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Why cucumbers grow on a tree? Because they are candles!

Why cucumbers grow on a tree? Because they are candles! Why cucumbers grow on a tree? Because they are candles! Why cucumbers grow on a tree? Because they are candles! Why cucumbers grow on a tree? Because they are candles! Why cucumbers grow on a tree? Because they are candles!
🥒 Why cucumbers grow on a tree? Because they are "candles"! 🕯

  • 🕯 This bizarre tree is a conversation piece and every plant collector should have one!

  • 🕯 Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, or Guahalote - is a highly ornamental tree with interesting leaves, pretty cream flowers and...ready?

  • 🕯One foot long fruits resembling a greenish-yellow cucumbers or candles that hang off the tree!

  • 🕯Juicy fruit is edible and has a sweet flavor similar to sugar cane. Eaten raw or cooked; used to make pickles or preserves

  • 🕯The fruit is a remedy for colds; roots used as a diuretic.

  • 🕯Easy to grow and not fussy about conditions. Cold tolerant to light frost.


🎥 10 Plants That Will Make You Happy. Plant #2: Candle Tree.

🛒Get your own Candle Tree

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What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own

What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own
🐲 What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own. 🌵

  • 🔴 You may have tried a Dragon fruit from the store l, but do you know how it grows? On a cactus tree!

  • 🔴 Names: varieties of Hylocereus and Selenicereus - these fruit bearing cactus plants are also called Dragon Fruit or Pitaya.

  • 🔴 Commercially grown fruit sold in a grocery store may be tasteless. You need to grow your own good variety to have tasty, sweet, flavorful fruit!

  • 🔴 Dragon fruit comes in many varieties. Colors of flesh differ: white, pink, dark red and even purple. The outside of the fruit can be red/pink or yellow.

  • 🔴 In commercial groves, Pitayas grow like cactus trees, over a strong support - big "umbrella frames" ☂️

  • 🔴 It is an easy plant, with low water needs, takes both sun and semi-shade.

  • 🔴 Our favorite variety is Yellow Dragon Fruit Palora, (Selenicereus megalanthus). It is the sweetest and has the most flavor of all. We shared some recipes earlier.

  • 🔴 Can be grown in container with a wooden trellis. And the flower is beautiful, too!🪷


📚 Learn more about Dragon Fruit
🍹 Recipe: What to do with a Dragon fruit?

🛒Grow your own Tasty Dragon Fruits

#Food_Forest #Recipes #Nature_Wonders

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What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own

What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own
🐲 What does a dragon taste like? Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own. 🌵

  • 🔴 You may have tried a Dragon fruit from the store l, but do you know how it grows? On a cactus tree!

  • 🔴 Names: varieties of Hylocereus and Selenicereus - these fruit bearing cactus plants are also called Dragon Fruit or Pitaya.

  • 🔴 Commercially grown fruit sold in a grocery store may be tasteless. You need to grow your own good variety to have tasty, sweet, flavorful fruit!

  • 🔴 Dragon fruit comes in many varieties. Colors of flesh differ: white, pink, dark red and even purple. The outside of the fruit can be red/pink or yellow.

  • 🔴 In commercial groves, Pitayas grow like cactus trees, over a strong support - big "umbrella frames" ☂️

  • 🔴 It is an easy plant, with low water needs, takes both sun and semi-shade.

  • 🔴 Our favorite variety is Yellow Dragon Fruit Palora, (Selenicereus megalanthus). It is the sweetest and has the most flavor of all. We shared some recipes earlier.

  • 🔴 Can be grown in container with a wooden trellis. And the flower is beautiful, too!🪷


📚 Learn more about Dragon Fruit
🍹 Recipe: What to do with a Dragon fruit?

🛒Grow your own Tasty Dragon Fruits

#Food_Forest #Recipes #Nature_Wonders

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Why nuts? We are not nuts! But we taste like peanut butter

Why nuts? We are not nuts! But we taste like peanut butter Why nuts? We are not nuts! But we taste like peanut butter Why nuts? We are not nuts! But we taste like peanut butter Why nuts? We are not nuts! But we taste like peanut butter Why nuts? We are not nuts! But we taste like peanut butter Why nuts? We are not nuts! But we taste like peanut butter
🥜 Why nuts? We are not nuts! But we taste like peanut butter... Craving a Nutty Surprise? Meet the Delectable Peanut Butter Tree!

  • 🔴 Bunchosia argentea, commonly known as the Peanut Butter Tree, earns its name from its fleshy fruits that boast a delightful peanut butter flavor - how cool is that?

  • 🔴 This attractive small tree dazzles with clusters of yellow flowers, followed by an abundance of dark red fruit with rich, sweet flesh reminiscent of peanut butter.

  • 🔴 Loved by both kids and adults, this exotic fruit is as fascinating as the Miracle fruit, making it a rare gem in cultivation.

  • 🔴 Compact in size, small tree reaching only 10-15 ft or kept as a bush, it's a perfect choice for limited spaces.

  • 🔴 Can thrive indoors, starting to fruit within just 2-3 years from seed.


🛒 Get your own Peanut Butter Tree

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Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory

Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory
🔥 Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory.
🧡 Colvillea racemosa, also known as Colvilles Glory, is a stunning specimen tree renowned for its vibrant orange flowers that bloom in fall.

  • 🟠 Fast growing tree able to reach heights of 30-50 ft

  • 🟠 Striking addition to any landscape where you need to grow a tree quickly.

