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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>European barberry - simply Barberry Seeds (Berberis vulgaris)</strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Berberis vulgaris L., also known as European barberry or simply Barberry, is a shrub in the genus Berberis. It produces edible but sharply acidic berries, which people in many countries eat as a tart and refreshing fruit.</p> <p>The shrub native to central and southern Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia;[3] it is also naturalised in northern Europe, including the British Isles and Scandinavia, and North America. In the United States and Canada, it has become established in the wild over an area from Nova Scotia to Nebraska, with additional populations in Colorado, Idaho, Washington State, Montana, and British Columbia.[4] Although not naturalised, in rural New Zealand it has been widely cultivated as a hedge on farms. It is cultivated for its fruits in many countries.</p> <p>It is a deciduous shrub growing up to 4 m high. The leaves are small oval, 2–5 cm long and 1–2 cm broad, with a serrated margin; they are borne in clusters of 2-5 together, subtended by a three-branched spine 3–8 mm long. The flowers are yellow, 4–6 mm across, produced on 3–6 cm long panicles in late spring. The fruit is an oblong red berry 7–10 mm long and 3–5 mm broad, ripening in late summer or autumn; they are edible but very sour, and rich in Vitamin C.</p> <p><strong>Culinary uses</strong></p> <p>The berries are edible and rich in vitamin C, though with a very sharp flavor; the thorny shrubs make harvesting them difficult, so in most places, they are not widely consumed. They are an important food for many small birds, which disperse the seeds in their droppings.</p> <p>A widely available Russian candy called Барбарис (Barberis) is made using extract from the berries, which are pictured on the wrapper.</p> <p>In Europe, the berries have been traditionally used as an ingredient in making jam. The berries are high in pectin which makes the jam congeal as it cools after having been boiled. In southwestern Asia, especially Iran, the berries are used for cooking, as well as for jam-making. In Iran, barberries are commonly used as a currant in rice pilaf.</p> <p>Zereshk (زرشک) or sereshk is the Persian name for the dried fruit of Berberis spp., specially that of Berberis integerrima 'Bidaneh',[5] which is widely cultivated in Iran. Iran is the largest producer of zereshk and saffron in the world. Zereshk and saffron are produced on the same land and the harvest is at the same time.</p> <p>The South Khorasan province in Iran is the main area of zereshk and saffron production in the world, especially around Birjand and Qaen. About 85% of production is in Qaen and about 15% in Birjand. There is evidence of cultivation of seedless barberry in South Khorasan two hundred years ago.[6]</p> <p>A garden of zereshk is called zereshk-estan.</p> <p>Zereshk is widely used in cooking, imparting a tart flavor to chicken dishes. It is usually cooked with rice, called zereshk polo, and provides a nice meal with chicken. Zereshk jam, zereshk juice, and zereshk fruit rolls are also produced in Iran.</p> <p><strong>Other uses</strong></p> <p>The plant is both poisonous and medicinal. Except for its fruits and seeds, the plant is mildly poisonous. Its most potent agent is berberine, which is also known to have a number of therapeutic effects.</p> <p>It has been widely cultivated for hedges in New Zealand.</p> <p>Berberis vulgaris (European barberry) is the alternate host species of the wheat rust fungus (Puccinia graminis), a grass-infecting rust fungus that is a serious fungal disease of wheat and related grains. For this reason, cultivation of B. vulgaris is prohibited in many areas, and imports to the United States are forbidden. Wheat farmers had accused barberries of spreading rust as early as 1660, but were derided as superstitious by the makers of barberry jam, and the matter was not settled scientifically until 1865.[citation needed]</p> <p>Berberis vulgaris fruits have been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally as tea, jelly or syrup for treatment of disorders of the respiratory tract, fever, infections, cold, and flu.</p> </div>

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> </head> <body> <h2><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>MUSA NAGENSIUM BANANA SEEDS COLD HARDY -20 °C</em></strong></span></h2> <h3><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 3 seeds.</strong></span></h3> <p>Musa nagensium is a beautiful, slender banana with a striking dark purple-red to almost black pseudo-stem which is very waxy.</p> <p>The abaxial surface of the leaf has a dark red midrib and the lamina is so waxy that is nearly white.</p> <p>The pseudo-stem may exceed 6 m high. Produces suckers. The leaf is up to 3 m long and blue-gray. The leaves are quite far from each other compared to other bananas from the Eumusa group, further adding to the slender appearance of the plant .</p> <p>Inflorescence is pendulous. The bracts are oblong and lanceolate, the lower are 20-25 cm long and 10 cm wide, the top ones are 15-18 cm long, almost 8 cm wide, red outside, bright orange on the inside. Each with 18 to 20 flowers in two rows. The perianth is orange, 6 cm long, 1.3 cm wide, four-lobed, free petal ovate-lanceolate, more than 2.5 cm long, pointed.</p> <p>The fruits are 13-15 cm long, petiolate, not recurved. The seeds are very big: nearly 1.3 cm long and 1 cm wide.</p> <p><strong>Origin:</strong></p> <p>India, Assam, Naga mountains</p> <p><strong>Hardiness: </strong>-20 °C</p> <p><strong>Soil:</strong></p> <p>Rich and well drained</p> <p><strong>Height:</strong></p> <p>6 m</p> <p><strong>Exposure:</strong></p> <p>Sun</p> <p><strong>Propagation:</strong></p> <p>Seed</p> <p>Suckers</p> <p><strong>Germination</strong></p> <p>Banana seeds are not easy to germinate, with germination taking weeks or months, but it is extremely rewarding to see them succeed.</p> <p>Prepare the seeds by soaking in tepid, sterilised or distilled water.  Using a very small amount of the saltpetre powder provided (no more than half a teaspoon per 3 litres of water) will help remove and residue from the seeds and may aide germination by removing residue from the seeds.</p> <p>Soak the seeds for two days, using the saltpetre on the first day and switching to distilled/sterilised water only on the second day.</p> <p>Sow seeds into sterilised compost, vermiculite or a coir/perlite mix.</p> <p>Use a heated propagator or place the planted seeds in a warm airing cupboard, away from direct sunlight.  A temperature of 30-35 Celsius is required.</p> </body> </html>

