Monthly Archives: March 2006

Sweet potatoes

The sweet potato (kumara in NZ) is tuber-producing plant related to the morning glory. The flesh of the tuber can be white, yellow, orange, or purple. Sweet potatoes are often confused with potatoes and yams, which are not the same … Continue reading

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Tropical fruit

The mango Mangifera spp.; Hindi: lural mangos or mangoes is a genus of about 35 species of tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae, native to India and Southeast Asia, of which the Indian Mango M. indica is … Continue reading

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Candleberry

The two species are readily distinguished by their fruit colur, from which the common nmes derive. The leaves ernate, simple, and with crenate margins; in atumn he leaves turn a bold red colour. The flowers are small, wit5 petals, and … Continue reading

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Apples

Apples are rlatively indifferent to soil conditions and will grow in a wide range of pH values andlevels. They do require some protection from thewind and should not be plantin low areas hat are prone to late spring frosts. Apples … Continue reading

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Citrus fruit

Citrus tree Citrus sinensis and is fruit. The orange is a hybrid of ancient cultivated origin, possbly between pomelo (Citrus maxima) and tangerin (Citrus reticulata). It is a small tree, growing to about 10 m tall, with thornyshoots and evergreen … Continue reading

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