  • 🟠 Fern-like foliage that may shed in cooler winters offers a captivating display with its long inflorescences and bright yellow stamens.

  • 🟠 Drought-tolerant and resistant to pests.

  • 🟠 Easy-to-care-for and relatively cold hardy.


🛒 Add some color to your garden with Colvilles Glory

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Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory

Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory
🔥 Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory.
🧡 Colvillea racemosa, also known as Colvilles Glory, is a stunning specimen tree renowned for its vibrant orange flowers that bloom in fall.

  • 🟠 Fast growing tree able to reach heights of 30-50 ft

  • 🟠 Striking addition to any landscape where you need to grow a tree quickly.

  • 🟠 Fern-like foliage that may shed in cooler winters offers a captivating display with its long inflorescences and bright yellow stamens.

  • 🟠 Drought-tolerant and resistant to pests.

  • 🟠 Easy-to-care-for and relatively cold hardy.


🛒 Add some color to your garden with Colvilles Glory

#Butterfly_Plants #Nature_Wonders #Trees

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Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory

Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory
🔥 Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory.
🧡 Colvillea racemosa, also known as Colvilles Glory, is a stunning specimen tree renowned for its vibrant orange flowers that bloom in fall.

  • 🟠 Fast growing tree able to reach heights of 30-50 ft

  • 🟠 Striking addition to any landscape where you need to grow a tree quickly.

  • 🟠 Fern-like foliage that may shed in cooler winters offers a captivating display with its long inflorescences and bright yellow stamens.

  • 🟠 Drought-tolerant and resistant to pests.

  • 🟠 Easy-to-care-for and relatively cold hardy.


🛒 Add some color to your garden with Colvilles Glory

#Butterfly_Plants #Nature_Wonders

🏵 TopTropicals

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What is Jaboticaba? I like the sound of this word!

🍇 What is Jaboticaba? I like the sound of this word! 😁

Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) is the most popular native fruit of Brazil that famous Brazilian Vine La Vino Tinto is made of!🍷

  • 🟣 Grape-like purple fruit with a thick skin and delicious melting pulp somewhat resembling Northern Black Currant in flavor.

  • 🟣 Trees grow very slowly and due to small leaves and dwarfish growth habit are often used as bonsai. Some old bonsai specimens can fruit.

  • 🟣 Larger specimens are very valuable because it takes Jaboticaba up to 7 years from seed to start fruiting.

  • 🟣 Similar to Mamey, Jaboticaba has cauliflorous fruit - that grow on main stems or woody trunks.

  • 🟣 Jaboticaba is relatively cold hardy, mature trees are taking down to 23 F for short periods without serious damage.


🎥 Video about a mail ordered Jaboticaba tree.

🛒 Shop Jaboticaba trees

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What is Jaboticaba? It sounds so cool!

What is Jaboticaba? It sounds so cool! What is Jaboticaba? It sounds so cool! What is Jaboticaba? It sounds so cool!
🍇 What is Jaboticaba? It sounds so cool!

Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) is the most popular native fruit of Brazil that famous Brazilian Vine La Vino Tinto is made of!🍷

  • 🟣 Grape-like purple fruit with a thick skin and delicious melting pulp somewhat resembling Northern Black Currant in flavor.

  • 🟣 Trees grow very slowly and due to small leaves and dwarfish growth habit are often used as bonsai. Some old bonsai specimens can fruit.

  • 🟣 Larger specimens are very valuable because it takes Jaboticaba up to 7 years from seed to start fruiting.

  • 🟣 Similar to Mamey, Jaboticaba has cauliflorous fruit - that grow on main stems or woody trunks.

  • 🟣 Jaboticaba is relatively cold hardy, mature trees are taking down to 23 F for short periods without serious damage.


🎥 Video about a mail ordered Jaboticaba tree.

🛒 Shop Jaboticaba trees

#Food_Forest #Nature_Wonders #Container_Garden

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What is this spiny Hedgehog fruit and how does it taste?

What is this spiny Hedgehog fruit and how does it taste? What is this spiny Hedgehog fruit and how does it taste?
🦔 What is this spiny Hedgehog fruit and how does it taste?

👀 This is one of the coolest looking tropical fruit!

Annona montana - Mountain Soursop or Hedgehog Annona. It is also called Wild Custard Apple, Guanabana de Monte, or Wild Soursop.

  • 📍 This fruit is prized for its deliciously sweet and tangy fruit, reminiscent of a blend between pineapple and strawberry. It tastes similar to regular Soursop (or Guanabana), with slightly milder flavor. The pulp is highly scented.

  • 📍 The fruit, up to a pound, has the most unusual looks! Just look at these curious Hedgehog spines! 🦔

  • 📍 The tree is medium sized, with beautiful, large, leathery dark green leaves that emit a strong aroma when crushed.

  • 📍 Mountain Soursop is much more cold hardy than the Soursop, established trees can take some frost, down to 24F when full grown.

  • 📍 Trees produce within just 2-3 years from seed, like many Annonas, and can happily grow and produce in a large container.


👨�‍👧 We guarantee that everyone who sees this fruit in your garden will ask for seeds even before they taste the fruit! And you will have lots of seeds to share because Mountain Soursop is very reliable producer with many seeds in each fruit.

🛒 Order Hedgehog Annona

📚 Learn more about Hedgehog Annona

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