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> </head> <body> <h2><strong>Ziziphus jujube Seeds (Chinese Date) Hardy</strong></h2> <h2><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Price for Package of 3 seeds.</span></strong></h2> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Hardy, Adaptable, Easy to Grow, Fast Growth, Edible Fruit, Fragrant Flowers, Fall Colors, Medicinal, Cold, Heat, Drought, Salt and Wind Tolerant.  Ziziphus jujube or Chinese Date is a fast growing small deciduous fruiting tree or shrub reaching a height up to 35 feet, usually with thorny branches. The small oval, shiny, bright green leaves are 1 to 2 inches long and turn bright yellow before falling in the autumn. The small mildly fragrant flowers are about 1/2 inch in diameter with five inconspicuous yellowish-green petals. The tree flowers from late spring through the summer. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile.  The fruit then forms in drupes, varying from round to elongate and from cherry to plum size. The edible skin surrounds white, crisp, sweet flesh with an inner stone containing two seeds. When immature the fruit is smooth-green, with the consistency and taste of an apple, maturing brown to purplish-black and eventually wrinkled, looking like a small date.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">The fruit can be eaten fresh, dried like dates or cooked in puddings, cakes, breads, jellies, soups, etc. The dried fruit has the nicest taste. The fruits are often left to become wrinkled and spongy, which increases their sweetness, and are then eaten fresh or cooked. The dried fruit can also be ground into a powder. This powder is used in the preparation of 'kochujang', a fermented hot pepper-soybean paste that resembles miso. The fruit can be used as a coffee substitute.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Jujube is both a delicious fruit and an effective herbal remedy. It aids weight gain, improves muscular strength and increases stamina. In Chinese medicine it is prescribed as a tonic to strengthen liver function. Japanese research has shown that jujube increases immune-system resistance. Antidote, diuretic, emollient, expectorant. The dried fruits contain saponins, triterpenoids and alkaloids. They are anodyne, anticancer, pectoral, refrigerant, sedative, stomachic, styptic and tonic. They are considered to purify the blood and aid digestion. They are used internally in the treatment of a range of conditions including chronic fatigue, loss of appetite, diarrhea, pharyngitis, bronchitis, anemia, irritability and hysteria. The root is used in the treatment of dyspepsia. A decoction of the root has been used in the treatment of fevers. The root is made into a powder and applied to old wounds and ulcers. The leaves are astringent and febrifuge. The plant is widely used in China as a treatment for burns.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Common Names: Jujube, Chinese Date, Tsao</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Zone: 6 to 9 (possibly 5)</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Growth Rate: Fast</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Plant Type: Deciduous Fruiting Tree</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Family: Rhamnaceae</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Native Range: China</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Height: 15 to 35 feet</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Spread: 15 to 25 feet</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Bloom Time: Spring</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Bloom Color: yellowish-green</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Flower/Fruit: .25" yellowish fragrant flowers in late spring followed by edible .5 to 1" shiny, dark red to black fruit.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Sun: Full Sun</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Fall Color: Yellow</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Drought Tolerance: High</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Water: Medium</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Maintenance: Low</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Site Requirements/ Soil Tolerances: Succeeds in most soils so long as they are well-drained. Prefers an open loam and a hot dry position. Tolerant to drought, heat and salt. Trees form a deep taproot and should be planted into their permanent positions as soon as possible.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Culture: The trees need a hot dry summer if they are to fruit well. Fast growing and quick to mature, it can fruit in 3 to 4 years from seed.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Sowing Ziziphus jujube Seeds:</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Scarification, Warm, then Cold Stratification and moisture enhance germination.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Chinese Date needs a warm spell then a cold spell in order to mature the embryo and reduce the seed coat.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Scarify: Pour Hot water over seeds. Soak for 24 hours</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Stratify: Warm 90 Days, then Cold 90 days, 40 Degrees F in a Moist Medium.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">Germination: Sow 1/2” deep</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">For more information about seed pretreatment and growing trees and shrubs from seed, please try the following link:</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000;">http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/website/forestresearch.nsf/ByUnique/INFD-7F8AJ4</span></div> <div> <div><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></div> <div> <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="100%"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Sowing Instructions</strong></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Propagation:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;">Seeds</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Pretreat:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;">soak in water for 24-48  hours</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Stratification:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;">0</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Sowing Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;">all year round</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Sowing Depth:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;">1 cm</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Sowing Mix:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;">Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Germination temperature:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;">25°C</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Location:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;">bright + keep constantly moist not wet</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Germination Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;">3 - 6 weeks</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Watering:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;">Water regularly during the growing season</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><br /><span style="color: #000000;"><em>Copyright © 2012 Seeds Gallery - Saatgut Galerie - Galerija semena. </em><em>All Rights Reserved.</em></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </body> </html>

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> </head> <body> <h2><strong>Madake, Giant Timber Bamboo Seeds (Phyllostachys bambusoides)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Phyllostachys bambusoides, commonly called madake, giant timber bamboo or Japanese timber bamboo, is a bamboo species in the genus Phyllostachys.</p> <p>Madake is typically known for being the most common type of bamboo used in the making of shakuhachi flutes and is utilized in numerous Japanese, as well as Chinese, arts, and crafts.</p> <p>Phyllostachys bambusoides can reach a height of 15–22 m and a diameter of 10–15 cm. The culms are dark green, quite thick and very straight. The leaves are dark green. New stalks emerge in late spring and grow quite rapidly, up to 1 meter each day. The flowering interval of this species is very long, about 120 years. This strong plant is in Asia one of the preferred bamboos for building and in the manufacture of furniture.</p> <p>This species is native to China, but it is commonly grown worldwide, especially in Japan.</p> </body> </html>

