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Interesting Facts about Fruit and Nut Trees
Apple tree, Malus domestica, is the most common and recognizable fruit-bearing tree. Worldwide, 7500 varieties of apples are grown. Api or Christmas Apple is one of the oldest varieties in existence. Humans have been enjoying apples since at least 6500 B.C.
Baobab, Adansonia digitata, is the largest succulent fruit tree in the world.
Coco de mer, Lodoicea maldivica, is the world’s largest seed. "A single seed may be 30cm long, 90cm in circumference and weigh 20kg". The Coco de Mer fruit is a drupe.
Coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, botanically speaking is not a tree, since there is no bark, no branches, or secondary growth. A coconut palm is a woody perennial monocotyledon with the trunk being the stem. Additionally, the coconut is a fibrous one-seeded drupe not a nut.
Jackfruit, Artocarpus heterophyllus, produces the largest tree-borne fruit. It reaches as much as 36 kg in weight and up to 90 cm long and 50 cm in diameter.
Maidenhair Tree, Ginkgo biloba, is the most cold hardy nut tree. -50 °C (-58 °F). It is known as a 'living fossil', since it is the sole survivor of an ancient group of trees that date back to beyond the time of the dinosaurs.
Peach, Prunus persica, was once known as the Persian apple.
Satsuma Citrus reticulate, is the list cold hardy citrus tree. -10°C (14 °F).
Trifoliate orange, Poncirus trifoliata, is the coldest hardy citrus tree. -30 °C (-22 °F).
Fruit Trees Nut Trees
Fruit and nut trees are special and unlike vegetables they will produce for a lot of years with a better return on effort than anything else in the garden.
In addition to fruit and nut production these trees can be value for shade, timber and as a support for climbing plants. Their crops are good sources of vitamins, minerals, fats and protein and make perfect snacks for kids.
While the planting location of a tree is highly important for a successful production of fruit and nuts, when selecting a fruit tree or a nut tree from your local nursery, some additional factors you should consider are:
* tree shape and size
* taste, texture and use of fruit
* time of harvest season
* disease and pest resistance.
Multi-Grafted trees are an alternative for small gardens where space is limited and several types of fruit are desired.

Chestnut – Castanea

Posted on December 30th, 2007 in Nut Trees

Chestnut, castanea, is a genus of eight species of nut trees and shrubs in the Beech family, Fagaceae native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Some species called chinkapin or chinquapin. Most of the Chestnut species are large trees growing to 20-40 m tall. The leaves are ovate, 10-30 cm long and 4-10 cm broad, with pointed, widely-spaced teeth. The flowers are catkins produced in mid summer with an unpleasant odor. Flowers of both kinds are borne on every tree.

Chestnut Fruit, Nut

The fruit is a spiny capsule 5-10 cm in diameter, containing one to seven nuts. Chestnut trees thrive on neutral and acidic soils but do best on sandy or sandy loam soil that drains well.

The nuts are an important food crop in eastern Asia and in southern Europe. They differ from other nuts in being mainly carbohydrates with little or no protein. They can be eaten boiled or roasted or ground into flour and use to prepare bread, pasta, cakes and for cooking with traditional dishes. Chestnuts taste somewhat sweet.

The wood is very durable and is made in items used for fencing, flooring and wooden barrels for the ageing of balsamic vinegar. Post made from the wood can last for more than 50 years in the ground.

The chestnut is easily propagated by grafting on seedling rootstock or by butting. Rootstock for grafting should be seedlings of the same species. For seedlings, nuts must be gathered as soon as they fall and stored over the winder and plant in early spring.

Chestnut American castanea dentata This large tree produces the sweetest nuts of all species but is now almost extinct as a result of the chestnut fungus, Endothia parasitica

Chestnut Japanese castanea crenata This chestnut varies in size from a small bush to a large tree. It produces the largest nuts of all the species. Seedlings can produce nuts as early as two years.

Chestnut Chinese castanea mollicima This long-lived, hardy and attractive tree is the most successful of all the species in terms of nut production. It is tolerant to a wide range of soil and climate conditions and also resistant to the chestnut blight Endothia paracitica.

Chestnut Spanish castanea sativa This is a medium to large tree that grows almost on any type of soil and can withstand hard frosts. A good tree can produce at least 100kg of nuts.

Chinquapin castanea pumila This is an attractive, evergreen tree native to northern America. It grows 20-30 meters tall, adaptable to many soils and it is very cold tolerant. Nuts are sweet and resemble pointed round acorns.

Chestnut Propagation Methods

Plant propagation is by seed, cuttings but most importantly from Grafts since the method offers resistance to Chestnut blight to a high degree.

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