Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera)

The Wikipedia entry says that virtually every part of the coconut palm has some human use.

Sine this is my first tree (it took 10 years to bear fruit), I am not sure about when to pick them. The fruits are quite large, but still green. I imagine they are holding somewhere around 0.5 to 0.75 liters of water inside.


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Inga developing nicely


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Originally uploaded by z_kevino
In the last week of May, the inga are developing nicely. The fruit is no more than 1.5 inches in length, barely 1/4 inch in diameter.
The tree is still loaded with flowers.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Cashews are getting bigger!


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Originally uploaded by z_kevino.
this is what they look like in the 3rd week of May. Unseen here, are the loads of new flowers, with their fragrant, almost cinnamon smell.

Friday, May 18, 2007

Longan


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Originally uploaded by z_kevino.
The Longan tree is also starting to set fruit

Persimmon


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Originally uploaded by z_kevino.
The persimmon tree is starting to fruit. This little bug is hiding in the crevices of the flower petals

Up the skirt of a Sugar apple


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Originally uploaded by z_kevino.
This is the view an insect gets.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Atemoya still ripening on tree


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Originally uploaded by z_kevino.

This strange variety of atemoya is still ripening on the tree. While the size and color is eye candy, the flavor of this particular cultivar does nothing special for me.

Can anyone identify it?

update: This is a custard apple, and not atemoya

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Originally uploaded by z_kevino.