Dates © Denzil Green Dates are a fruit of a particular palm tree — the Phoenix palm. The trees flourish in hot, near-desert conditions, but are intolerant of temperatures below -7 C (20 degrees F ). When a date tree is happy, it can last at least 200 years. The trees will grow up to…
Bletting
Medlars
Medlar is a fruit related to quinces and apples, and part of the rose family. Medlar trees grow very slowly to 10 to 25 feet tall (3 to 7.5 metres), with a spread of 7 to 15 feet (2 to 4 ½ metres.) They can be propagated by grafting, or seed. The wood of the…
Persimmons
Persimmons © Denzil Green A Persimmon is a fruit that looks like a bright orange tomato, with orange flesh inside. Persimmons don’t really have a pronounced, distinctive flavour. Some people attempt to describe its flavour by comparing it to juicy pumpkin mixed with allspice and cinnamon. The taste of a persimmon is partly owing to…
True Service Fruit
True Service Fruit is a very old fruit which is almost forgotten now. It would be a very problematic fruit to flog at your local grocery store because it isn’t any good to eat until it has started to rot. When the fruit is ripe and at its peak of perfection, it isn’t any good…