and although the first year is perhaps the most laborious, once the vines are established, care takes little time and fuss. A boysenberry is a crossbreed between a blackberry, a raspberry, and a loganberry. It is a member of the Rosaceae family, genus Rubus. [...]