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<h2><strong>Serbian morello cherry seeds (Prunus cerasus)</strong></h2> <h2 class=""><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 (2,5g) seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>This cherry variety originally comes from Serbia and is over 120 years old. The fruits are extremely large (almost as big as cherries), dark-red in color, and very sweet. The tree reaches a height of approx. 4 meters and a diameter of approx. 2 to 3 meters. The variety is extremely fertile and can deliver over 50 kilograms of cherries in season.</p> <p>This variety withstood temperatures of - 30 degrees Celsius. However, it is believed that it can easily withstand -40 an more degrees Celsius. It is resistant to diseases and there is no need to use chemical preparations.</p> <h3><strong>You can read more about cherries on Wikipedia:</strong></h3> <p><i><b>Prunus cerasus</b></i><span> </span>(<b>sour<span> </span>cherry</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference">[3]</sup><span> </span><b>tart cherry</b>, or<span> </span><b>dwarf cherry</b><sup id="cite_ref-BSBI07_4-0" class="reference">[4]</sup>) is a species of<span> </span><i>Prunus</i><span> </span>in the subgenus<span> </span><i>Cerasus</i><span> </span>(cherries), native to much of<span> </span>Europe<span> </span>and southwest<span> </span>Asia. It is closely related to the sweet cherry (<i>Prunus avium</i>), but has a<span> </span>fruit<span> </span>that is more<span> </span>acidic. Its sour pulp is edible.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference">[5]</sup></p> <p>The tree is smaller than the sweet cherry (growing to a height of 4–10 m), has twiggy branches, and its crimson-to-near-black cherries are borne upon shorter stalks.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact">[<i><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2013)">citation needed</span></i>]</sup><span> </span>There are two main varieties (groups of<span> </span>cultivars) of the<span> </span><b>sour cherry</b>: the dark-red<span> </span><b>morello cherry</b><span> </span>and the lighter-red<span> </span><b>amarelle cherry</b>.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Origins_and_cultivation">Origins and cultivation</span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="Serbian morello cherry seeds (Prunus cerasus)" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Illustration_Prunus_cerasus0.jpg/220px-Illustration_Prunus_cerasus0.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="359" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Illustration_Prunus_cerasus0.jpg/330px-Illustration_Prunus_cerasus0.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Illustration_Prunus_cerasus0.jpg/440px-Illustration_Prunus_cerasus0.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1462" data-file-height="2388" title="Serbian morello cherry seeds (Prunus cerasus)" /> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> Illustration of Morello Cherry</div> </div> </div> <p><i>Prunus cerasus</i>, a<span> </span>tetraploid<span> </span>with 2n=32 chromosomes, is thought to have originated as a natural hybrid between<span> </span><i>Prunus avium</i><span> </span>and<span> </span><i>Prunus fruticosa</i><span> </span>in the<span> </span>Iranian Plateau<span> </span>or Eastern Europe where the two species come into contact.<span> </span><i>Prunus fruticosa</i><span> </span>is believed to have provided its smaller size and sour tasting fruit. The hybrids then stabilised and interbred to form a new, distinct species.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference">[7]</sup></p> <p>Cultivated sour cherries were selected from wild specimens of<span> </span><i>Prunus cerasus</i><span> </span>and the doubtfully distinct<span> </span><i>P. acida</i><span> </span>from around the<span> </span>Caspian<span> </span>and<span> </span>Black Seas, and were known to the<span> </span>Greeks<span> </span>in 300 BC. They were also extremely popular with<span> </span>Persians<span> </span>and the<span> </span>Romans<span> </span>who introduced them into<span> </span>Britain<span> </span>long before the 1st century AD. The fruit remains popular in modern-day<span> </span>Iran.</p> <p>In England, their cultivation was popularised in the 16th century in the time of<span> </span>Henry VIII. They became a popular crop amongst Kentish growers, and by 1640 over two dozen named<span> </span>cultivars<span> </span>were recorded. In the Americas, by 1704 the Vestry of<span> </span>New Kent County, Virginia<span> </span>recorded "The DePriest of Kent" planted 354 acres of Prunus cerasus along the<span> </span>Pamunkey River<span> </span>as the 'Kent' variety, that spawned other<span> </span>Virginia<span> </span>colonists throughout Richmond to plant sour cherry trees, 'Early Richmond' variety or 'Kentish Red', when they arrived.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference">[8]</sup></p> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="Serbian morello cherry seeds (Prunus cerasus)" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Fr%C3%BChling_bl%C3%BChender_Kirschenbaum.jpg/220px-Fr%C3%BChling_bl%C3%BChender_Kirschenbaum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Fr%C3%BChling_bl%C3%BChender_Kirschenbaum.jpg/330px-Fr%C3%BChling_bl%C3%BChender_Kirschenbaum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Fr%C3%BChling_bl%C3%BChender_Kirschenbaum.jpg/440px-Fr%C3%BChling_bl%C3%BChender_Kirschenbaum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1712" title="Serbian morello cherry seeds (Prunus cerasus)" /> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> A blooming sour cherry tree</div> </div> </div> <p>Before the<span> </span>Second World War<span> </span>there were more than fifty cultivars of sour cherry in cultivation in England; today, however, few are grown commercially, and despite the continuation of named cultivars such as 'Kentish Red', 'Amarelles', 'Griottes' and 'Flemish', only the generic Morello is offered by most nurseries. This is a late-flowering variety, and thus misses more frosts than its sweet counterpart and is therefore a more reliable cropper. The Morello cherry ripens in mid to late summer, toward the end of August in southern England. It is self-fertile, and would be a good<span> </span>pollenizer<span> </span>for other varieties if it did not flower so late in the season.</p> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="Serbian morello cherry seeds (Prunus cerasus)" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/SourcherryYield.png/220px-SourcherryYield.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/SourcherryYield.png/330px-SourcherryYield.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/SourcherryYield.png/440px-SourcherryYield.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="960" title="Serbian morello cherry seeds (Prunus cerasus)" /> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> Worldwide sour cherry production</div> </div> </div> <p>Sour cherries require similar cultivation conditions to<span> </span>pears, that is, they prefer a rich, well-drained, moist<span> </span>soil, although they demand more<span> </span>nitrogen<span> </span>and<span> </span>water<span> </span>than sweet cherries. Trees will do badly if waterlogged, but have greater tolerance of poor drainage than sweet varieties. As with sweet cherries, Morellos are traditionally cultivated by budding onto strong growing rootstocks, which produce trees too large for most gardens, although newer dwarfing rootstocks such as<span> </span><i>Colt</i><span> </span>and<span> </span><i>Gisella</i><span> </span>are now available. During spring, flowers should be protected, and trees weeded, mulched and sprayed with natural seaweed solution. This is also the time when any required<span> </span>pruning<span> </span>should be carried out (note that cherries should not be pruned during the dormant winter months). Morello cherry trees fruit on younger wood than sweet varieties, and thus can be pruned harder. They are usually grown as standards, but can be fan trained, cropping well even on cold walls, or grown as low bushes.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference">[9]</sup></p> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="Serbian morello cherry seeds (Prunus cerasus)" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Ripe_sour_cherries_on_a_branch.jpg/220px-Ripe_sour_cherries_on_a_branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Ripe_sour_cherries_on_a_branch.jpg/330px-Ripe_sour_cherries_on_a_branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Ripe_sour_cherries_on_a_branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="430" data-file-height="314" title="Serbian morello cherry seeds (Prunus cerasus)" /> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> Ripe sour cherries (Somogy,<span> </span>Hungary)</div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="Serbian morello cherry seeds (Prunus cerasus)" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Black_Che.jpg/220px-Black_Che.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Black_Che.jpg/330px-Black_Che.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Black_Che.jpg/440px-Black_Che.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2944" data-file-height="2184" title="Serbian morello cherry seeds (Prunus cerasus)" /> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> Ripe sour cherries and their leaves (Karaj,<span> </span>Iran)</div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="Serbian morello cherry seeds (Prunus cerasus)" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Owoce_Wi%C5%9Bnia.jpg/220px-Owoce_Wi%C5%9Bnia.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Owoce_Wi%C5%9Bnia.jpg/330px-Owoce_Wi%C5%9Bnia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Owoce_Wi%C5%9Bnia.jpg/440px-Owoce_Wi%C5%9Bnia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024" title="Serbian morello cherry seeds (Prunus cerasus)" /> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> A sour cherry Beauty Sheet</div> </div> </div> <p>Sour cherries suffer fewer pests and diseases than sweet cherries, although they are prone to heavy fruit losses from<span> </span>birds. In summer, fruit should be protected with netting. When harvesting fruit, they should be cut from the tree rather than risking damage by pulling the stalks.</p> <p>Unlike most sweet cherry varieties, sour cherries are<span> </span>self fertile<span> </span>or self<span> </span>pollenizing<span> </span>(sometimes inaccurately referred to as<span> </span>self-pollinating). Two implications of this are that seeds generally run true to the cultivar, and that much smaller<span> </span>pollinator<span> </span>populations are needed because<span> </span>pollen<span> </span>only has to be moved within individual flowers. In areas where pollinators are scarce, growers find that<span> </span>stocking beehives<span> </span>in orchards improves yields.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference">[10]</sup></p> <p>Some cultivars of sour cherry trees, such as Montmorency and<span> </span>North Star, have been documented to perform better than other cherry trees in Colorado's<span> </span>Front Range<span> </span>region.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference">[11]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference">[12]</sup></p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan="5">Top 10 sour cherry producers in 2012</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Country</th> <th>Production (tonnes)</th> <th>Footnote</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /> </span>Turkey</td> <td>187,941</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> </span>Russia</td> <td>183,300</td> <td>*</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /> </span>Poland</td> <td>175,391</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /> </span>Ukraine</td> <td>172,800</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /> </span>Iran</td> <td>105,000</td> <td>F</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="945" data-file-height="630" /> </span>Serbia</td> <td>74,656</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> </span>Hungary</td> <td>53,425</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> </span>United States</td> <td>38,601</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Uzbekistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /> </span>Uzbekistan</td> <td>34,000</td> <td>F</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Azerbaijan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> </span>Azerbaijan</td> <td>23,085</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <th>World</th> <th>1,149,531</th> <th>A</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="5">* = Unofficial figure | [ ] = Official data | A = May include official, semi-official or estimated data<br />F = FAO estimate | Im = FAO data based on imputation methodology | M = Data not available<br /> <p><i>Source:<span> </span>UN Food and Agriculture Organization<span> </span>(FAO)</i><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference">[13]</sup></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Uses">Uses</span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Kriek_Beer_1.jpg/220px-Kriek_Beer_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="302" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Kriek_Beer_1.jpg/330px-Kriek_Beer_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Kriek_Beer_1.jpg/440px-Kriek_Beer_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1104" data-file-height="1517" /> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> Kriek lambic<span> </span>is infused with sour cherries</div> </div> </div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Culinary">Culinary</span></h3> <p>Dried sour cherries are used in cooking including<span> </span>soups,<span> </span>pork<span> </span>dishes,<span> </span>cakes,<span> </span>tarts, and<span> </span>pies.</p> <p>Sour cherries or sour cherry<span> </span>syrup<span> </span>are used in<span> </span>liqueurs<span> </span>and<span> </span>drinks, such as the portuguese<span> </span>ginjinha. In<span> </span>Iran,<span> </span>Turkey,<span> </span>Greece<span> </span>and<span> </span>Cyprus, sour cherries are especially prized for making<span> </span>spoon sweets<span> </span>by slowly boiling pitted sour cherries and sugar; the syrup thereof is used for<span> </span><i>sharbat-e Albalou</i>,<span> </span><i>vişne şurubu</i><span> </span>or<span> </span><i>vyssináda</i>, a beverage made by diluting the syrup with ice-cold water. A particular use of sour cherries is in the production of<span> </span>kriek lambic, a cherry-flavored variety of a naturally<span> </span>fermented<span> </span>beer<span> </span>made in Belgium.</p> <script src="//cdn.public.n1ed.com/G3OMDFLT/widgets.js"></script>

