tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52604049341002863542024-03-12T21:31:22.314-07:00Eat A Tree?Arundel Tree Servicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03587241874543840928noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260404934100286354.post-91683429977784454192023-05-30T15:23:00.002-07:002023-05-30T15:23:25.025-07:00Butternut - Juglans cinerea<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">The Butternut - </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Juglans cinerea</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">, is a medium to large sized deciduous tree that can reach heights upwards of 75 feet in ideal growth conditions. It is sometimes also referred to as the White Walnut and is best recognized because of it's combination of long pinnate leaves with multiple leaflets and sticky 4-angled fruit husk. It is native to the woodlands, floodplains, river terraces, and rocky slopes of the Eastern United States. Found from New Brunswick, West through Minnesota in the North continuing South to South Carolina, Georgia, Northern Alabama, Northern Mississippi and Arkansas. It is sometimes confused with the Black Walnut (</span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Juglans nigra</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">) but the fruit husks are greatly different as one has ridges and the other lacks ridges and angles all together. This species is considered to be at risk as the Butternut Canker a fungal disease caused by </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglans-dacearun</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">, has wiped out large populations throughout the native growth range. </span></p><div id="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">The bark of the Butternut is a light grey or brown, thick and deeply furrowed. The Leaves are alternate and pinnately compound with 11-17 leaflets one of which is a terminal leaflet. Each leaflet is 5-11 cm long and about 6 cm wide, narrow and ovate in shape with a tapering point at the end. The upper portions of each leaflet is a yellow green color while the lower is a paler in color, hairy and often sticky to the touch. In the fall the color of the leaves changes to a bright yellow or yellow-brown. The edible fruit is a brown ellipsoid or ovid drupe (nut) that is 5-8 cm long with a thick husk, it is sticky to the touch and mostly 4 sided. The kernel of the fruit is oily and matures in late Summer or Early Fall. The male flower of the Butternut are cylindrical, hairy and a green-yellow and occur as catkins that are 6-14 cm long, the female flowers occur as spikes of 4-7 flowers at the branch tips. The sweet sap of the Butternut is also edible and can be tapped during the Spring season. Butternut sap can be used as a refreshing drink, or boiled down to a syrup or sugar. The wood of the Butternut is coarse grained, soft, and very attractive, it weighs about 25 lb per cubic foot and is not as valuable a crop as the Black Walnut (J. nigra), but can also be used indoors for furniture, doors or trim.</div><div id="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKe5YTLUOL1v_22wMieAIfdCPyRfCS_FKIpbHrEOY1cvdqhKByMgW8e1PJCp4WQzg2OKpr9ExFZ8FkJqpqOLKFHlCz33ENZBzhMInLGT533RnMwvVW81dzzLl2x3EbchYmpfKhmRBBBD0gU0nu-RU7VumNUWVfqSQKK6oGZ8C9Bn49jnil8Qnddi0/s192/1479021-THUMB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="128" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKe5YTLUOL1v_22wMieAIfdCPyRfCS_FKIpbHrEOY1cvdqhKByMgW8e1PJCp4WQzg2OKpr9ExFZ8FkJqpqOLKFHlCz33ENZBzhMInLGT533RnMwvVW81dzzLl2x3EbchYmpfKhmRBBBD0gU0nu-RU7VumNUWVfqSQKK6oGZ8C9Bn49jnil8Qnddi0/s1600/1479021-THUMB.jpg" width="128" /></a></div><br /><div id="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div id="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Image Citation (Flowers):Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, <a href="http://www.bugwood.org/" mce_href="http://www.bugwood.org" mce_target="_blank" style="color: blue !important; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Bugwood.org</a></div><div id="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div id="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">The Butternut is recommend for hardiness zones and would make a lovely shade tree and nut producer in your landscape. Butternuts are the easiest of the native tree nuts to harvest and process though they are messy so be prepared for that when and if you decide to plant one in your yard. They are truly remarkable, in the sense that the nuts can remain fresh and edible for more than 25 years if the un cracked nuts are kept dry. Take care when trying to harvest the fruits/nuts as Butternut and Walnut husks emit a dye that will turn your skin and clothes brown. All trees in the Juglans family (this includes Butternut and Walnuts) generate a chemical from their root systems that will seep into the surrounding soil, the toxin, called juglone, prevents the growth of some species of plants. The most notable plants that can not tolerate juglone in their surrounding soils are rhododendrons, azaleas and crops such as potatoes and tomatoes.</div><div id="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9ZgeihdQ14JXVmCvQqxMEZjVkEFtODb2IJOEcKZnwBI3039sjdlZOVSaTcZMx_h3uc2OTnCMoK0pVX_bIV-ZJORydrQCAUrmZVvZd4s2M1Ra8AXA5j33mRy6fhmmDCLnentlI59x2SlvqIxeC1u_C8tikuWqymN0zCBurisLRRM1XHbCQaKLB2Ba/s192/1219141-THUMB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="128" data-original-width="192" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9ZgeihdQ14JXVmCvQqxMEZjVkEFtODb2IJOEcKZnwBI3039sjdlZOVSaTcZMx_h3uc2OTnCMoK0pVX_bIV-ZJORydrQCAUrmZVvZd4s2M1Ra8AXA5j33mRy6fhmmDCLnentlI59x2SlvqIxeC1u_C8tikuWqymN0zCBurisLRRM1XHbCQaKLB2Ba/s1600/1219141-THUMB.