Encyclopedia - Fruit Tree Propagation: Encyclopedia Ii - Fruit Tree Propagation - Own-root Fruit Trees
Some species of fruit are commonly grown on their own roots; new plants are propagated by rooting, layering, or modern tissue-culture tec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fruit Tree Propagation: Encyclopedia Ii - Fruit Tree Propagation - Grafting
The essentials of our present methods of propagating of fruit trees date from the time of the Romans, who were apparently the first to di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pruning Fruit Trees: Encyclopedia Ii - Pruning Fruit Trees - Overview
In order to obtain a better understanding of how to prune plants properly, it is useful to have some underlying knowledge of how pruning ...   » Read the article

Article - Inspirational Quotes: When Eating A Fruit, Think Of The Person Who Planted The Tree.
When eating a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree.   - Vietnamese saying   (See also: Inspirational Quotes, Lo...   » Read the article

Article - Muslim Quotes: Plant A Tree
Muslim Quotes: Plant a Tree   When one of you plants a tree, the fruits of which all creatures enjoy, let it be written as char...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orchard: Encyclopedia - Orchard
An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs maintained for food production. Most orchards comprise either fruit or nut-produ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plum: Encyclopedia - Plum
See text A plum is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera (peaches, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arbequina: Encyclopedia - Arbequina
Arbequina olives are a small, brown olives grown in Catalonia. As well as being a table olive, they are used to produce a highly valued o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia - Almond
The almond, Prunus dulcis (formerly classified as Prunus amygdalus, or Amygdalus communis) is a small deciduous tree belonging to the Sub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fruit: Encyclopedia - Fruit
In botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary—together with seeds—of a flowering plant. In many species, the fruit incorporates the ripened...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia - Apple
The apple is a tree and its pomaceous fruit, of species Malus domestica in the family Rosaceae, and is one of the most widely cultivated ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cherry: Encyclopedia - Cherry
Several, including: Prunus apetala Prunus avium Prunus campanulata Prunus canescens Prunus cerasus Prunus concinna Prunus conradinae Pru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pruning: Encyclopedia - Pruning
In microeconomics, pruning taken as a metaphor from gardening, refers to the removal of "excess" items from a budget. In gardening, pruni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pear: Encyclopedia - Pear
About 30 species, including: Pyrus amygdaliformis Pyrus austriaca Pyrus balansae Pyrus betulifolia Pyrus bourgaeana Pyrus bretschneideri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coppicing: Encyclopedia - Coppicing
Coppicing is a traditional method of woodland management, by which young tree stems are cut down to a low level, or sometimes right down ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tree: Encyclopedia - Tree
A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. Though there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term generally ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple Scab: Encyclopedia - Apple Scab
Apple scab is a disease of apple trees (genus Malus) caused by the ascomycete fungus Venturia inaequalis. The disease manifests as dull b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant: Encyclopedia - Plant
Plants are a major group of living things (about 300,000 species), including familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, and ferns....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ziziphus Mauritiana: Encyclopedia - Ziziphus Mauritiana
Ber or Indian Jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana) is a tropical fruit tree species, belonging to the family Rhamnaceae. The tree grows very fast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Fruit: Encyclopedia - Orange Fruit
Orange—specifically, sweet orange—refers to the citrus tree Citrus sinensis and its fruit. The orange is a hybrid of ancient cultivat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bael: Encyclopedia - Bael
Bael (Aegle marmelos) is a fruit-bearing tree indigenous to India where it is popularly known as Bel, or Beli fruit, Bengal quince, Stone...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tree Of Life: Encyclopedia - Tree Of Life
The Tree of Life, in the Book of Genesis, is a tree whose fruit gives everlasting life, i.e. immortality. After eating of the Tree of Kno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yellow-footed Green Pigeon: Encyclopedia - Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
The Yellow-footed Green Pigeon or Yellow-legged Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera is a common species of Green Pigeon found in South Asia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brown Rot: Encyclopedia - Brown Rot
Brown rot (Monilinia fructicola) is a fungal condition that attacks stone fruit, commonly affecting peaches, pears, apples and plums. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cashew: Encyclopedia - Cashew
The Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) is a tree in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The plant is native to northeastern Brazil, wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bel Baha: Encyclopedia - Bel Baha
