26 Most Recent Articles
Written By: Patrick Malcolm

1	Palm Trees Suitable For Containers Used Outside And Inside Your Home Or Office Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2007-05-25 | - Word Count: 782 | Viewed: 4079 | Votes: 6 | Rating: 2.50 If there is ever anything you want to know about Palm trees, then read this article as we look at the various Palm trees available.
2	The Modern Soft Yellow Banana Evolved From The Cooking Banana As The Number One Fruit In The World Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2007-05-02 | - Word Count: 1431 | Viewed: 3490 | Votes: 12 | Rating: 4.17 The early Spanish explorers introduced banana plants into America from Spain as a hardcore, large cooking banana, known as a Plantain banana. The amazing yellow fresh eating banana, that we know today sold by supermarkets, resulted from a mutation from the hardcore tissues of the parent plantain banana plant, that was then growing in Jamaica.
3	Windmill Palm Trees, Tropical Accent Plants, Cold Hardy For Northern United States And Canada Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2007-04-26 | - Word Count: 853 | Viewed: 4301 | Votes: 9 | Rating: 2.78 The Cold Hardy Windmill Fan Palm tree originated on the island of Chusan off the east coast of China, and the Windmill palm tree is often called the Chinese or Chusan Fan Palm. The Windmill Palm tree was named in Latin, Trachycarpus fortunei, after Robert Fortune, and after 158 years, in the year 2007, these Windmill Fan Palm trees are still growing gracefully as a distinguished, exotic, rare tree at Kew Gardens, a palm of noble bearing.
4	The Ancient Crinum Lily Inhabiting The Island Of St. Simon, And Sea Island, Ga. Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2007-03-20 | - Word Count: 856 | Viewed: 1948 | Votes: 8 | Rating: 3.38 William Bartram, a notable, early American botanist, extensively explored the Island of St. Simons in Georgia; describing vividly the landscape, animals and plants in the area, along with his personal encounters with islanders, and in most cases, their generous offers of food, shelter and conversation and hospitality to him in March of the year 1774.
5	The History Of Almond Tree, Prunus Dulcis Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2007-03-06 | - Word Count: 694 | Viewed: 1958 | Votes: 4 | Rating: 2.00 The ancient travelers and traders, who circulated back and forth over the Silk Road route between Greece and Turkey, used almonds in their commercial trading, in exchange for other expensive and desirable goods.
6	History Of Mulberry Trees, 'Morus Alba,' 'Morus Rubrum,' And 'Morus Nigra' Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2007-02-23 | - Word Count: 870 | Viewed: 3628 | Votes: 8 | Rating: 2.50 Mulberry trees were well known in the ancient civilizations of the world. They were famous fruit trees, because of the delicious berry fruits that were abundantly produced by fast growing trees-loaded with huge green leaves that were eaten by livestock, along with the berries, and the leaves were used in the Orient to fatten silkworms for the silk trade.
7	The History And Evolution Of Banana Hybrids Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2007-02-05 | - Word Count: 794 | Viewed: 1918 | Votes: 9 | Rating: 2.78 Bananas are the world's favorite fruit and many nations depend on banana trees to supply its citizens with this delicious food product to save them from famines. Bananas are available on markets year round and are rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber, containing only small hollow seed that are infertile. Ornamental bananas, 'Musa ensete' and 'Musa nana' are inedible but in high demand for landscaping.
8	Rare Flowering Trees That Light Up Your Garden Landscape Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2007-01-24 | - Word Count: 1231 | Viewed: 3080 | Votes: 8 | Rating: 2.88 Flowering apricot trees offer spectacular flowering blooms earlier than any other flowering tree, sometimes blooming as early as January. This early flowering can result in cold weather damage in some areas of the United States.
9	History Of Peach Trees, Prunus Persica Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2007-01-17 | - Word Count: 1481 | Viewed: 3028 | Votes: 8 | Rating: 2.50 Peach trees, Prunus persica, are originally believed to have come from China to the Mideast through the trade routes known to extend to Turkey and Iran (Persia). The peach seeds could be used to plant and grow trees throughout North Africa and Europe and finally were introduced to America in the mid 1500's. The first appearance of peaches in China may date back to 2000 BC.
10	History Of Blueberry Plants Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2007-01-08 | - Word Count: 1120 | Viewed: 3443 | Votes: 13 | Rating: 3.08 Very few historical records exist on ancient blueberry culture in the Greek and Roman empires. Those cultures did use parts of the blueberry plants and fruit to eat or to treat ailments.
11	History Of The Filbert (Hazelnut) Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-12-26 | - Word Count: 867 | Viewed: 2528 | Votes: 5 | Rating: 2.60 The modern name for filberts has evolved from European folklore. The original name was connected with Saint Philbert's Day (Saint Filbert), the day that harvesting the nuts began, August 22nd, the day of observing the Saint's day of celebration.