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div id="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div id="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Image Citation (Single Nut): Bill Cook, Michigan State University,<a href="http://www.bugwood.org/" mce_href="http://www.bugwood.org" mce_target="_blank" style="color: blue !important; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> Bugwood.org</a></div><div id="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div id="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Butternut products have been used for generations for medicinal purposes. The Native Americans used the Butternut as a laxative and/or tonic to remedy arthritic or rheumatic conditions, headaches, dysentery, constipation and treat wounds. Modern medicine still recognizes Butternut as a remedy for chronic constipation as it helps gently produce bowel movements. The inner bark is one of the few laxatives that are considered safe for use during pregnancy. 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The Tangerine - <i>Citrus reticulata</i> is also referred to as the Satsuma or Mandarin Orange. It is a small evergreen tree that grows in a single erect form with single short trunks or low branched multi-trunks. It has a dense crown and for the most part the branches remain spineless, though on some varieties they do bare large thorns. They are classified in to Citrus genus, and the Rutaceae family.</div>
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The leaves occur in an alternate unifoliate, lanceolate or elliptic fashion. The margins are blunt with rounded teeth and a lustrous dark green upper surface. The flowers are white, developing in the Spring with 5 petals that are produced in terminal clusters. The Tangerines is native to China and has been highly cultivated in Florida but has not yet naturalized. Many varieties and hybrid are currently cultivated and marketed in the United States. Most of the tangerines sold in your local grocery store or farmers market are hybrid varieties and have been better developed over time for greater performance and crop production.</div>
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The citrus fruit is a vertically compressed hesperidium that is 5 - 10 cm in diameter, orange in color and a very close relative or member of the Mandarin family. They are much smaller in size then the common Orange and have a sweeter flavor. The rind is generally thin and loose, removing easily to reveal 8-15 easily separated sections. The fruit matures in late Fall to early Winter. The fruit is most commonly peeled and eaten right from your hand. It is also used as a garnish in salads, main courses, and desserts. The juice of the Tangerines is sold in both the raw form and concentrated in the United States. The rind can be used as a zest, flavoring or garnish either fresh or dried. Tangerines are a good source of vitamin C, beta-carotene and folate. They also contain small amounts of magnesium, Vitamin B (B1, B2 & B3), Lutein, Potassium and Zeaxanthin. </div>
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The Edible Fig -<i> Ficus carica</i>, is a deciduous large shrub or tree that reaches heights of 10-32 feet tall. It grows in and erect upright fashion with multiple trunks and a spreading crown. Introduced originally from Asia it has been naturalized from Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. This is the only Fig growing in the United States with lobed or palmate leaves.</div>
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The leaves are alternate, simply shaped, ovate or circular, with 3-5 broad lobes, flattened base and bluntly pointed and toothed tip. The upper leaf surface is dark or medium green in color, the lower is paler in color, both are rough to the touch. The fruit is a hairy pear shaped, leathery Fig that is green, yellow, reddish brown in color and 3-8 cm long and matures in the Fall each year. The bark is gray-brown in color, smooth or slightly textured. </div>
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Fig plants are considered to be easily propagated through many different methods. The edible fig is one of the first plants that was cultivated by humans with fossil evidence being found as far back as 9400-9200 BC, predating wheat, barley and legumes. Fig plants can be found at specialty nurseries and but not readily available at smaller local nurseries.</div>
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The Sour Orange - <i>Citrus x aurantium</i> is a small evergreen shrub or small tree that reaches heights of only 10-30 feet tall. The Sour Orange has been naturalized in Florida, Georgia and Texas, but originated in southeastern Asia and South Sea Islands (Fiji, Samoa, and Guam). Sour Orange is grown in orchards settings only in the Orient/various other parts of the world where its special products are of commercial importance, including southern Europe and some offshore islands of North Africa, the Middle East, Madras, India, West Tropical Africa, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Brazil and Paraguay.</div>
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The leaves of the Sour Orange are simply shaped ovate or elliptic, lustrous and deep green in color. The flowers are small, white in color and usually have 4 or 5 petals. The fruit is orange in color, round in shape with a thick almost leathery rind. Inside of the fruit is several separate sections or cells, each having at least a single seed. The fruit is fragrant, however it is generally too sour to be eaten on it's own. The primary use of Sour Orange is for the production of marmalade. The fruits are largely exported to England and Scotland for making marmalade.</div>