Bel baha is a ceremony in Nepal in which pre-adolescent girls are 'married' to the bel fruit tree, ensuring that the girl becomes and rem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Two Trees Of Valinor: Encyclopedia - Two Trees Of Valinor
The Two Trees of Valinor in the fictional universe of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth are Telperion and Laurelin, the Silver Tree and the G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grapefruit: Encyclopedia - Grapefruit
This article is about the citrus fruit. For the Sixties pop band, see Grapefruit (band) The grapefruit is a sub-tropical citrus tree grow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citron: Encyclopedia - Citron
The Citron Citrus medica is a species of citrus fruit. It is characterized by its thick rind and small sections. Generally, it is eaten p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citrus Canker: Encyclopedia - Citrus Canker
Citrus canker is a disease affecting citrus species that is caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas axonopodis. Infection causes lesions on t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pruning Fruit Trees: Encyclopedia Ii - Pruning Fruit Trees - Formative Pruning Of Bush Trees
Formative pruning of apple (Malus domesticata) and pear (Pyrus communis) trees (the ‘pome’ fruits- the ‘stone’ fruits such as che...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fruit Tree Propagation: Encyclopedia Ii - Fruit Tree Propagation - Apple Rootstocks
Another reason for grafting onto rootstocks is that this enables the grower to determine the tree's eventual size. Apple tree rootstocks ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fruit Tree Propagation: Encyclopedia Ii - Fruit Tree Propagation - Pear Rootstocks
Pears are usually grafted onto quince rootstocks, which produce small to medium sized trees. Some varieties however are not compatible wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pruning Fruit Trees: Encyclopedia Ii - Pruning Fruit Trees - Pruning The Cropping Tree
Before pruning it is important to distinguish between spur bearing and tip bearing varieties. The former, which is the most common type, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fruit: Encyclopedia Ii - Fruit - Fruit Development
After an ovule is fertilized in a process known as pollination, the ovary begins to expand. The petals of the flower fall off and the ovu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fruit: Encyclopedia Ii - Fruit - Botanic Fruits And Culinary Fruits
Many foods are botanically fruits, but are treated as vegetables in cooking. These include cucurbits (e.g., squash and pumpkin), maize, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fruit: Encyclopedia Ii - Fruit - Seed Dissemination
Variations in fruit structures largely relate to dissemination (called dispersal) of the seeds they contain. Some fruits have coats cover...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orchard: Encyclopedia Ii - Orchard - Crops
Orchard - Tropical areas. Banana Coconut Cacao Coffee Guava Mango Papaya Tea Orchard - Subtropical areas. Date Palm Citrus (Grapef...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Cultural Aspects
Apples appear in many religious traditions, often as a mystical and forbidden fruit. One of the Greek hero Heracles' Twelve Labours was t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant Propagation: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant Propagation - Asexual Propagation
Plants have a number of mechanisms for asexual or vegetative reproduction, these have been taken advantage of by horticulturists, and gar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Cultural Aspects
Apple - Apples as symbols. Apples appear in many religious traditions, often as a mystical and forbidden fruit. One of the Greek hero H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plum: Encyclopedia Ii - Plum - Cultivation And Uses
Plum fruit is sweet, juicy and edible, and it can be eaten fresh or used in jam-making or other recipes. Plum juice can be fermented into...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mammee Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Mammee Apple - Distribution And Habitat
The tree comes from tropical South America. In 1529 it was included by Oviedo in his Review of the Fruits of the New World. It was then i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olive Fruit: Encyclopedia Ii - Olive Fruit - History
It is not known exactly when the wild olive passed under the care of the husbandman and became the fruitful garden olive. The frequent re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orchard: Encyclopedia Ii - Orchard - Orchards By Region
The most extensive orchards in the United States are apple and orange orchards, although citrus orchards are more commonly called groves....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mammee Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Mammee Apple - Description
Mammee apple - Tree. The mammee tree is 18-21 m high and looks like the southern magnolia tree. Its trunk is short and reaches 1.9-1.2 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Almond Oil
"Oleum Amygdalae", the fixed oil, is prepared from either variety of almond and is a glyceryl oleate, with slight odour and a nutty taste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Sweet And Bitter Almond
There are two forms of the plant, one (often with white flowers) producing sweet almonds, and the other (often with pink flowers) produci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Culinary Uses
While the almond is most often eaten raw, it is used in some dishes. It, along with other nuts, is often sprinkled over desserts, particu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Etymology
The word 'almond' comes from the Old French almande or alemande, late Latin amandola, derived through a form amingdola from the Greek amu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Sweet And Bitter Almond
