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Scientific name - Diospyros kaki L. 'Dios' = divine, 'pyros' = fruit. Synonyms -- Popular names - khaki, khaki du Japon, Japanese Persimmon, date plum, fig keg, Plaqueminier Caque, Kakipflaume. Distribution and Habitat - originating in China. Description - monoecious tree, 6-12 m high. Trunk erect, conical crown, brown bark is exfoliating in small plates. Leaves fell, coriacee, alternate, language oval-elliptic, margin entire, top acuminata, the attenuated, shiny green on top and pubescent towards the bottom, 7-20 x 4.10 cm, petiole 1-1.5 cm long. Flowers solitary, 3 cm in diameter, Corola yellow-green, persistent calyx, 4 petals. Baca Fruit Ball, yellow-orange, contains 8 seeds, short stalk. Tolerances - temperature of -14 C ͦ, soils rich in nitrogen. Requirements - soil well-drained, moderately fertile, pH 6.5-7.5, sunny. Management - to trim the branches dry. Apply fertilizers, spring, every year with NPK - 10:10:10. Propagation - by seed under cold greenhouse, immediately after maturation. Stored seeds need a stratification period. Germinate after 1-6 months at 15 ͦ C. First year plants need winter protection. By cuttings, seedlings semi-lihnificati in July-August. Distance between trees should be 7-9 m. Diseases and pests - Colletotrichum S. Macroposthonia xenoplax, Meloidogyne incognita, Pratylenchus sp., Cultivars and varieties - 'Fuyu' fruit spherical, sweet, contain only 2-3 seeds. 'Great Wall' with small fruit, 6 cm in diameter, grow slowly. 'Jiro' fruit spherical, yellow-redwhen is mature. 'Saijō' oblong fruit; ͦ tolerate temperatures up to -23 C Properties and Uses - fruits are edible, cooked or raw, is astringent. Shown is that the fruit to be consumed after the first frost so. Suitable for training bonsailor. The pulp of the unripe fruit is used in cosmetics. The fruit contains 65 kcal / 100 g containing 18% sugars, 78.20% water, 0.80% protein, 0.40% fat, vitamin C, beta carotene and potassium. Diospyros kaki has laxative and diuretic properties, is indicated for people suffering from diabetes or obesity. Myth, Legend and Folklore - Diospyros kaki is cultivated over 2,000 years in China, 1300 years in Japan, 500 years in Korea, and 100 years in the U.S., Brazil, and Israel. In Europe it was first introduced to giveta in 1921. Diospyros kaki is the national fruit of Japan. Tree of Peace Tree khaki is considered, because after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, is one of the trees that have 'survived'. References AH Halevy - Handbook of Flowering - CRC Press, 1989 DK Kishore, Satish K. Sharma, KK Pramanick - Temperate Horticulture - New India Publishing Agency, 2006 David J. Rogers, Constance Rogers - Woody Ornamentals for Deep South Gardens - University Press of Florida, 1991 Miranda Smith - Complete Home Gardening - Creative Homeowner, 2006 Ran Levy-Yamamori, Gerard Taaffe - Garden Plants of Japan - Timber Press, 2004
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Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis - on time and stay Greeks, laurel branches were used to make crowns for the heads of heroes, and to honor poets. Asclepias currasavica - scarlet milkweed
Asclepias currasavica - species used as ornamental plants for small gardens, in combination with other herbs such as Echinacea purpurea, Ratibida pinnata, ornamental grasses. Senna corymbosa
Evergreen shrub, 2-3 m high, stem thin, highly ramified, almost glabru. Leaves alternate, petiolate, membranous, paripenat compound, 2-3 pairs of folio; stipele linear, obsolete, or oblong-folio oblonga lanceolata, 5 x 1 cm, top acute or obtuse, base round and asymmetrical, the ventral green, glabra . Caesalpinia gilliesii
Caesalpinia gilliesii - a species native to temperate and subtropical regions of South America, grown on every continent as an ornamental species in parks and gardens, may naturalize in areas where the climate is favorable. Thunberg mysorensis
Thunberg mysorensis is used as an ornamental species for rapid growth and flowers arranged in raceme. Blooms in July-September. Magnoliopsida
Rosa gallia L.
Bush, 100-150 cm tall, robust system radically, lignificat produces underground runners. The stems are green, with red points. Leaves imparipenate; 3.7 Folio, oval or elliptical, or short stalks Sesi, evening edge, glabra upper surface and glossy, the lower part is lighter and has many glandular hairs Kigelia africana
Kigelia is a genus with a singke species, which is cultivated as an ornamental tree. Sausage tree is a tree whit a invasive root system, so keep it clear of buildings and paving. Euphrasia arguta reappeared after 100 years
Euphrasia arguta - this species was considered missing for 100 years, last time it was mentioned in June 1904. The species was identified and confirmed by the botanist Dr. Bill Barker. Prunus cerasifera - corcodus
Prunus cerasifera - is grown for its edible fruit jams are made and cultivars and varieties are found all over the world species grown as ornamentals in parks and gardens, or green street. |
 
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