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The Pin Cherry - <i>Prunus pensylvanica</i> is one of the most easily identified of all the Cherries because of the red twigs and long tapering lanceolate leaves. It is a deciduous small tree that reaches heights of only 25-40 feet tall at maturity. Growing in an erect fashion with a single slender trunk that produces suckers from the root crown, an open rounded crown, slender spreading branches. It is native to North America from New Foundland west to British Columbia, South to Colorado in the West and South to NE Georgia in the East. This variety of Cherry is fast growing with a short life span of only 20-40 years. Pin Cherry is a member of the Rose family (<i>Rosaceae</i>) and is sometimes referred to as the Fire Cherry or Bird Cherry.</div>
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The leaves of the Pin Cherry are alternate, simple, thin, lanceolate, often folded upward from the mid vein, curved at the apex. The upper leaf surface is lustrous, hairless, and yellow-green in color, the lower is paler and also hairless. In the fall the leaves turn red, maroon or orange adding interest to the tree. Each leaf blade is 7-15 cm long and about 5 cm broad. The Flower is small only 1-1.25 cm in diameter with 5 white petals and 15 stamens each. Flowering occurs in late Spring to early Summer. <span style="background-color: white;">The bark of the Pin Cherry is a reddish-brown sometimes gray-brown in color, lustrous in texture with numerous horizontal lenticels that are well spaced. At maturity the bark becomes fissured and begins to peel off in paper like plates.</span></div>
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The fruit of the Pin Cherry is in the form of a drupe with a hard pitted stone center. Rounded in shape, bright red in color, 6-8 mm each on a slender stalk, the fruit matures in Mid to late Summer each year. Wild Cherries are high in Vitamin C and can be used for many purposes. The pitted fruits/drupe can be used in jellies, jams, juice, tea, breakfast syrup, and desserts. Pin Cherry trees provide food for many species of animals, including Grouse, Whitetail deer, at least 25 species of non-game birds, and many species of Lepidoptera. A recipe for cough syrup can be created using the juice of pin cherries. The flesh of pin cherries can be used as a flavoring for whiskey or brandy and wilderness wine can be created from the drupes (many describe it as bitter to the taste). Pin Cherry stones (the hard center) and leaves of the tree contain cyanide, but the flesh of the drupe is edible. Pin cherry leaves are less toxic than those of most other cherry species. Livestock (primarily cattle) have been known to get sick and even die after grazing on wilted cherry leaves, because they contain hydrocyanic acid. The wilted leaves of the Pin Cherry are more toxic than fresh because the concentration of cyanide is significantly higher.</div>
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Unlike most other Cherry woods that are highly sought after for firewood and furniture making, the wood of the Pin Cherry is softer and porous making it much less desirable and of little commercial value. This weak wood could be the result of it's fast growth habit. The fast growth habit of the Pin Cherry is beneficial in controlling soil erosion and minimizes loss of soil nutrients. It is not commonly planted in residential landscapes because of it's short life span.</div>
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The Persimmon Tree-<i>Diospyros virginiana</i> is a small to medium sized deciduous tree. The female flowers are white and sweetly scented growing in almost a bell shape singly at the base of the leaves. Males flowers look similar, however they grow in cluster of 2 or 3 on separate trees. The persimmon grows many habitats, roadsides, old fields, and forest clearings.</div>
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The fruit is round orange to purple brown, stalkless, soft and juicy when ripe. When not ripe the fruit is extremely astringent, and horrible to the taste. Introduced species of persimmons with larger fruit are also commonly cultivated. The Texas Persimmon has black fruit that stains the hands and mouth when handled.</div>
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Persimmon fruit is renowned for it's health benefits. The fruits are very high in vitamins B & C. They boost your immune system. improve iron absorption, and have twice the dietary fiber of Apples.</div>
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The Loquat - <i>Eriobotrya japonica</i> is most easily recognized by the combination of large coarsely toothed, heavily veined, dark green leaves and large flowering panicles with yellow or orange fruit. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree that reaches heights of 9-20 feet high on average. The crown is dense, rounded and somewhat vase shaped. The Eriobotrya is a small genus of only 30 species of evergreen shrubs or trees that are native to mostly Asia.</div>
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The bark is brownish gray, smooth and somewhat hairy. The leaves are alternate, simply toothed, stiff, leathery, obovate or elliptical, with coarsely toothed margins and parallel veins. The upper leaf surface is lustrous, dark green, hairless, with a paler lower surface. The flowers are 10-15 mm in diameter with 5 petals in an oval or circular form. The flowers are a creamy white color with a sweet fragrance, borne in conspicuous branches and hairy terminal panicles. The flowers appear is late Autumn to early Winter. The fruit is a yellow, orange or whitish pome, that is pear shaped or oblong with 1-2 large seeds. The fruit matures in Spring to early Summer.</div>