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<h2 class=""><strong>Siberian Crab Apple Seeds - Fast, Fragrant, Hardy (Malus baccata)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p><strong>Hardy, Adaptable, Easy to Grow, Fast Growth, Bonsai, Espalier,&nbsp; Showy Fragrant Flowers, Showy Edible Fruits, Attracts Birds, Wildlife Food/Shelter, Cold, Drought&nbsp; and Wind Tolerant</strong></p> <p>Siberian Crab Apple is a deciduous tree with a rounded canopy of spreading branches, ultimately reaching 20 to 50 feet in height. The Siberian Crab Apple is among the earliest of all crab apples to flower. The very fragrant blooms appear in great abundance and the single, 1 1/2 inch flowers are pink when in bud but open up to white. The blooms are followed in fall by long-lasting, usually bright red and sometimes yellow fruits which are very popular with the birds or can be used to make jelly.</p> <p>Apple trees begin to fruit in the 3rd year and come into full production from the 11th to 20th year. They may continue to fruit for about 100 years although the fruits may become commercially unprofitable. They require a period of winter dormancy, in general, 900-1000 hours or more at less than 45°F. They perform best in areas with medium to low humidity, with long daylight hours, high light intensity and relatively warm days and cool nights.</p> <p><strong>Other Names:</strong>&nbsp;Siberian Crab apple, Siberian Crabapple</p> <p><strong>Zone:</strong>&nbsp;2 to 7</p> <p><strong>Growth Rate:</strong>&nbsp;Moderate</p> <p><strong>Plant Type:</strong>&nbsp;Small deciduous fruiting tree</p> <p><strong>Family:</strong>&nbsp;Rosaceae</p> <p><strong>Native Range:</strong>&nbsp;Eastern Asia<br><strong>Height:</strong>&nbsp;20 to 35 feet<br><strong>Spread:</strong>&nbsp;15 to 25 feet<br><strong>Shape:</strong>&nbsp;Rounded small tree with a dense crown.</p> <p><strong>Bloom Time:</strong>&nbsp;April-May</p> <p><strong>Bloom Color:</strong>&nbsp;White<br><strong>Flower/Fruit:</strong>&nbsp;White fragrant flowers followed by red or yellow&nbsp;1/2 inch&nbsp;edible&nbsp;fruit.</p> <p><strong>Sun:</strong>&nbsp;Full Sun</p> <p><strong>Fall Color:</strong>&nbsp;Yellow</p> <p><strong>Drought Tolerance:</strong>&nbsp;Moderate</p> <p><strong>Water:</strong>&nbsp;Medium<br><strong>Maintenance:</strong>&nbsp;Medium</p> <p><strong>Site Requirements /Soil Tolerances</strong>: Best grown in loamy, medium moisture, well-drained, acidic soil in full sun. Adapts to a wide range of soils.</p> <p><strong>Culture:</strong>&nbsp;Promptly remove root suckers to control spread.&nbsp;Responds well to pruning and may be used as a hedge plant.</p> <p><strong>Uses:</strong>&nbsp;Bonsai, espalier, screen, specimen, street tree, shade tree.</p> <p><strong>Fruit Uses:</strong>&nbsp;The fruit can be eaten fresh, or used to make cider, soft drinks, juice, and vinegars. Pectine is a valuable by-product of cider.&nbsp;The fruit is excellent for jams and jellies.&nbsp;The wood is hard and strong and used for quality tool handles and firewood.</p> <p><strong>Sowing&nbsp;Malus baccata&nbsp;Seeds:</strong></p> <p>For best results, please follow the instructions in the order provided.</p> <p><strong>Scarify:</strong>&nbsp;Soak in water for 24 hours</p> <p><strong>Stratify:</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Cold 30-75 days, 40 Degrees F in a Moist Medium.</strong></p> <p><strong>Germination:</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Sow 1/8” Deep</strong></p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>For more information about seed pretreatment and growing trees and shrubs from seed, please try the following links:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><a href="http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/fcpg018.pdf/$file/fcpg018.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span style="color: #ff0000;">http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/fcpg018.pdf/$file/fcpg018.pdf</span></a></strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>WIKIPEDIA:</strong></p> <p>Wild apple (lat.: Malus baccata) is an Asian species of apple known by the common names Siberian crab apple, Siberian crab, Manchurian crab apple and Chinese crab apple. In the forests across Europe, today also grow a few varieties of wild apples. It is native to much of northern Asia, but is also grown elsewhere as an ornamental tree and for rootstock. It is used for bonsai. It bears plentiful fragrant white flowers and edible red to yellow fruit of about 1 cm diameter.</p> <p><strong>Distribution and habitat</strong></p> <p>Malus baccata is native to Russia, Mongolia, China, Korea, Bhutan, India and Nepal, where it is common to mixed forests on hilly slopes at elevations up to 1500 meters (5000 feet). The tree is found in Japan, and it has also been introduced to Europe and to North America, where it is found in the wild mostly in the Great Lakes Region and in the Northeastern United States.</p> <p><strong>Features</strong></p> <p>Trees grow up to 10–14 meters (33-47 feet) high. They have arching or overhanging red-brown branches and red-brown buds. Petioles are 2–5 cm (0.8-2.0 inches) long, with few glands. Leaves are elliptic or egg-shaped, (3–8)×(2–3.5) cm ((1.2-3.2) × (0.8-1.4) inches). Pedicels are slender and 1.5–4 cm (0.5-1.6 inches) long. They bear white fragrant flowers of 3–3.5 cm (1.2-1.4 inches) in diameter which groups by 4–6. Petals are white and egg-shaped, approximately 2–2.5 cm (0.8-1.0 inches) long. Fruits are red to yellow and spherical, only about 1 cm (0.4 inches) in diameter; they form dense clusters and resemble cherries from a distance. Flowering occurs in spring, with fruits appearing in September–October.</p> <p><strong>Uses</strong></p> <p>Malus baccata is used as ornament for its flowers and fruit. Fruits are edible and are eaten fresh or dried. As one of the tallest and most resistant to cold and pest species of its genus, M. baccata is used for experimental breeding and grafting of other crabapples and domesticated apples as well</p> <p>&nbsp;In particular, it is a common genetic source for M. pumila and M. asiatica in northern and north-eastern China. M. baccata var. mandshurica is used for bonsai.</p> <script src="//cdn.public.n1ed.com/G3OMDFLT/widgets.js"></script>

