The Pond Apple tree, Annona glabra, also known as Alligator Apple and Monkey Apple is found wild throughout much of the American tropical zone. Pond apple is a semi-deciduous, medium-sized tree attaining 12-15meters in height. It is a native to U.S., the Caribbean, Central and South America and West Africa. Pond apple is a member [...]

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The papaya plant, Carica papaya, also occasionally called paw paw is indigenous to the tropical regions of the Americas. It is a member of the Caricaceae family the genus Carica. It is a fast-growing, tropical, large tree-like fruiting plant, with a singular, upright, branch-less trunk, growing from 5 to 10 meters tall. Carica papaya plants [...]

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The nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans, is a a large tropical, up to 20 meters, dioecious evergreen nut tree. It is a indigenous of the Molucca Islands but it is widely cultivated in many parts of the tropical zone for its fruits which yield two spices (nutmeg from the seed kernel and mace from aril) and [...]

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Midgen Berry, Austromyrtus dulcis, also known as Midyim is a small fruit tree or shrub, up to 2 m tall, found in woodlands, heath, forests or rainforest fringes of its native Eastern Australia. Midyin is a member of the Myrtaceae, family the genus Austromyrtus. The leaves of the Midgen berry are shiny dark green, pointed, [...]

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The Cloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus, also called bakeapple and dwarf mulberry is an alpine or sub-Arctic slow-growing perennial, 10-30 cm tall, fruit bearing shrub. Bakeapple is a member of the Rose family Rosaceae, the genus Rubus that occur naturally in the Northern Hemisphere from Alaska, cross ways to Canada to Greenland and Labrador. This fruit bearing [...]

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