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The Loquat was originally introduced from East Asia and is now found on disturbed sites from South Florida to South Louisiana, and cultivated into the southern portion of North Carolina. The Loquat is considered to be somewhat invasive in some portions of Florida.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Common Apple - </span></span><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">Malus pumila (a</i><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><i>lso called Malus Domestica)</i> - Trees are small deciduous trees in the Rosaceae family with a single erect trunk and low hanging branches that often reach the ground. Sometimes also called Paradise Apple, this is the Apple of commerce. Numerous cultivars have been selected from this genus for taste, size, shape and color. Fruits of wild plants are often of lesser quality then those that are tended to in orchards. Other varieties of Apples and Crab Apples have smaller fruit and thorny twigs.</span></span></div>
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The fragrant flowers are white with a hint of pink or sometimes all pink. Flower have 5 petals and appear with the new leaves in mid - late Spring. The leaves are alternate, simply shaped, oval or elliptic with a bluntly pointed tip. The upper leaf surface is a deep green hairy when young, becoming hairless with age. The fruit is round or slightly ellipsoid pome, green when young becoming red with maturity. The fruit matures in Summer to Early Fall annually.</div>
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Growing commonly in forest clearings, near streams in the Eastern United States (but not very far to the North or Gulf Coast region). Ornamental varieties are grown throughout the majority of the United States. It is believed that the Common Apple was originally introduced from Asia or Europe but has naturalized in many areas within it's hardiness zones.</div>
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The Avocado - <i>Persea americana</i> - tree is a very desirable ornamental, native only to the subtropical areas of Mexico and Central America. The growing conditions must be It's fruit is often included on the seemingly growing list of "super foods", it is very high in vitamin K & B and also contains C, D & Potassium. High Avocado intake was shown in one study to lower blood cholesterol levels.</div>
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With an average height of just 65 feet, it is a medium sized grower. When planted in pots it is necessary to re-pot quite often as they quickly outgrow small areas. The leaves are an elongated oval shape, deep green in color with a slight sheen on the top. The fruits are either pear or egg shaped with green skin that can range from mid green to almost a black-green and pale green inside. Avocado skin, bark and pits are harmful to many animals and have been recorded to cause severe reactions to dogs, cats, cattle and rabbits. The meat of the Avocado is smooth in texture and is often compared to butter in flavor. It is very often used in Vegetarian cuisine as a meat substitute because of it's high fat content. It is also commonly used in California Rolls, Guacamole, Sandwiches, Salads, Soups and Sauces. Commercially in the United States, Haas Avocados are the most known/marketed type even thought there are dozen of other cultivars grown worldwide.</div>
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Avocado fruits are climacteric, meaning they mature on the tree but don't ripen until taken off. They will only ripen if mature, so if picked early the ripening process will not occur. The Banana is another fruit in the climacteric catagory. Most Avocado crops produce the best crops bi-annually with poor yeilds in the off or in between years. Once off of the tree the fruit will ripen within a two week period, if left on the tree to long the fruit will eventually fall off on it's own. Avocados can be grown from seed, although it will take the new plantings 4-6 years to mature and bear fruit. Indoors you can also grow Avocados from the pits in water, holding them near the surface with toothpicks, once the stem reaches an inch or two you can transfer it to soil.</div>
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The Elderberries - <i>Sambucus</i> are a small genus made up of only 10 species of which only 2 are commonly found in North America the American Elderberry- <i>Sambucus nigra</i> and the Red Elderberry- <i>Sambucus racemosa</i>, a third Danewort/Dwarf Elderberry- <i>Sambucus ebulus</i> is reported to be naturalized in the Northeast portions of the United States. They are deciduous shrubs, small trees or herbs with very soft wood and conspicuous pith.</div>
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The leaves are opposite and compound usually pinnate but occasionally bi-pinnate. The leaflets are lanceolate or ovate with distinctly toothed margins. The flowers are small, white or cream in color and generally made up 3-5 petals and 5 stamens. When crushed the flowers produce a sweet yet rancid odor. The fruit is a fleshy round berry like drupe, red or black in color depending on the species, these berries generally occur in bunches.</div>
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The Elderberries are mostly found in moist to wet areas, roadsides, ditches, wetland and woodland margins at elevations ranging from 3-3000 m. It is a dominant under story species in riparian woodlands where it persists despite the competition from other species, it does not however grow well in closed story forests. American Elderberries are found from the central portion of the US (Wisconsin to Texas) all the way to the East Coast and as far North as Nova Scotia. The Red Elderberries are found in a more limited area on either coast of the US, from Alaska in the North and Northern California in the South on the Pacific Coast, Sporadically from Northern Idaho to Arizona and New Mexico in the central portion of the country, and from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia in the North East and West Virginia, Northern Virginia, Maryland and Delaware in the Mid-Atlantic/South.</div>