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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <h2><strong>Kousa dogwood Seeds (Cornus kousa) Edible Fruits</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>The Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa or Benthamidia kousa) is a small deciduous tree 8–12 m (26–39 ft) tall, native to eastern Asia. Like most dogwoods, it has opposite, simple leaves, 4–10 cm long. The tree is extremely showy when in bloom, but what appear to be four-petalled white flowers are actually bracts spread open below the cluster of inconspicuous yellow-green flowers. The blossoms appear in late spring, weeks after the tree leafs out. The Kousa dogwood is sometimes also called "Chinese dogwood", Korean Dogwood, or Japanese dogwood.</p> <p><strong>Characteristics</strong></p> <p>The kousa dogwood can be distinguished from the closely related flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) of eastern North America by its more upright habit, flowering about a month later, and having pointed rather than rounded flower bracts.</p> <p>The fruit is a globose pink to red compound berry 2–3 cm in diameter, though these berries tend to grow larger towards the end of the season and some berry clusters that do not fall from the tree surpass 4 cm. <strong>It is edible, a sweet and delicious</strong> addition to the tree's ornamental value. <strong>The fruit is sometimes used for making wine.</strong></p> <p>It is resistant to the dogwood anthracnose disease, caused by the fungus Discula destructiva, unlike C. florida, which is very susceptible and commonly killed by it; for this reason, C. kousa is being widely planted as an ornamental tree in areas affected by the disease. A number of hybrids between C. kousa and C. florida have also been selected for their disease resistance and good flower appearance.</p> <p>Fall foliage is a showy red color.</p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="100%" valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Instructions</strong></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Propagation:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">Seeds</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Pretreat:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">soak in water for 24  hours</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Stratification:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">about 3-4 months in a moist substrate at 2-5 ° C in a refrigerator or cold house</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">all year round </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Depth:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">cover only slightly with substrate 0,5 cm</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Mix:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Germination temperature:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">15-20 ° C +</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Location:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">bright + keep constantly moist not wet</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Germination Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">2-6 weeks</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Watering:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"> in the growing season richly water</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><br /><span style="color: #008000;"><em>Copyright © 2012 Seeds Gallery - Saatgut Galerie - Galerija semena. </em><em>All Rights Reserved.</em></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

V 77 (5 S)

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> </head> <body> <h2><strong>Cornelian Cherry, European Cornel Seeds (Cornus mas)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;">Price for Package of 10 seeds.</span></h2> <p>Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry, European cornel or Cornelian cherry dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the dogwood family Cornaceae, native to southern Europe (from France to Ukraine) and southwestern Asia including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon and Syria.</p> <p>It is a medium to a large deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 5–12 m tall, with dark brown branches and greenish twigs. The leaves are opposite, 4–10 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, with an ovate to oblong shape and an entire margin. The flowers are small (5–10 mm diameter), with four yellow petals, produced in clusters of 10–25 together in the late winter (between February and March in the UK),[1] well before the leaves appear. The fruit is an oblong red drupe 2 cm long and 1.5 cm in diameter, containing a single seed.</p> <h3><strong><em>Uses</em></strong></h3> <h3><strong>Fruit</strong></h3> <p>The fruits when ripe on the plant bear a resemblance to coffee berries, and ripen in mid- to late summer. The fruit is edible (mainly consumed in Eastern Europe, UK,[1] and Iran), but the unripe fruit is astringent. The fruit only fully ripens after it falls from the tree. When ripe, the fruit is dark ruby red or a bright yellow. It has an acidic flavor which is best described as a mixture of cranberry and sour cherry; it is mainly used for making jam, makes an excellent sauce similar to cranberry sauce when pitted and then boiled with sugar and orange, but also can be eaten dried. In Azerbaijan and Armenia, the fruit is used for distilling vodka, in Austria and German Alps is used for distilling Dirndlbrand, in Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina it is distilled into raki, and in Greece crana berries are used to make a home-made liqueur. In Turkey and Iran it is eaten with salt as a snack in summer, and traditionally drunk in a cold drink called kızılcık şerbeti. Cultivars selected for fruit production in Ukraine have fruit up to four cm long. It is eaten in Eastern Europe in many ways including as a medicine. It is very high in vitamin C and is used to fight colds and flus.</p> <p> </p> <p>The fruit of C. mas (together with the fruit of C. officinalis) has a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine. Known as shan zhu yu, 山茱萸, it is used to retain the jing, essence, to tonify the kidneys, and in cases of spermatorrhea.</p> <h3><strong>Flowers</strong></h3> <p>The species is also grown as an ornamental plant for its late winter yellow flowers, which open earlier than those of Forsythia. While Cornus mas flowers are not as large and vibrant as those of the Forsythia, the entire plant can be used for a similar effect in the landscape.</p> <h3><strong>Wood</strong></h3> <p>The wood of C. mas is extremely dense and, unlike the wood of most other woody plant species, sinks in water. This density makes it valuable for crafting into tool handles, parts for machines, etc. Cornus mas was used from the seventh century BC onward by Greek craftsmen to construct spears, javelins and bows, the craftsmen considering it far superior to any other wood. The wood's association with weaponry was so well known that the Greek name for it was used as a synonym for "spear" in poetry during the fourth and third centuries BC.[4] In Italy, the mazzarella, uncino or bastone, the stick carried by the butteri or mounted herdsmen of the Maremma region, is traditionally made of cornel-wood, there called crognolo or grugnale, dialect forms of Italian: corniolo.</p> <p>The red dye used to make fezzes were produced from its bark, and tannin is produced from its leaves.</p> <p><strong>Garden history</strong></p> <p>Cornus mas, "male" cornel, was named so to distinguish it from the true dogberry, the "female" cornel, Cornus sanguinea, and so it appears in John Gerard's Herbal.[6] The shrub was not native to the British Isles. William Turner had only heard of the plant in 1548,[7] but by 1551 he had heard of one at Hampton Court Palace.[8] Gerard said it was to be found in the gardens "of such as love rare and dainty plants".[6] By the 17th century, the fruits were being pickled in brine or served up in tarts.</p> <p>The appreciation of the early acid-yellow flowers is largely a 20th-century development.[9] The Royal Horticultural Society gave Cornus mas an Award of Garden Merit in 1924. The cultivars 'Golden glory'[10] and 'Variegata'[11] have also gained the award.</p> </body> </html>

