The Atemoya, Annona cherimola x squamosa, is one of the nicest Annona’s, having a great deal fruitier flavour than the cherimoya, Annona cherimola. The atemoya is a man-made crossbreed between the cherimoya fruit bearing tree, indigenous to the Andes Mountains, and the sugar apple, an indigenous to the Caribbean. The Atemoya is a reasonably fast-growing [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Out of the 45 or more species of Rheedia, family Guttiferae, numerous species produce edible fruits. Possibly the best-known is the Bakupari also called bacoropary and pacura. This evergreen, average sized, 9-14 m tall and slow growing, fruit bearing tree, grows wild in south-eastern Brazil and neighboring Paraguay and it is seldom cultivated. The leaves [...]
The Juneberry, Amelanchier species, is a hardy, small to tall fruit bearing tree, with erect growth habit, native to prairie hillsides and woody draws of Canada and the North-Central U.S. It’s also known as Serviceberry, Amelanchier canadensis, a 7-15 meters tall-growing tree. It’s a member of the family Rosaceae, (rose family) the genus Amelanchie. Leaves [...]
The Bilberry is a short, low-growing, fruit bearing shrub, a member of the Vaccinium family the genus Vaccinium that includes upward of 450 species. The species most frequently referred to be Vaccinium myrtillus L., otherwise called the European blueberry. The plant is as well known as whortleberry, whinberry or myrtle blueberry. The word bilberry is [...]
The apple guava, Psidium guajava, also known as Guava or Guayava, is an evergreen fruit bearing shrub or small tree, averaging out 10 meters in height, a native of Brazil, Mexico, Caribbean and South India. The guava is a member of the Myrtaceae family, the genus Psidium which incorporates about 100 species of tropical shrubs [...]
vaccinium crassifolium known as Well’s Delight and Creeping Blueberry is a perennial, fruit bearing shrub. Fruit are small but are edible, delicious and fragrant.