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American Elderberry is best distinguished by the black fruit, whereas the Red Elderberry has red fruit. Similar species include Box Elder and Ash, which have similar leaves however neither have fleshy fruits as the Elderberries do. The fleshy fruit is edible and has been used by various cultures including Native Americans, Spaniards, Cahuillas, French, Austrians, and Germans for many different purposes. The berries can be used to make wine, jams, jelly, syrup and pies. When dried they can be cooked down to form a sauce (sometimes called sauco by the Cahuillas) that does not require any type of sweetening. The flowers are sometimes added to batters, eaten raw, added to teas, or even fried for a sweet snack. The twigs can be used to tap Maple trees for Syrup collection, basket weaving, flute and clapper stick making, tinder and even homemade squirt guns (when hollowed out).</div>
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Many Elderberries are planted for their ornamental value offering visual interest with both the flowers and the berries, others are planted for the wildlife value as they attract birds, small mammals, rodents, deer and butterflies. They are very a productive, adaptable and easy to establish species. Elderberries also are a very useful ground cover for stabilizing stream banks and other sites that are prone to erosion. Elderberries grow best from seed and are most often sown in the Fall season, cutting from this species are not very successful. This species is recommended for hardiness zones 3-8 and can be found at many nurseries for planting in your own garden.</div>
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Apricot - Prunus armeniaca is most easily recognized by the combination of broadly ovate to almost perfectly round leaves, pink flower buds and hairy fruit with stone inside. It is a small deciduous tree that reaches heights ranging from 16-30 feet on average. Originally introduced from China it is now found on roadsides and disturbed sites from 20-1600 m in the East from Pennsylvania in the North, West to Illinois and Missouri and South to Kansas. The Apricot grows in an upright erect fashion with a single trunk and rounded crown.</div>
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The Apricot fruit matures in Summer and is sold commercially. Turkey is the number one country for Apricot production, followed by Iran, Uzbekistan, Algeria and Italy to round out the top five. The United States is not a major producer of Apricots and is not even in the top ten based on production numbers. Apricots are produced commercially by most countries with the climate to support their growth this includes The United Kingdom, Australia and The United States (mainly California, Washington and Utah) to name a few.</div>
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Apricot trees can be found at most larger scale nurseries and can be grown in hardiness zones 5-8 (9). Apricot trees need well-drained soil in order to survive and produce well. Young Apricot trees can be susceptible to bacterial canker, powdery mildew and a variety of root fungus problems. Aphids, mites and peach twig borers are pests that you may encounter when growing Apricot trees.</div>
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In the family Solanaceae (Nightshade Family) there is a genus called Solanum it contains 1500-2000 varieties of herbs, shrubs and trees. Of these varieties two are major food crops in North America, Potato and Tomato and another less Popular including Eggplant. In other regions there are varieties such as the Ethiopian eggplant, Gilo (S. aethiopicum), Naranjilla or Lulo (S. quitoense), Turkey Berry (S. torvum), Pepino (S. muricatum), Tamarillo and Bush Tomatoes (which includes several Australian species). Most of the members of this family are native to the American Tropics, 65 occur in North America (only 35 are native). Even though two of our largest food crops are included in this genus most of the green parts of the plants and unripened fruits are poisonous, but some bear edible parts in the form of fruit, leaves or tubers. Also included in this genus are Nightshades, Horse Nettles and many other plants cultivated for their ornamental flowers and fruits. The species grows in various habits including annual, perennial, vine, subshrub, shrub and even small trees.</div>
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Most of the plants have green simply shape leaves that are ovate or elliptic. Flowers can range in color depending on the variety but generally have 5 petals. The fruits can vary from small and insignificant to large and very visable - berries, tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplants. Some produce fruit from the leaves while other grow underground (like the potato). Many plants in the Solanum genus are an important food source for the larvae of some Lepidoptera species (Butterflies and Moths), these include various Angle shades (Phlogophora meticulosa), various members of the Bedellia species, the Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae), Common swift (Korscheltellus lupulina), Garden dart (Euxoa nigricans), Ghost moth (Hepialus humuli), Tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta), Tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata), and Turnip moth (Agrotis segetum) to name a few.</div>