There are two forms of the plant, one (often with white flowers) producing sweet almonds, and the other (often with pink flowers) produci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Almond Oil
"Oleum Amygdalae", the fixed oil, is prepared from either variety of almond and is a glyceryl oleate, with slight odour and a nutty taste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Culinary Uses
While the almond is most often eaten raw, it is used in some dishes. It, along with other nuts, is often sprinkled over desserts, particu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Almond: Encyclopedia Ii - Almond - Etymology
The word 'almond' comes from the Old French almande or alemande, late Latin amandola, derived through a form amingdola from the Greek amu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coppicing: Encyclopedia Ii - Coppicing - Current Practice
In Europe coppiced hardwoods were extensively used in shipbuilding (wooden ships) or carriagebuilding, and are now still grown, albeit in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tree: Encyclopedia Ii - Tree - Morphology
The basic parts of a tree are the roots, trunk(s), branches, twigs and leaves. Tree stems consist mainly of support and transport tissues...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tree: Encyclopedia Ii - Tree - Classifications
A tree is a plant form and trees occur in many different orders and families of plants. Trees thus show a wide variety of growth form, le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tree: Encyclopedia Ii - Tree - Life Stages
The life cycles of trees, especially conifers, are divided into the following stages in forestry for survey and documentation purposes: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shadow Of The Colossus: Encyclopedia Ii - Shadow Of The Colossus - Gameplay Unlockables Secrets And Extras
Shadow of the Colossus - Fruit Trees and Lizards. The world is populated with a number of lizards. Most are there only for looks, but s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tree: Encyclopedia Ii - Tree - Champion Trees
The world's champion trees can be considered on several factors; height, trunk diameter or girth, total size, and age. It is significant ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tree: Encyclopedia Ii - Tree - Major Tree Genera
Tree - Flowering plants Magnoliophyta; angiosperms. Anacardiaceae (Cashew family) Cashew, Anacardium occidentale Mango, Mangifera in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Botanical Origins
The wild ancestor of Malus domestica is Malus sieversii. It has no common name in English, but is known where it is native as "alma"; in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Botanical Origins
The wild ancestor of Malus domestica is Malus sieversii. It has no common name in English, but is known where it is native as "alma"; in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant Propagation: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant Propagation - Sexual Propagation Seed
Seeds and spores can be used to propagate plants. Seeds are typically produced from sexual reproduction within a species, since genetic r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Growing Apples
Apple - Apple breeding. Like most perennial fruits, apples are ordinarily propagated asexually by grafting. Seedling apples are differe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Growing Apples
Apple - Apple breeding. Like most perennial fruits, apples are ordinarily propagated asexually by grafting. Seedling apples are differe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Commerce And Uses
45 million metric tons of apples were grown worldwide in 2002, with a value of about 10 billion USD. China produced almost half of this t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Commerce And Uses
45 million metric tons of apples were grown worldwide in 2002, with a value of about 10 billion USD. China produced almost half of this t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prunus: Encyclopedia Ii - Prunus - Uses
The genus Prunus includes the almond, apricot, cherry, peach and plum, all of which have cultivars developed for commercial fruit product...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Health Benefits
Apples have long been considered healthy, as indicated by the proverb an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Research suggests that apples...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Health Benefits
Apples have long been considered healthy, as indicated by the proverb an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Research suggests that apples...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Apple Cultivars
There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples. Different cultivars are available for temperate and subtropical climates. Apples do ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple - Apple Cultivars
There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples. Different cultivars are available for temperate and subtropical climates. Apples do ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prunus: Encyclopedia Ii - Prunus - Selected Species By Continent
Note: these lists are probably incomplete. Prunus - Old World:. Prunus armeniaca - Apricot. Central Asia to China. Prunus avium - Wild...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fruits: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fruits - Temperate Fruits
Fruits of temperate climates are almost universally borne on trees or woody shrubs or lianas. They will not grow adequately in the tropic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shadow Of The Colossus: Encyclopedia Ii - Shadow Of The Colossus - Story Speculation
