Fruit Plants for Terrece – ByPlants

Butterfruit/Avocado

ByPlants — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 18:23:03 +0000

Avocado is an evergreen tropical flowering plant with green, pear-shaped fruit which belongs to the Lauraceae family and scientifically known as Persea americana. The fruit of the plant avocado is also called as butter fruit or avocado pear or alligator pear, it is a berry containing a single large seed. The term avocado refers to both tree and fruit. Avocado is a unique fruit as most of the fruits are dense in carbohydrates, whereas butter fruit is loaded with healthy fats rendering a host of healing health benefits.

As per the American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, avocados are fruits which do not hold a significant glycemic index as it contains a minimal amount of carbs and high in healthy fats. The creamy and delicious butter fruit is popularly known as venney pazham in Tamil and Malayalam, Makhanphal in Hindi, Benne Hannu in Kanada and Venna Pandu in Telugu.

Dragonfruit Plant

ByPlants — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 18:15:07 +0000

Dragon fruit grows on the Hylocereus cactus, also known as the Honolulu queen, whose flowers only open at night. The plant is native to southern Mexico and Central America. Today, it is grown all over the world. It goes by many names, including pitaya, pitahaya, and strawberry pear. The two most common types have bright red skin with green scales that resemble a dragon — hence the name. Dragon fruit may look exotic, but its flavors are similar to other fruits. Its taste has been described as a slightly sweet cross between a kiwi and a pear.

Ber Apple/Jujube Berry/Chinese Dates Plant (Red)

ByPlants — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 18:13:46 +0000

Ber is the Urdu name for the fruit of the tree Zizyphus vulgaris, or mauritania or sativa and is called the jujube berry in English. It is also known as the Indian jujube or Chinese date. Apple Ber is a Thailand variety ber. The taste of these ber is very sweet.

Ber Apple/Jujube Berry/Chinese Dates Plant (Green)

ByPlants — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 18:12:47 +0000

Achachairu Plant (Budded)

ByPlants — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:02:46 +0000

Garcinia humilis, known commonly as achachairú or achacha, is a small, prolifically-fruiting tree related to the mangosteen. It grows in the southern part of the Amazon basin in the central area of Bolivia, but has recently been planted on a commercial scale in Burdekin, Australia. It seems to grow faster and yields better in the climatic conditions of Southern India.

Pulasan Plant (Budded)

ByPlants — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:58:52 +0000

The Pulasan, Nephelium mutabile Blume (family Sapindaceae), is a tropical fruit closely allied to the rambutan and sometimes confused with it. Usually eaten fresh, it is sweeter than the rambutan and lychee, but very rare outside Southeast Asia. The pulasan tree is an ornamental. It attains a height of 10-15 m and has a short trunk to 30-40 cm thick. The branch lets are brown and hairy when young.

The fruit is ovoid, 5-7.5 cm long, dark red, with its thick, leathery rind closely set with conical, blunt-tipped tubercles or thick, fleshy, straight spines, which are up to 1 cm long. There may be one or two small, undeveloped fruits nestled close to the stem. Within is the glistening, white or yellowish-white flesh (aril) to 1 cm thick, more or less clinging to the thin, grayish-brown seedcoat (testa) which separates from the seed. The flavour is generally much sweeter than that of the rambutan.

Rambuttan Yellow Plant (Budded)

ByPlants — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:57:37 +0000

Rambutan is originated in Malaysia. Robust growth and consistently high yield observed in Kerala, hence ideal for commercial cultivation. Fruits are large in size, ovate in shape, and outer skin and hairs are red in colour, the fleshy portion wrapping the seed is translucent in colour. Sweet in taste with a slight mix of tanginess.

Rambuttan Red Plant (Budded)

ByPlants — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:56:10 +0000

Seedless Chamba/Seedless Water Apple/Seedless Wax Apple Plant

ByPlants — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:42:36 +0000

Water Apple is not actually an apple. It is a tropical fruit that grows in south-east Asia, including southern India, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. In Malaya and Indonesia, it will give two crops a year. Thailand variety water apples are big sizes and very sweet and delicious, while some varieties can be relatively round, others are somewhat pear-shaped, wide at the bottom, and very narrow at the top.

Rose Chamba/Rose Water Apple/Rose Wax Apple Plant

ByPlants — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:40:39 +0000