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Food Crop production in the Solanum genus is extremely important throughout the world. In 2013, the recorded world production of Tomatoes was 163.4 million tonnes, with China producing 31% of the total, followed by India, the United States and Turkey. In 2012, Tomato production was estimated to be valued at 59 billion dollars, making it the eighth most valuable agricultural product worldwide. In 2013, the recorded world production of Potatoes was 368 million tonnes. Two thirds of the global production is eaten by humans, the remaining third is consumed by animals or used in starch production. Potatoes remains an essential crop in Europe, where per capita production remains the highest in the world. The most rapid expansion over the past few decades has occurred in southern and eastern Asia. As of 2007, China led the world potato production, and nearly a third of the world's potatoes were harvested between China and India. It is believed that the geographic shift in potato production has been moved from wealthier countries toward low income areas of the world because it is a cheap and plentiful crop that is able to grow in wide varieties of climates and locales. Only about 5% of the world's Potato crop are traded internationally because of the perishability. In 2013, the recorded world production of Eggplants was 49.4 million tonnes, 57% of which came from China, 27% from India, Iran, Egypt and Turkey were also major producers all total account for 97% of the world production. More than 4,000,000 acres are devoted to the cultivation of eggplants in the world.</div>
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Many members of the Solanaceae:Nightshade family members can be grown in your own landscape some in your vegetable garden and others in you flower gardens. With 1500-2000 varieties and counting I am sure you can find one that is right for you! Hardiness zones vary by plant and within the family can range from zones 4-12.</div>
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The Peach - Prunus persica is most easily identified by its distinctive fruit and long narrow leaves. It is a small deciduous tree that only reaches average heights of 10-30 feet tall. The Peach is commercially cultivated and generally well managed in size and shape, however when found in the wild it often grows in a more shrubby habit. The tree in generally grows in an erect form, with a single trunk and open crown. Initially introduced from China, the Peach has been established in almost all of the Eastern United States. Peaches were brought to the United States in the 16th century and to Europe during the 17th century. Peach trees are often found growing wildly along fence lines, in old fields, on roadsides, and escaped from cultivation on the edges of farms.</div>
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The bark of the Peach is reddish-brown in color with hairless twigs. The leaves are alternate, simple in shape and elliptic or lanceolate, often folding upward from the mid rib area. Leaves are a bright-deep green in color when mature, often slightly lighter when young. The dark pink flowers of the Peach tree are 2-4 cm in diameter with 5 petals each, occuring in the early Spring. The fruit is rounded, occasionally with a slight point at the base, yellowish to orange drupe with a red tinge in sections and a generally hairy surface. The fruit has a 4-8 cm stone like pit in the center. Commercially Peaches mature during the Summer season, with some heirloom varieties not maturing until late Summer or very early Fall.</div>
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Peaches grown commercially are an important crop and a popular fruit. China is currently the number one producer of Peaches worldwide. A ripe Peach is best found by first smelling the fruit, there should be a sweet fragrance and then gently squeeze the Peach, when ripe they will never be hard. It has been found that there are over 110 various chemical compounds within a Peach that create their unique aroma. Thought they are a fruit which many automatically assumes makes them "healthy" the average fruit has very little nutritional value. There are currently over 2000 known varieties of peaches in the world today, many of which are suitable for growing within your own garden.</div>
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In many cultures Peaches also have symbolic values. In China Peach blossoms are considered to be a symbol of vitality as the blossoms appear prior to the leaves. They are also often called Peaches of Immortality, local magistrates would cut peach wood branches and place them over their doors to protect against evils. One of Japan's most noble and semihistorical heroes, Momotaro was born from within an enormous peach floating down a stream. </div>
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The American Plum - <i>Prunus americana</i> is best recognized by the combination of flaking scaly bark, sharply toothed leaf margins and red or yellow fruit. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree that is capable of reaching heights of around 25 feet. Generally it grows in an erect form with a single trunk, the young shoots are often thorn tipped. </div>
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The American Plum is native throughout the Eastern United States and continuing West through the Rocky Mountain region. It prefers rich, moist, loamy soils, open woods, woodland margins, fenceline and stream banks. American Plum is sometimes considered to be thicket forming in woodland areas, though it is believed these thickets are formed by seedlings rather then root suckers. American Plum can be found at most nurseries in the native region. Currently there are over 260 varieties that have been developed from the American Plum which greatly improve the reach of it's growth range. </div>
