The plum is the fruit produced by trees in the Prunus genus, which is a member of the rose family. The plant is native to China, the Americas, and Europe. The fruit is classified as a drupe, meaning it has a pit (or stone) in the center, similar to a peach and apricot. Healthy ...
Since then, the tree has been protected and is widely cultivated across China and around the world. Japanese Zelkova 榉树 Scientific name: Zelkova serrata A flowering, slow-growing plant native to East Asia, the Japanese zelkova is widespread in China, where it’s grown as an ornamental tree....
Plums have been eaten for millennia, dating at least as far back as the Romans. These delicious stone fruits are native to both Europe and North America, and Native Americans have an extensive and deep history with the plum species that grow wild across the United States. Although experts dis...
Native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of northwestern China, flat peaches are now grown in the provinces of Shandong, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanxi and Gansu. Yellow peaches (黄桃) take their name from their rich color. They are considered a healthy food because of the anti-oxidants, dietar...
Ackee fruit is native to West Africa and has become a favorite in many Caribbean countries. However, it contains hypoglycin A, a toxin the FDA says can be dangerous if too much is ingested. That means you can't pop into the supermarket and pick up this fruit in the produce section, ...
Fine Cooking Magazine – "Frog Hollow Farm is Certified Organic, with a reputation for some of the best-tasting varieties of peaches, apricots, plums, nectarines, and cherries anywhere..." – Article by Amy AlbertAbout peaches and Frog Hollow Farm – Native to China, peaches of legend conferr...
Native to South America, tonka beans are known for their rich, vanillalike aroma and are used in perfumery and flavors around the world. But the beans contain coumarin, a compound linked to liver damage in high doses. Consequently, the FDA banned the use of tonka beans in food products in...
Many believe that nectarines are a cross between peaches and plums, but that is a fallacy.1 Both peaches and nectarine are in the Prunus persica genus. They originated from China thousands of years ago and eventually were traded across Asia and Europe. Genetically, peaches and nectarines are ne...
What Fruits Are Native To Georgia? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrea (@migardenergirl)onJul 28, 2020 at 10:00am PDT When it comes to fruit, Atlanta is an inhospitable place to grow citrus such as oranges, plums and mangoes. Bananas are possible, but they’ll typicall...
The Japanese name, yamamomo (山桃), means ‘mountain (yama 山) peach (momo 桃)’ although there is nothing very peach-like about the fruits of yamamomo. But then neither is there much peach-like about the native plums which are called sumomo (which once meant vinegar, or sour, (su 酸...