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Pouteria caimito, the abiu (Portuguese pronunciation:), is a tropical fruit tree in the family Sapotaceae. [3] It grows in the Amazonian region of South America, and this type of fruit can also be found in the Philippines and other countries in Southeast Asia. It grows to an average of 10 metres (33 feet) high, with ovoid fruits.
Indian jujube (Z. mauritiana) is more tropical, whereas Chinese jujube is a more cold hardy species. [2] In India, there are 90 or more cultivars, varying in the habit of the tree; leaf shape; fruit form, size, color, flavor and keeping quality; and fruiting season.
Cold-hardy citrus is citrus with increased frost tolerance and which may be cultivated far beyond traditional citrus growing regions. Citrus species and citrus hybrids typically described as cold-hardy generally display an ability to withstand wintertime temperatures below −5 to −10 °C (23 to 14 °F).
Mature trees of most species are fairly cold-hardy and can survive temperatures slightly colder than −4 °C (25 °F) for short periods of time, but younger plants will likely freeze to the ground. [8] Guavas are of interest to home growers in subtropical areas as one of the few tropical fruits that can grow to fruiting size in pots indoors.
Hardy palms are any of the species of palm that are able to withstand brief periods of colder temperatures and even occasional snowfall.A few palms are native to higher elevations of South Asia where true winter conditions occur, while a few others are native to the warmer parts of the temperate zone in southern Europe, and others are native throughout temperate and subtropical locales in the ...
Early spring is the best time to transplant a sapling. They do best in direct sunlight (needing 6–7 hours a day) and planted directly in the ground. Kumquats do well in USDA hardy zones 9 and 10 and can survive in temperatures as low as 18 degrees Fahrenheit (−8 degrees Celsius). On trees mature enough, kumquats will form in about 90 days.
It is native to northern China and Korea, and is also known as the Japanese bitter-orange (karatachi), [4] hardy orange [5] or Chinese bitter orange. The plant is a fairly cold-hardy citrus ( USDA zone 6) and will tolerate moderate frost and snow, making a large shrub or small tree 4–8 m (13–26 ft) tall.
In Ecuador, the trees begin cropping 10 months after planting and continue bearing for 6 months, producing about 40 fruits per tree with each weighing about 1–1.5 kg (2–3 lb), in the greenhouse we produced about 32 kg/m 2 (6.6 lb/sq ft) of fruit in 16 months when planted at 0.8 plants per square metre (0.074 per square foot), and 25 kg/m 2 ...