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The Pomegranate - <i>Punica granatum</i>, is most often distinguished by the spiny branches, opposite clustered leaves, large showy flowers and very unique fruit. It occurs in a deciduous shrub or small tree form, with a single short trunk and rounded crown that reaches an average height of only 8-25 feet tall. The bark is brownish gray with thin smooth bark that becomes rougher with age. The young twigs are angled at first but become rounded with maturity. The leaves are simple, opposite, elliptic, oblong and clustered with a narrowly wedged shaped base and a blunt tipped point. The upper surface of the leaves are a lustrous deep green with a pale underside. The flowers are bisexual with fused sepals that form a tube, they are fleshy, reddish with 5-9 petals that are red, orange, yellow or white. The flowers appear in late spring to summer. </div>
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The fruit from the Pomegranate is rounded red, red-yellow, or red-brown with a white leathery berry that is 5-12 cm in diameter. The fruit matures in the Fall. Pomegranates are grown for both ornamental and food purposes and have been for centuries, the fruit is even mentioned in both the Bible and Quran. It is said that the calyx on the fruit was even the inspiration for King Solomon's crown.<br />
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The Pomegranate originated in the region that is known today as Iran and cultivated since ancient times throughout the entire Mediterranean region. It was introduced to first Spanish America in the late 16th century and later into California and Arizona. Today it is cultivated and sparingly established in some of the Southern United States from North Carolina to California. It is also widely cultivated throughout the Middle East, North Africa, tropical portions of Africa, Central Asia, the Mediterranean Basin, and India. Recently it has begun to appear in European and and the Western Hemisphere.</div>
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The fruit has been used for centuries in many different cuisines. It is used for juices, sauces, as a spice (flavoring), or a topping for desserts or soups. The seeds of the Pomegranate provide 12% of your daily value of Vitamins C, 16% of your value vitamin K and 10% daily value of folate, they are also an excellent source of dietary fiber at 20% of the daily value (this is entirely contained in the edible seeds).</div>
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The Guava,<i> Psidium guajava</i> is best recognized by the combination of stiff opposite leaves with very prominant venation, scaly bark and distinctive fruit. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree that reaches heights of only 15 feet. It grows in an upright fashion with a spreading crown. The bark is smooth and red-green in color with bark that shreds in thin plates.</div>
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The leaves are opposite and simple in shape, thick, leathery, wedged at the base and with an abruptly shaped point on the tip. The flowers have 5 petals and are white in color. The fruit is green, yellow or pink in the form of a berry that is rounded or pear shaped. </div>
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The fruit of a Guava is different by species and can range from roughly skinned with a bitter flavor or soft skinned and sweet. In Mexico the guava is made into beverages, sauces, candies, fruit bars, desserts and dried snacks. In many countries the fruit is eaten raw like an Apple of quartered and eaten with salt and pepper or served in salads. In Pakistan the Guava is the national winter fruit. In the Phillipines Guava is used in cooking sinigang. In Asia & Taiwan it is eaten with sweet and sour plum powder mixtures. </div>
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The Tangerine - <i>Citrus reticulata</i> is also referred to as the Satsuma or Mandarin Orange. It is a small evergreen tree that grows in a single erect form with single short trunks or low branched multi-trunks. It has a dense crown and for the most part the branches remain spineless, though on some varieties they do bare large thorns. They are classified in to Citrus genus, and the Rutaceae family.</div>
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The leaves occur in an alternate unifoliate, lanceolate or elliptic fashion. The margins are blunt with rounded teeth and a lustrous dark green upper surface. The flowers are white, developing in the Spring with 5 petals that are produced in terminal clusters. The Tangerines is native to China and has been highly cultivated in Florida but has not yet naturalized. Many varieties and hybrid are currently cultivated and marketed in the United States. Most of the tangerines sold in your local grocery store or farmers market are hybrid varieties and have been better developed over time for greater performance and crop production.</div>
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The citrus fruit is a vertically compressed hesperidium that is 5 - 10 cm in diameter, orange in color and a very close relative or member of the Mandarin family. They are much smaller in size then the common Orange and have a sweeter flavor. The rind is generally thin and loose, removing easily to reveal 8-15 easily separated sections. The fruit matures in late Fall to early Winter. The fruit is most commonly peeled and eaten right from your hand. It is also used as a garnish in salads, main courses, and desserts. The juice of the Tangerines is sold in both the raw form and concentrated in the United States. The rind can be used as a zest, flavoring or garnish either fresh or dried. Tangerines are a good source of vitamin C, beta-carotene and folate. They also contain small amounts of magnesium, Vitamin B (B1, B2 & B3), Lutein, Potassium and Zeaxanthin. </div>
