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Amwoga Khalwale The camphor tree, scientifically known as Cinnamomum camphora is a species of evergreen tree indigenous to warm temperate to subtropical regions of East Asia, including countries such as China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan. It is known by various names, most notably the camphor tree, camphorwood or camphor laurel. Camphor trees are also widely distributed … Read more
Juglans cinerea, commonly known as butternut or white walnut, is a species of walnut native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.The Butternut tree’s range extends from the New England states southward to northern Georgia and Alabama, and westward to Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and Arkansas. It is absent from most of the Southern United States. … Read more
The pecan (Carya illinoinensis) is a species of hickory native to the southern United States and northern Mexico in the region of the Mississippi River. The tree is cultivated for its seed primarily in the U.S. states of Georgia, New Mexico, and Texas, and in Mexico. The word “pecan” is derived from an Algonquian word … Read more
Hickory is a common name for trees composing the genus Carya, which includes around 18 species. Five or six species are native to China, Indochina, and India, as many as twelve are native to the United States, four are found in Mexico, and two to four are native to Canada. The Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) … Read more
Fuji apples, botanically classified as Malus domestica, are a late-ripening variety that belongs to the Rosaceae family. The Fuji apple was developed in the late 1930s by breeders at the Tohoku Research Station in Fujisaki, Aomori, Japan. The name “Fuji” comes from Fujisaki, the town where the research station is located, not directly from Mount … Read more
Jonagold apple trees, botanically classified as Malus domestica, are an American variety belonging to the Rosaceae family. Jonagold was developed at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York, part of Cornell University. The breeding program aimed to combine the best traits of existing apple varieties. It is a cross between the … Read more
Golden Delicious apples, botanically classified as Malus domestica, are an American variety belonging to the Rosaceae family. It is one of the 15 most popular apple cultivars in the United States. It is not closely related to Red Delicious. This apple variety was discovered in 1912 by Anderson Mullins, a farmer in Clay County, West Virginia. Initially, … Read more
Granny Smith apples, botanically classified as Malus domestica, are bright green, tart fruits belonging to the Rosaceae family. Granny Smith apples originated in Australia in 1868. They are named after Maria Ann “Granny” Smith, who propagated the cultivar from a chance seedling. The story goes that she was testing different types of apple seedlings for … Read more
Native to the central and northeastern areas of North America, hackberry trees are medium to large in size, capable of reaching heights of 30 to 50 feet, though some species can grow taller. They have a broad, rounded crown and often a somewhat irregular shape. The leaves are alternate, simple, with an asymmetrical base and … Read more
Soursop, also known as graviola, is a fruit that comes from the Annona muricata tree, which is native to tropical regions of the Americas and the Caribbean but has since been cultivated in various other tropical climates around the world. It is in the same genus, Annona, as cherimoya and is in the Annonaceae family. … Read more