Fruit Plants

Roystonea elata, Roystonea oleracea, Roystonea regiaFamily: Arecaceae / PalmaeFlorida Royal PalmOrigin: Guyana, Tropical America This is a very popular street or specimen tree. Roystonea palms can grow (about a foot a year) to 50-80 feet tall and can have a spread of 15-25 feet. The royal palm has a beautiful

Syngonium macrophyllum (?)Family: AraceaeArrowhead VineOrigin: Mexico This plant originally grows in Middle-America (Mexico) and belong to the family of Araceae. The plant grows well under humid circumstances: it prefers 50 per cent humidity. Syngonium also stands dry air. Typical for this plant are the green leaves. The young leaves are

Ziziphus jujuba, Ziziphus sativa, Ziziphus vulgaris, Zizyphus mauritianaFamily: RhamnaceaeIndian Jujube, Chinese DateOrigin: China to Afghanistan, Malaysia These small acid fruits are liked by children as well as by adults. A small spreading tree, with drooping branches grows readily and quickly on poor ground. Even moderately saline soils are tolerated. The