先进的苹果种植技术英文版.pptVIP

Don’t eat the fruit if it isn’t ripe (bitter). Fruit may be produced on 10-year old tree, but optimum fruit-bearing age is 25-50 years. Fruit will hang on the tree after the leaves drop. Bright gold leaves in the fall. Attractive bark. Won’t be a large tree (70 ft) but have been reported to reach 150 years of age. Several improved varieties of American persimmon (and Asian, not all cold hardy) available from nurseries. Fruit is high in Vit. C, astringent, may be eaten raw, cooked, dried, as pudding. “Though the American persimmon has been eaten for hundreds of years, its full potential as a fine dessert or culinary fruit has yet to be realized.” 1 Also called the “custard apple,” and the family, Annonaceae is the custard apple family. Distribution by State:Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Sometimes called the “prairie banana” The only member of the family not limited to the tropics. Small, deciduous trees hardy in zones 5-8. Grow 5-7 M tall. Propagate from seeds or cuttings. Improved varieties, including grafted trees available commercially. Two unrelated paw paws are required for successful pollination. Hand pollination can increase fruiting. Bees show little interest in the flowers. Pollinated by carrion flies and beetles. Flowers emit a weak scent, so some growers hang rotting meat from the trees to attract the flies. Tap rooted species, difficult to transplant. Young trees require shade, older ones full sun. Tap rooted species, difficult to transplant. Young trees require shade, older ones full sun. Prefer moist but well-drained soil. Hardy to -30F. Principal maintenance concern is removing suckers (will diminish as the tree ages). When grown in full sun, will have an attractive, pyramid-shaped canopy. Fruit is perishable, and too fragile for commercial handling. Usually eaten fresh. Some Native American tribes cultivated the paw paw for fruit and are responsible for its widespread range today (Cherokee, Iroquois, etc). Mentioned in the 1541 de Soto expedi