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Cat of the Day - Bob
Bob will watch the refrigerator tonight so we can watch out diet. Have a good night! 🌜
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What is the best perfume tree for container culture? Dwarf Chanel No 5 Tree
Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, Chanel No5 Tree
Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, Chanel No5 Tree
Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, Chanel No5 Tree
Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, Chanel No5 Tree
Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, or Chanel No5 Tree - is the most desired and sought after perfume plants.
- 🔅 Elegant pendant flowers are a piece of art.
- 🔅 Easy to grow, stays compact and in nice tree-like shape. Flowers smell as great as full size Ylang Ylang tree.
- 🔅 Needs warm and humid conditions for a full aroma.
- 🔅 Perfect container plantand a house plant, but keep in mind it requires bright light for profuse flowering.
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Did you know that ice cream actually grows on a tree?
Ice Cream Bean Tree (Inga edulis)
Ice Cream Bean Tree (Inga edulis)
Ice Cream Bean Tree (Inga edulis)
Ice Cream Bean Tree (Inga edulis)
Ice Cream Bean Tree (Inga edulis) - fast growing shade tree with wonderful fruit that kids love! 👯♀️
- ✳️ Bean pods up to 3 ft long contain sweet, juicy, white pulp that has a soft cotton wool texture and tastes of vanilla ice-cream.
- ✳️ The fruit has fantastic health benefits. It contains up to 25% sugar, 10% protein, 5% fiber, vitamins C, A and E, and minerals such as phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and zinc. The protein content is two times higher than that of a banana!
- ✳️ A mature tree will produce around 100 fruits in a season. Seedlings start fruiting within 3-4 years.
- ✳️ Fast growing, umbrella-shaped tree, 20 ft tall and almost as wide, provides plenty of shade. This is our favorite tree when we need to create shade quickly.
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Do you know what is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world?
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Answer:
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Cat of the Day - Philemon
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What orchids can be grown in the ground?
Spathoglottis Tropical Punch - Sorbet Ground Orchid
Spathoglottis Tropical Punch - Sorbet Ground Orchid
Epidendrum radicans - Orange Reed Ground Orchid, Sunrise
Spathoglottis Lemon Kiss - Sorbet Ground Orchid
Bletilla striata x formosana Kate - Yokohama Ground orchid
Epidendrum elongatum x radicans - Lavender Reed Ground Orchid
Spathoglottis Rainbow - Sorbet Ground Orchid
Arundina graminifolia - Bamboo Orchid, Bird Ground Orchid
Orchids have a mystique that seems to set them apart from most other flowers... they are elegant and almost unreal in their perfection... But not every gardener has luck growing traditional orchids.
- ⚜️ Terrestrial orchids (a.k.a. ground orchids) grow in regular garden soil instead of in the air on tree branches!
- ⚜️ Ground orchids come in many colors and shapes.
- ⚜️ Ground orchids will be happy to bloom in sun or shade and are very easy to grow!
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What is the best butterfly and hummingbird attractor? Thats the one, called
Odontonema callistachyum - Butterfly Bush
Odontonema callistachyum - Butterfly Bush, is an easy to grow medium size shrub. It is very fast growing and will bloom for you in both shade or full sun.
🌞 Here in Florida it starts blooming in late Winter and keeps going throughout the year.
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How to make exotic fries from beautiful Cassava Tree (Yuca Root, Tapioca)
Cassava Tree (Yuca Root, Tapioca) - Manihot esculenta
- ▪️ Cassava (Manihot esculenta), also called Yuca Root, Manihot, Tapioca - is an exotic tropical root vegetable plant. The fries are more delicious than any fries you every tried!
- ▪️ Besides culinary value, it is simply a stunning little tree! Don't be shy to harvest the roots - this plant is easy to regrow from cuttings, so you can have your crops year round.
❗️Don't confuse Yuca Root (Cassava) with Yucca Plant from the Agave family - a no-go in the culinary world - you definitely don't want to cook that up for dinner!
📚 Learn more about Yuca Root
🍲 Cassava Fries Recipe
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What is number one tree-grown vegetable?
🔺This showy fruit is a close relative of Lychee, Longan, and Rambutan.
🔺 Akee tree is easy to grow, undemanding, fast growing, and fruits right away. Sometimes it fruits twice a year!
🔺 Akee fruit must be picked after the fruit has opened naturally so the flesh is fully exposed to light.
🔺 The white arils are best parboiled for a few min and then lightly fried in butter. Then they are really delicious!
📚 More about Akee
🎥 YouTube Recipe: How to cook perfect Akee?
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What is number one tree-grown vegetable?
Akee fruit, Ackee
- 🔺This showy fruit is a close relative of Lychee, Longan, and Rambutan.
- 🔺 Akee tree is easy to grow, undemanding, fast growing, and fruits right away. Sometimes it fruits twice a year!
- 🔺 Akee fruit must be picked after the fruit has opened naturally so the flesh is fully exposed to light.
- 🔺 The white arils are best parboiled for a few min and then lightly fried in butter. Then they are really delicious!
📚 More about Akee
🎥 YouTube Recipe: How to cook perfect Akee?
🛒 Order Akee tree online
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