Shadow of the Colossus - Dormin's Character. The character of Dormin was apparently inspired by the biblical character Nimrod. The main...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Strange Fruit: Encyclopedia Ii - Strange Fruit - Lyrics
Strange Fruit by Abel Meeropol (pseudonym: Lewis Allan) Southern trees bear a strange fruit, blood on the leaves and blood at the root, b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Floss Silk Tree: Encyclopedia Ii - Floss Silk Tree - Gallery
Flower of variety 'Majestic Beauty' thick, conical thorns Fruit ... See also:Floss silk tree, Floss silk tree - Uses, Floss silk tree -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant - Importance
The photosynthesis and carbon fixation conducted by land plants and algae are the ultimate source of energy and organic material in nearl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lemon: Encyclopedia Ii - Lemon - Gallery
Lemon fruit and flower Lemon Closeup Lemons Pair of lemons Lemon tree Lemon tree flowers unripe lemon ... See also:Lemon, Lemon - Galle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant - Fossils
Plant fossils include roots, wood, leaves, seeds, fruit, pollen, spores, phytoliths, and amber (the fossilized resin produced by some pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auxin: Encyclopedia Ii - Auxin - Overview
Auxins have been demonstrated to be the basic coordinative signal of plant development. Their transport throughout plants is complex, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant - Growth
It is a common misconception that most of the solid material in a plant is taken from the soil, when in fact almost all of it is actually...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auxin: Encyclopedia Ii - Auxin - Molecular Mechanisms Of Auxin Action
Although auxins and their effects have been known for a long time, mechanisms of action in plants have remained unknown for a long time. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tree Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - Tree Of Life - Analysis
The serpent and tree theme, especially as it relates to the development of the earliest man, occurs in the beginning of the Hebrew Bible,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant - Algae And Fungi
The algae comprise several different groups of organisms that produce energy through photosynthesis. However, they are not classified wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant - Embryophytes
Most familiar are the multicellular land plants, called embryophytes. They include the vascular plants, plants with full systems of leave...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auxin: Encyclopedia Ii - Auxin - Hormonal Activity
Auxins coordinate development at all levels of plants, from the cellular level to organs and ultimately the whole plant. Auxin - On a ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tree Of Knowledge Of Good And Evil: Encyclopedia Ii - Tree Of Knowledge Of Good And Evil - The Type Of Tree
The Book of Enoch 31:4, purporting to be written by the antediluvian prophet Enoch, describes the tree of knowledge as follows: "It was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Fruit: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange Fruit - The Fruit
All citrus trees are of the single genus Citrus, and remain largely interbreedable; that is, there is only one "superspecies" which inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avocado: Encyclopedia Ii - Avocado - Cultivation
The avocado fruit does not ripen on the tree, but will fall off or be picked in a hard, "green" state, then it will ripen quickly on the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Tree Of Gondor: Encyclopedia Ii - White Tree Of Gondor - History
White Tree of Gondor - First White Tree. The first White Tree of Gondor came from a fruit that Isildur, at great personal risk, managed...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pippala: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Pippala
Pippala (Sanskrit). The tree of knowledge: the mystic fruit of that tree "upon which came Spirits who love Science". This is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citrus: Encyclopedia Ii - Citrus - Culture
Citrus trees are not generally frost hardy. Citrus reticulata tends to be the hardiest of the common Citrus species and can withstand sho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citrus: Encyclopedia Ii - Citrus - Citrus Fruits
Citrus fruits are notable for their fragrance, and most are juice-laden. They contain a high proportion of citric acid giving them their ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Patali: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Patali (paatalee)
patali: patali (paatalee). A tree with blossoms that don't turn into fruit.   (See also: patali , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meaning Of Dream About Damson: Dream Dictionary - Damson, Tree, Treees, Eating Fruit
  Damson, Tree, Treees, Eating Fruit This is a peculiarly good dream if one is so fortunate as to see these trees lifting their ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Palm Tree Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Palm Tree
Palm Tree: Palm Tree: A highly righteous fruit producing person of the church.   (Source: Tehillah Ministries)   Related pag...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Autumn Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Autumn
Autumn Dream Symbols: A symbol of transition. It may symbolize the ending of a particular type of achievement and a beginning of somet...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meaning Of Dreams About Tree: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Tree
  Tree The tree in your dream is you. The health, size and overall quality of the tree is indicative of how you feel about yourse...   » Read the article