V 217 (2,5g)

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> </head> <body> <h2><strong>Jersey Cabbage Seeds (Brassica oleracea longata)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>The Jersey cabbage (Brassica oleracea longata, also known as Jersey kale or cow cabbage) and by a variety of local names including giant cabbage, long jacks, tree cabbage, and the French chour and chou à vacque. It is a variety of cabbage native to the Channel Islands that grows to a great height and was formerly commonly used there as livestock fodder and for making walking sticks.</p> <p>The 'Jersey cabbage' develops a long stalk, commonly reaching 6 to 10 feet (<strong>1.8 to 3.0 m</strong>) in height, and can grow as tall as 18 to 20 feet (<strong>5.5 to 6.1 m</strong>). Historically the stalks were made into walking sticks, of which 30,000 a year were being sold by the early 20th century, many for export. They were also used for fencing and as rafters. Much of the stalk is bare; the islanders stripped leaves to accentuate this effect and induce it to grow without twisting, varnished the stalk, and created a handle either by heat-treating and bending the root end or by planting at an angle to produce a naturally bent root.</p> <p>The lower leaves were fed to livestock, (one variety in Portugal was grown specifically for the purpose), and were reported of great value: The Farmer's Magazine stated in 1836 that five plants would support 100 sheep or 10 cows, and sheep fed them were rumored to produce silky wool up to 25 inches (64 cm) in length. The open cabbage at the top is comparatively small: "the size of the cabbages at the top was so infinitesimal that one seemed forced to the conviction that nature meant them to be stalked, not cabbages".</p> <p>The plant is now rarely grown in the Channel Islands, except for feeding rabbits. Although, it is still cultivated for walking sticks by Philip and Jacquelyn Johnson, who were shown on the BBC One series Countryfile in January 2010.</p> <p><strong>180 days. Heirloom</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ca_NG3ullE" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;"><strong>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ca_NG3ullE</strong></span></a></p> </body> </html>

VE 149 (5 S)

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<h2><strong><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">MAGNOLIA BERRY – FIVE FLAVOR BERRY Seeds (Schisandra chinensis)</span></em></strong></h2> <h3><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.</strong></span></h3> <p>Schisandra chinensis (五味子 in Chinese, pinyin: wǔ wèi zi, literally "five-flavor berry" which is its common name is a deciduous woody vine native to forests of Northern China and the Russian Far East. It is hardy in USDA Zone 4. The plant likes some shade with moist, well-drained soil. The species itself is dioecious, thus flowers on a female plant will only produce fruit when fertilized with pollen from a male plant. However, a hybrid selection titled 'Eastern Prince' has perfect flowers and is self-fertile. Seedlings of 'Eastern Prince' are sometimes sold under the same name, but are typically single-sex plants.</p> <p> </p> <p>Schisandra is native to northern and northeastern China (Manchuria). Cultivation requirements are thought to be similar to those of grapes. Plants require conditions of moderate humidity and light, together with a wet, humus-rich soil. Tens of tons of berries are used annually in Russia in Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai for the commercial manufacture of juices, wines, extracts, and sweets.</p> <p> </p> <p>Its Chinese name comes from the fact that its berries possess all five basic flavors: salty, sweet, sour, pungent (spicy), and bitter. Sometimes, it is more specifically called běi wǔ wèi zi (Chinese: 北五味子); literally "northern five-flavor berry") to distinguish it from another traditionally medicinal schisandraceous plant Kadsura japonica that grows only in subtropical areas. Another species of schisandra berry, Schisandra sphenanthera, has a similar but different biochemical profile; the Chinese pharmacopia distinguishes between S. chinensis (běi wǔ wèi zi) and S. sphenanthera (nan wǔ wèi zi).</p> <p> </p> <p>Its berries are used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is considered one of the 50 fundamental herbs. Chemical constituents include the lignans schisandrin, deoxyschisandrin, gomisins, and pregomisin, which are found in the seeds of the fruit. It should not be used by pregnant women.</p> <p> </p> <p>In China, a wine is made from the berries.</p> <p>In Korean, the berries are known as omija (hangul: 오미자 – five flavours). The cordial drink made from the berries is called omija cha (hangul: 오미자 차), meaning "omija tea"; see Korean tea.</p> <p>In Japanese, they are called gomishi (Japanese: ゴミシ). The Ainu people used this plant, called repnihat, as a remedy for colds and sea-sickness.</p> <p>In traditional Chinese medicine, S. chinensis (known as wu wei zi (Chinese: 五味子)) is believed to act as an astringent for the Qi of the lungs and kidneys, restrain the essence to treat diarrhea, arrest excessive sweating from deficiency of yin or yang, calm the spirit by refreshing the heart and kidneys, and generate body fluid and reduce thirst.</p> <p> </p> <p>The great interest in limonnik (S. chinensis) in Russia arises from results of ethnopharmacological investigations of Russian scientists in the Far East regions where the berries and seeds were used by Nanai (Goldes or Samagir) hunters to improve night vision, as a tonic and to reduce hunger, thirst and exhaustion since “it gives forces to follow a sable all the day without food”."Pharmacological studies on animals have shown that Schisandra increases physical working capacity and affords a stress-protective effect against a broad spectrum of harmful factors including heat shock, skin burn, cooling, frostbite, immobilisation, swimming under load in an atmosphere with decreased air pressure, aseptic inflammation, irradiation, and heavy metal intoxication. The phytoadaptogen exerts an effect on the central nervous, sympathetic, endocrine, immune, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal systems, on the development of experimental atherosclerosis, on blood sugar and acid-base balance, and on uterus myotonic activity."</p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>Propagation</strong></h2> <p>Seed - best sown in the autumn in a cold frame. Pre-soak stored seed for 12 hours in warm water and sow in a greenhouse in the spring. Germination can be slow and erratic. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in light shade in the greenhouse for their first 2 years. Plant them out into their permanent positions in early summer.</p> <p> </p>

