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Momordica balsamina is a tendril-bearing annual vine native to the tropical regions of Africa, introduced and invasive in Asia, Australia, Central America, and North America, where they have been found in some parts of Florida. [1] In 1810, Thomas Jefferson planted this vine in his flower borders at Monticello along with larkspur, poppies, and ...
Over 7,500 cultivars of the culinary or eating apple (Malus domestica) are known. [1] Some are extremely important economically as commercial products , though the vast majority are not suitable for mass production .
Cultivar. Bramley's Seedling. Origin. Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, 1809 [1] Malus domestica (Bramley's Seedling, commonly known as the Bramley apple, or simply Bramley, Bramleys or Bramley's) is an English cultivar of apple that is usually eaten cooked due to its sourness. The variety comes from a pip planted by Mary Ann Brailsford.
Malus (/ ˈmeɪləs / [3] or / ˈmæləs /) is a genus of about 32–57 species [4] of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples (sometimes known in North America as 'crabapples') and wild apples. The genus is native to the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere.
The wild apple is a deciduous small to medium-sized tree, but can also grow into a multi-stemmed bush. It can live 80–100 years and grow up to 14 metres (46 feet) tall with trunk diameters of usually 23–45 centimetres (9– 17 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches), although diameters exceeding 90 centimetres (35 in) have been recorded. [2]
Cortland. The Cortland apple is a cross between a McIntosh and a Ben Davis apple, with the look of an extra-large McIntosh. The flesh is crisp and the flavor is tart and mellow.
Granny Smith. The Granny Smith, also known as a green apple or sour apple, is an apple cultivar that originated in Australia in 1868. [1] It is named after Maria Ann Smith, who propagated the cultivar from a chance seedling. The tree is thought to be a hybrid of Malus sylvestris, the European wild apple, with the domesticated apple Malus ...
Malus baccata is an Asian species of apple known by the common names Siberian crab apple, [2] Siberian crab, [3] Manchurian crab apple and Chinese crab apple. [4][5][6] It is native to many parts of 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 ...