Trees

[nelsonic]

https://twitter.com/nelsonic/status/443397758267826176

Write a list of the types of trees we want/need to grow so we can start doing research/experimentation into their ideal growing conditions (water, light, soil acidity, etc), companion plants (to reduce pests) and expected time to maturity.

Alphabetical List

• Almond
• Apple (Fuji)
• Apple (Royal Gala) 🍎
• Apricot
• Avocado (Haas) 🥑 see: 🥑 Avocado 🌱 Economics 📈 Research 🔍 #99
• Bananas (not strictly a "tree" but you get the idea ... do we need to grow them in green houses? what is the ideal temperature/humidity? which variety should we select...? #HelpWanted) Plant: Banana: dwarf cavendish sunroom#3
• Blueberries 🫐
• Cashew 💰
• Cherry 🍒
• Chestnut 🌰
• Clementines 🍊
• Coconut (is it possible to grow coconut palms away from tropical regions...?) 🥥
• Custard Apple (nothing like an "apple" but still tasty!)
• Dragon Fruit 🐉
• Figs
• Grapes (what kinds...?) 🍇
• Grapefruit
• Guava
• Kiwi (technically a vine, but then so are grapes!_) 🥝
• Lemons 🍋
• Limes (research required)
• Longan
• Lychee
• Mango (what kind can we grow in our chosen region?)
• Money 💰 🎄 😜 |> Moringa Moringa Oleifera #101
• Nectarines 🍑
• Oranges 🍊
• Passionfruit
• Peach 🍑
• Pear (which do you prefer? I like "soft and juicy" as opposed to "hard and dry"...) 🍐
• Pecan (nut) 🌰
• Persimmon 🟠
• Pine 🌲
• Plums
• Pomegranate
• Star Fruit ⭐
• Walnut

How You Can Help

1. Please edit and expand on this list!
2. If you have time and are passionate about a particular type of tree, start investigating it by creating a sub-issue and link it back to this list!

[nelsonic]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/87a56e5c-6d41-4495-9e22-523efb6b4cb0

"In the UK, avocados had the third largest sales growth of any grocery item last year, just behind a brand of beer and an energy drink."

"Head to the East Asia and they’re taking over the world’s fastest-growing economy, too: China imported 32,100 tonnes of avocados last year, which was more than 1,000 times the number in 2011."

"And avocados are thirsty plants: by most estimates, avocado farming requires at least two or three times more water than potato farming."

not that comparison to potatoes is good/fair ...

But it's worth baring in mind that Avocados require a lot of water. #21

[nelsonic]

Plant more trees https://youtu.be/aKyvGHycngM

[nelsonic]

Solving the climate change crisis really could be as simple as planting a tree… well, 1.6 billion hectares of trees, to be more accurate, which could soak up more than 200 gigatons of carbon over the 40-year average lifespan of a tree.
https://www.altmetric.com/details/63138461

[iteles]

We’ve just been given this big lime tree!
David will need to take the Jeep up in a week or so so I’ll ask him to take it for us.
It apparently needs to be planted out in the next 2 weeks.

[nelsonic]

@iteles we'll plant it in Gerês where the other Lime Tree is thriving.

[nelsonic]

The world needs to plant 0.9 billion hectares (2.2 billion acres) of new trees to capture two thirds of human-made carbon emissions.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/how-many-trees-to-plant-to-stop-climate-crisis

[nelsonic]

Syringa vulgaris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringa_vulgaris
via: https://youtu.be/bRWT7hVgwuM?t=3216

[nelsonic]

We planted out the Lime tree from above in a dedicated "box" in our front-garden:

It has several blossoms that should fruit this year. 🍋 (no lime emoji ...)

We also planted out one of the Avocado #99 trees that @carolrmc grew from seed 🌱 on her veranda:

Watering them with a watering can is tedious. see: dwyl/home#24

[nelsonic]

Linden tree has edible berries and leaves: https://eattheplanet.org/linden-tree-edible-leaves-flowers/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilia

[carolrmc]

It’s also known as a tília tree and the leaves are good to make a sleepy time tea! In fact our homeopath in SÁ used to give you kids tília to help you relax before sleep esp when travelling by air

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