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<h2 class=""><strong>Serbian Plum Seeds (Prunus domestica)</strong></h2> <h2 class=""><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 (15g) seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>A plum is a fruit of the subgenus Prunus of the genus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera (peaches, cherries, bird cherries, etc.) in the shoots having terminal bud and solitary side buds (not clustered), the flowers in groups of one to five together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one side and a smooth stone (or pit).</p> <p>Mature plum fruit may have a dusty-white waxy coating that gives them a glaucous appearance. This is an epicuticular wax coating and is known as "wax bloom". Dried plum fruits are called dried plums or prunes, although, in American English, prunes are a distinct type of plum, and may have pre-dated the fruits now commonly known as plums.</p> <p>Typically it forms a large shrub or a small tree. It may be somewhat thorny, with white blossom, borne in early spring. The oval or spherical fruit varies in size, but can be up to 8 cm across, and is usually sweet (dessert plum), though some varieties are sour and require cooking with sugar to make them palatable. Like all Prunus fruits, it contains a single large seed, usually called a stone, which is discarded when eating.</p> <p>Plums are grown commercially in orchards, but modern rootstocks, together with self-fertile strains, training and pruning methods, allow single plums to be grown in relatively small spaces. Their early flowering and fruiting means that they require a sheltered spot away from frosts and cold winds.</p> <p><strong>Cultivation and uses</strong></p> <p>The taste of the plum fruit ranges from sweet to tart; the skin itself may be particularly tart. It is juicy and can be eaten fresh or used in jam-making or other recipes. Plum juice can be fermented into plum wine. In central England, a cider-like alcoholic beverage known as plum jerkum is made from plums.</p> <p>Dried plums (or prunes) are also sweet and juicy and contain several antioxidants. Plums and prunes are known for their laxative effect. This effect has been attributed to various compounds present in the fruits, such as dietary fiber, sorbitol,[7] and isatin.[8] Prunes and prune juice are often used to help regulate the functioning of the digestive system. Dried prune marketers in the US have, in recent years, begun marketing their product as "dried plums". This is due to "prune" having negative connotations connected with elderly people suffering from constipation.</p> <p>Dried, salted plums are used as a snack, sometimes known as saladito or salao. Various flavors of dried plum are available at Chinese grocers and specialty stores worldwide. They tend to be much drier than the standard prune. Cream, ginseng, spicy, and salty are among the common varieties. Licorice is generally used to intensify the flavor of these plums and is used to make salty plum drinks and toppings for shaved ice or baobing.</p> <p>Pickled plums are another type of preserve available in Asia and international specialty stores. The Japanese variety, called umeboshi, is often used for rice balls, called onigiri or omusubi. The ume, from which umeboshi are made, is more closely related, however, to the apricot than to the plum.</p> <p>As with many other members of the rose family, plum seeds contain cyanogenic glycosides, including amygdalin.[10] These substances are capable of decomposing into a sugar molecule and hydrogen cyanide gas. While plum seeds are not the most toxic within the rose family (the bitter almond is the most toxic[citation needed]), large doses of these chemicals from any source are hazardous to human health. On the other hand, plums are considered a source of phytochemical compounds with beneficial effects on health.</p> <p>Prune kernel oil is made from the fleshy inner part of the pit of the plum.</p> <p>Plums come in a wide variety of colours and sizes. Some are much firmer-fleshed than others, and some have yellow, white, green or red flesh, with equally varying skin colour.</p> <p>Though not available commercially, the wood of plum trees is used by hobbyists and other private woodworkers for musical instruments, knife handles, inlays, and similar small projects.</p> <p>When it flowers in the early spring, a plum tree will be covered in blossoms, and in a good year approximately 50% of the flowers will be pollinated and become plums. Flowering starts after 80 growing degree days.</p> <p>If the weather is too dry, the plums will not develop past a certain stage, but will fall from the tree while still tiny, green buds, and if it is unseasonably wet or if the plums are not harvested as soon as they are ripe, the fruit may develop a fungal condition called brown rot. Brown rot is not toxic, and very small affected areas can be cut out of the fruit, but unless the rot is caught immediately, the fruit will no longer be edible. Plum is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera, including November moth, willow beauty and short-cloaked moth.</p> <p><strong>The Serbian plum (Serbian: шљива / šljiva) is the third most produced in the world. In the Balkans, plum is converted into an alcoholic drink named slivovitz (plum brandy) (Serbian: шљивовица / šljivovica).</strong></p> <p>A large number of plums, of the Damson variety, are also grown in Hungary, where they are called szilva and are used to make lekvar (a plum paste jam), palinka (traditional fruit brandy), plum dumplings, and other foods. The region of Szabolcs-Szatmár, in the northeastern part of the country near the borders with Ukraine and Romania, is a major producer of plums.</p> <p>The plum blossom or meihua (Chinese: 梅花; pinyin: méihuā), along with the peony, are considered traditional floral emblems of China.</p> <p>The plum is commonly used in China, Yunnan area, to produce a local plum wine with a smooth, sweet, fruity taste and approximately 12% alcohol by volume.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <script src="//cdn.public.n1ed.com/G3OMDFLT/widgets.js"></script>

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<h2><strong>Common Smilax, Rough Bindweed Seeds (Smilax aspera)</strong></h2><h2><span style="color: #ff0000;" data-mce-style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 seeds.&nbsp;</strong></span></h2><p>Smilax aspera, with common names common smilax, rough bindweed, sarsaparille, and Mediterranean smilax, is a species of flowering vine in the greenbriar family.</p><p>Smilax aspera is a perennial, evergreen climber with a flexible and delicate stem, with sharp thorns. The climbing stem is 1–4 metres (3 ft 3 in–13 ft 1 in) long.[5] The leaves are 8–10 centimetres (3.1–3.9 in) long, petiolated, alternate, tough and leathery, heart-shaped, with toothed and spiny margins. Also the midrib of the underside of the leaves are provided with spines. The flowers, very fragrant, are small, yellowish or greenish, gathered in axillary racemes. The flowering period in Mediterranean regions extends from September to November. The fruits are globose berries, gathered in clusters, which ripen in Autumn. They are initially red, later turn black. They have a diameter of 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in)[5] and contain one to three tiny and round seeds. Insipid are unpalatable to humans and are a source of nourishment for many species of birds.</p><h3><strong>Distribution</strong></h3><p>It is widespread in Central Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia), Mediterranean Europe (Albania, Croatia, Greece, Italy,Malta, France, Portugal, Spain), temperate Asia (Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey) and tropical Asia (India, Bhutan, Nepal). It is also naturalized in other regions.</p><h3><strong>Habitat</strong></h3><p>It grows in the woods and scrubs, at an altitude of 0–1,200 metres (0–3,937 ft) above sea level.</p><h3><strong>Edible Uses</strong></h3><p>Edible Parts: Leaves;&nbsp; Root.</p><p>Edible Uses: Drink.</p><p>Young shoots - raw or cooked as a vegetable. They can be cooked and used as an asparagus substitute. The tendrils are also eaten. The plant is an ingredient of soft drinks. (this probably refers to the root)</p><h3><strong>Medicinal Uses</strong></h3><p>Plants For A Future can not take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of plants. Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally.</p><p>Alterative;&nbsp; Antipsoriatic,&nbsp; Demulcent,&nbsp; Depurative,&nbsp; Diaphoretic,&nbsp; Diuretic,&nbsp; Parasiticide,&nbsp; Stimulant,&nbsp;</p><p>Tonic.</p><p>The root is alterative, demulcent, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, stimulant and tonic.</p><p>This is one of the best depurative medicines and is used as a springtime tonic and general body cleanser, usually with woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara). The root has all the medicinal virtues of the widely used tropical herb sarsaparilla, though to a lesser degree. It is often used as an adulterant to that plant. The ripe fruits are squeezed and applied to the skin in the treatment of scabies.</p><h3><strong>Other Uses</strong></h3><p>Dye,&nbsp; Hedge, Hedge,&nbsp; Parasiticide.</p><p>A red dye is obtained from the ripe tendrils[148]. The plant is often grown as an impenetrable hedge in warmer countries than Britain.</p><h3><strong>Cultivation details</strong></h3><p>Succeeds in most soils in sun or semi-shade[200]. A very ornamental plant, it is only hardy in the mildest areas of Britain, tolerating temperatures down to about -10°c. The flowers have a heavy sweet perfume. Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.</p><h3><strong>Propagation</strong></h3><p>Seed - sow March in a warm greenhouse. This note probably refers to the tropical members of the genus, seeds of plants from cooler areas seem to require a period of cold stratification, some species taking 2 or more years to germinate. We sow the seed of temperate species in a cold frame as soon as we receive it, and would sow the seed as soon as it is ripe if we could obtain it then. When the seedlings eventually germinate, prick them out into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first year, though we normally grow them on in pots for 2 years. Plant them out into their permanent positions in early summer. Division in early spring as new growth begins. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found it best to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in a lightly shaded position in a cold frame, planting them out once they are well established in the summer. Cuttings of half-ripe shoots, July in a frame.</p><h3><strong>Weed Potential</strong></h3><p>Right plant wrong place. We are currently updating this section. Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.</p>

