Photos and story by Russ Grayson Easy to grow, likes water but not too much, tasty. Common name: BabacoBotanical name: Carica pentagona Growth form/conditions: A slender, uptight plant of compact growth form like pawpaw. Single, softwood trunk patterned with leaf scars. Seldom grows more than two metres in height. A plant of the tropics, subtropics that […]
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Photos and story by Russ Grayson Common name: Pawpaw, papayaBotanical name: Carica papaya Growth form: A small, usually single-stem tree between 3-10 m of tropical, subtropical climates. The tree will grow in coastal warm temperate climates. Large, lobed, palmate-shaped leaves grow from the crown to around 50–70 cm in length. The fruit grows from the crown. Reproduction: Seed.Centre of diversity: Central/northern South America. […]
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Photo and story by Russ Grayson IT IS SOFT, black and gooey. It looks past its prime. It is all these things and it is delicious. I am talking about black sapote, a tree fruit seen more often now than in the past though it is far from common. Not the thing you will find […]
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Story and photos by Russ Grayson, October 2018. Common name: Banana.Scientific name: Musa spp; many species. Growth form: Single stem herbivorous flowering plant of tropics to cool temperate of variable height with large, broad leaves radiating from the crown. Bananas develop on stems that grow from the crown and that end in a single, large, cone-shaped […]
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Story and photos by Russ Grayson FAST, TASTY, ABUNDANT — the fast fruits are suitable for even small community gardens. Fast fruits are suitable for the community garden because they: For community gardeners, the fast fruits offer: Where to plant your fruit or nut trees and shrubs Before you plant your fruit trees: Plant your […]
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