12	Evergreen Shrubs And Hedges Are Important, Cold Hardy Landscape Specimen Plants Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-12-13 | - Word Count: 1483 | Viewed: 6207 | Votes: 11 | Rating: 1.91 Next to the landscape importance of trees is that of shrubs that grow in our gardens, parks, landscape foundation, street borders, and commercial landscapes. Thousands of different varieties of shrubs are grown to ornament lawns, yards, and borders, but only a few varieties are available to buy at your local nursery for planting, and growing.
13	Palm Trees For Office Indoor Planting Or Outside In The Deep South Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-12-12 | - Word Count: 795 | Viewed: 3394 | Votes: 6 | Rating: 2.17 Several types of palm trees can be grown outside or inside, if planted in a container. Palm trees grown in containers are suitable for low light office situations or indoors at homes in Northern States.
14	History Of Plum Trees And Their Hybrids Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-12-08 | - Word Count: 1478 | Viewed: 3081 | Votes: 6 | Rating: 2.33 The documentation of ancient plums growing in antiquity is sparse. The best evidence of that oldest existence is best documented through America's most famous pomologist, Luther Burbank, who reported in his twelve volume botanical literary classic, Small Fruits, Volume IV page 136, that the European plum, Prunus domestica, and its ancestor fruit originated in the Caucasus Mountains near the Caspian Sea.
15	Ancient Bible References to Date Palm Trees, Phoenix dactylifera Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-11-09 | - Word Count: 1485 | Viewed: 4056 | Votes: 13 | Rating: 2.92 References to Date Palms from the Bible.
16	Ancient Fig Trees Through History Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-11-01 | - Word Count: 1080 | Viewed: 1949 | Votes: 10 | Rating: 2.60 The fig tree, 'Ficus carica,' possibly originated in Northern Asia according to archeological fossil records. Spanish missionaries brought it to the United States in 1520. Historical Sumerian tablets record the use and consumption of figs in 2500 BC.
17	Modern Fruit Trees Evolved From Ancient Historical Roots Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-10-27 | - Word Count: 1052 | Viewed: 1591 | Votes: 9 | Rating: 2.22 The rise and fall of ancient empires has developed parallel also to the establishment and destruction of advanced fruit tree orchards. Ancient fruit trees such as olive tree orchards increased the wealth and health of nations by feeding the populations, providing nutritious olive oil to light lamps in ancient houses at night, as food and a cooking medium, and for the purpose of anointing Kings and Queens.
18	Ancient Explorers Discovered Unique Native Nut Trees Growing In America Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-10-19 | - Word Count: 1404 | Viewed: 2799 | Votes: 8 | Rating: 2.63 History of American nut trees.
19	Cold Hardy Palm Trees for Northern Garden Planting Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-10-05 | - Word Count: 1255 | Viewed: 3430 | Votes: 7 | Rating: 2.29 Information about one of the very few palm trees that will grow in northern states, including New York!
20	History of Introduced Fruits into America - Native American Fruit Trees and Hybrid Fruit Tree Improvements Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-09-28 | - Word Count: 1461 | Viewed: 2856 | Votes: 12 | Rating: 2.92 A history of fruits introduced into America, as well as others.
21	Tissue Culture Applications To Improve Crops of Strawberries, Raspberries, and Blackberries Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-09-22 | - Word Count: 763 | Viewed: 3986 | Votes: 18 | Rating: 2.06 Why berry plants "run out" and what is being done about it.
22	Canna Lily Sales Face a Chaotic Future Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-09-14 | - Word Count: 970 | Viewed: 3685 | Votes: 9 | Rating: 1.67 Many agricultural plants that are reproduced by vegetative division face a mysterious problem that results in a decline in the clone vigor, and most farmers and nurserymen claim that the plant crop has "run out." A number of factors adversely affect the plant clone to the point that it becomes unproductive and uneconomical to continue growing.
23	History of the Cherry Tree Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-08-24 | - Word Count: 1210 | Viewed: 3755 | Votes: 10 | Rating: 2.80 A history of fruiting and flowering cherry trees.
24	History of Walnuts Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-08-18 | - Word Count: 1111 | Viewed: 2539 | Votes: 14 | Rating: 2.71 Ever wanted to know the history of the good old Walnut? Learn of its history and other facts in this article.
25	History of Wildlife Food: Nuts, Berries, Fruits, and Acorns Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-08-10 | - Word Count: 916 | Viewed: 1699 | Votes: 8 | Rating: 2.00 For over 100 years hunting plantations have been planting fruit trees for wildlife food and shelter. Like the old English hunting plantations, today's hunters are realizing that big deer, strong bucks and graceful does, hardy turkey, fat quail, and dove come from supplementing what would otherwise experience a very mediocre diet by planting and growing berry plants, nut trees, fruit trees and acorns from oak trees, or muscadines from grapevines.
26	History of the Pecan Written by: Patrick Malcolm | Distributed: 2006-08-09 | - Word Count: 1437 | Viewed: 2238 | Votes: 9 | Rating: 2.22 Pecan trees, "Carya illinoinensis," grow in natural groves in bottom lands near rivers or lakes with nearby periodic overflowing water. Archeological remains and fossil evidence reveals that pecans were collected and stored by Indians, the original settlers and inhabitants of America, and the group now known as the "mound builders."