MHS 93

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<h2><strong>Royal Black Greek Fig Seeds - Vasilika Mavra (Βασιλικά Μαύρα)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;" class=""><strong>Price for Package of 50 (0,02g) seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Vasilika Mavra or the "Royal Black Greek Fig" is said to be the best tasting of the Greek figs. It is widely grown in Greece. The outside is very dark purple to black and the inside is red.</p> <p>Our experience has been after a couple of years of growing this variety is that Vasilika Mavra produces many very nice dark purple figs that have dropped before they were mature inside. The size, depth of color, and number have grown year over year for us. We hope as the mother trees mature the figs will hold as other varieties have.</p> <p>Those fortunate enough to have tried this fig describe it as berry and honey flavored, thick and jammy.</p> <p>Vasilika Mavra produces super sweet “figs” that continues to the end of the season.</p> <p>Other names: Royal Black Greek Fig, Βασιλικά Μαύρα,</p><script src="//cdn.public.n1ed.com/G3OMDFLT/widgets.js"></script>

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<h2><strong>Giant White fig seeds from Dalmatia</strong></h2><h2><span style="color: #ff0000;" data-mce-style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 20 seeds.</strong></span></h2><p>We personally picked and brought this fig from Herzegovina for the first time on August 10.08.2020. As you can see from our pictures, fruits are huge and have an average weight of 100 - 130 grams.</p><p>The white fig is an old Italian variety known as Fico ottato (dottato). It has lush growth and a high pyramidal crown. The white fig is a variety of very high yields.</p><p>The white fig is two-leaved, it is a very old variety of fig. The fruit is very large. The flesh is sweet and the color of the fruit is yellow-green. It is a lush tree, bears abundant fruit, and blooms twice.</p><p>The white fig ripens in late July and early September, and the ripening period is short (one month).</p><p>Spring bloom from degenerated female flowers, fleshy and grows to normal size, but never edible. The summer inflorescence develops an edible fruit, elongated by a short neck, and can reach a weight of over 150 g.</p><p>The fruits are of good quality, suitable for transport and consumption in fresh condition and drying. The flesh is light white under the skin and pale honey on the inside, very juicy, pleasantly sweet.</p><p>White fig very widespread in the Neretva valley in southern and central Dalmatia.</p><p>The fruits have great dietary and nutritional value, and medicinal for stomach diseases, anemia, etc.</p><p>White fig is consumed fresh, dry, like jam, sweet, compote, jelly, and juice.</p><p>Due to its nutritional composition and medicinal properties, the fig tree rises above many types of fruit. We all already know that it is proven to erase wrinkles and rejuvenate, and we also know that the fig or fig leaf used to be the first clothing a long time ago.</p><p>Fig fruits are very nutritious and of high dietary therapeutic value. They are especially in demand in the fresh state during the tourist season, but also processed differently during the year, mostly as dried fruits (dried figs).</p>

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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <h2><strong>Spanish broom Seeds (Spartium junceum)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Spartium junceum, the Spanish broom, rush broom, or weaver's broom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.</p> <p>It is the sole species in the genus Spartium, but is closely related to the other brooms in the genera Cytisus and Genista. There are many binomials in Spartium that are of dubious validity (see below).</p> <p>The Latin specific epithet junceum means "rush-like", referring to the shoots, which show a passing resemblance to those of the rush genus Juncus.</p> <p>Distribution and habitat<br />This species is native to the Mediterranean in southern Europe, southwest Asia, and northwest Africa, where it is found in sunny sites, usually on dry, sandy soils.</p> <p>Description<br />S. junceum is a vigorous, deciduous shrub growing to 2–4 m (7–13 ft) tall, rarely 5 m (16 ft), with main stems up to 5 cm (2 in) thick, rarely 10 cm (4 in). It has thick, somewhat succulent grey-green rush-like shoots with very sparse small deciduous leaves 1 to 3 cm long and up to 4 mm broad. The leaves are of little importance to the plant, with much of the photosynthesis occurring in the green shoots (a water-conserving strategy in its dry climate). The leaves fall away early.[9] In late spring and summer shoots are covered in profuse fragrant yellow pea-like flowers 1 to 2 cm across. In late summer, the legumes (seed pods) mature black and reach 8–10 cm (3–4 in) long. They burst open, often with an audible crack, spreading seed from the parent plant.</p> <p>Invasive species<br />Spartium junceum has been widely introduced into other areas and is regarded as a noxious invasive species in places with a Mediterranean climate such as California and Oregon, Hawaii, central Chile, southeastern Australia, the Western Cape in South Africa and the Canary Islands and Azores. It was first introduced to California as an ornamental plant.</p> <p><strong>Uses</strong><br />The plant is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and in landscape plantings. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.</p> <p>In Bolivia and Peru, the plant is known as retama, (not to be confused with the genus Retama), and has become very well established in some areas. It is one of the most common ornamental plants, often seen growing along sidewalks in La Paz.</p> <p>Retama has made its way into the ethnobotany of the indigenous Aymara and Quechua cultures.</p> <p>The plant is also used as a flavoring, and for its essential oil, known as genetic absolute. Its fibers have been used for cloth and it produces a yellow dye.</p>

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