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The Sugar Apple - <i>Annona squamosa</i>, is a evergreen or semi-deciduous shrub or small tree with contorted branches an irregularly shaped crown, and limbs that often droop near the tips. The fruits pulp is sometimes eaten raw or used in the production of beverages or sherberts. It was introduced from the American tropics and is now found in the southern half of Florida and is completely naturalized in the Florida Keys. </div>
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The leaves are 10-16 cm long and about 6 cm wide. The leaves are more narrow then the that of the Pond Apple. The fruit is an aggregate of fused berries that are generally round in shape. The fruits surface is knobby and easy to distunguish from the Pond Apple a close relative. </div>
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The Mango - Mangifera indica is a medium sized evergreen fruit bearing tree. The Mango grows in an erect form, mainly upright with and very dense spreading crown. At full maturity the tree can reach upwards of 50 feet tall. The Mango is native to South Asia and cultivated for it's edible fruit.By the 10th century AD cultivation had spread into portions of East Africa. Now it is also cultivated in Brazil, Bermuda, Mexico, and the West Indies, where the climate is ideal and very similar to it's native range. Mango are the national fruit of Indian, Pakistan and the Philippines.</div>
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The leaves of the Mango are alternate, unifoliate, lanceolate to narrowly long and elliptic. The upper surface is lustrous, dark green, hairless with conspicuous veins that are straight and parallel. The flowers are bisexual or unisexual, green-white in color with 5 petals and 5 sepals. Flowers appear in late winter and spring. The fruit is large, fleshy, ovoid, pear-shaped, and irregularly shaped drupe, generally red to pink in color with a large flattened seed. The seed contains fruit embryos which can not survive freezing.</div>
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The fruit does not grow in a uniform shape or size and fruit from the same plant can vary in size. When Mangoes were first imported they had to be pickled because of lack of refrigeration. Generally the Mango is sweet in flavor but the flavor and texture can vary greatly between different cultivars. Mangoes are widely used in cuisine, even in unripe condition when they are used for jams, chutney, fish sauces or pickling. Fruit drinks containing Mango are very poplar in India, though they contain high amounts of sugar or other flavoring so they are not marketed as fruit juice.</div>
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Recommended for only zones 10b to 11, Mangoes can not be grown in most of the United States. They are a tropical fruit and require tropical conditions to grow and survive, one single mild frost can kill a tree. Young trees are even more susceptible to frost damage then more mature, though once mature they are a bit more tolerant.</div>
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The Sassafras tree is a member of the Laurel family. Having only three varieties, two of which are native to China and Taiwan, and the other is native to the Eastern portion of the United States. Spreading by suckers growing from the roots, in it's natural habitat it is commonly found growing along the woods edge and fields or as the understory of a forest.</div>
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The fruit from the Sassafras is blue in color when mature starting at clear and red when young. Growing from red stems the fruit grow in an almost ornamental pattern. The fruit/berries are a favorite of small birds such as Finches in the Spring and Summer. Like the Amercian Holly, the Sassafras is dioecious, meaning the pistallate and staminate flowers mostly grow on different trees.</div>
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The Sassafras tree has a unique scent that is recognizable even before the tree is in view, the oil that produces the scent is in the roots, the leaves and even the bark of the tree. Teas can be made by steeping the roots of the tree-Native American are recorded to have used this tea to treat many ailments. The oil was also used as the flavoring for traditional Root Beer prior to it's use being banned by the FDA in 1960 because of the Safrole found in the oil was thought to be a possible carcinogen. This banned was reversed partially in 1994 but new restrictions were put into place to be sure that the Safrole was removed prior to human consumption . File Powder, is a spicy herb made from dried and ground leaves. It was traditionally used by Native Americans in the South, and was adopted into Creole cuisine in Louisiana as a very commonly used ingredient.</div>
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Image Citations (Left & Right Photos): Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, <a href="http://www.bugwood.org/" mce_href="http://www.bugwood.org" mce_target="_blank" style="color: blue !important;" target="_blank">Bugwood.org</a></div>
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The foliage of the Sassafras is very unique having as many as three varying type of leaves. The leaves can vary from single lobes, double lobed or mitten shaped to triple lobed. They are green in color during the growing season and in the fall put on a very beautiful show. The leaves will vary in color in the fall from Yellow, Orange, Scarlet and Crimson.</div>
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