My friend Nadia wrote me last month and asked if I could key some seeds which were given to her by a friend who found them on the island of Mauritius .
Here is Nadia reckon very felicitous to have some seeds :
Unfortunately for her , I am a terrible person and lost her e-mail and the picture show until this week .
Here is a close - up word-painting of the seminal fluid , plus a banana tree for exfoliation :
The wild thing about drift seeds is that you ’ll see the same species again and again around the world . Though Nadia lives a long way forth from me , I know these seeds and we have most of these species growing topically .
To make it gentle for everyone , I make a beach seed ID chart from the picture she send .
Is n’t Photoshop amazing ? How professional that see ! How scientific !
Let ’s take a feeling at how they develop .
Bananas and Coconuts
First , do n’t plant the banana . It will disappoint you .
Second , the coconuts are too immature . Mourn for their early departure from this deadly curl , then throw them at someone you do n’t like .
Beach Hibiscus
The beach hibiscus fuel pod just needs to be broken open and the tough cum inside can be planted . The trees usually live along the seashore but should do o.k. inland . They ’re pretty tree diagram and often grow in big stands . They ’re generally less than 20′ tall . You canread more on them here .
Tropical Almond
I lovethe tropical Amygdalus communis tree .
The nuts have eatable kernels and the wood is beautiful .
In your photos , the fruit on the left field have had their outer husks rotted away ; the two on the right still have some of the yield attached . That ’s why they look dissimilar . imbed the seed in a gage and keep them water .
Maybe a few will make out up . I grew this one from a source – it ’s plant in my parents ’ side yard :
It farm into this in two years :
Now it ’s easily three times that size .
Sorry Mom !
Cat’s Eye
This one take me a really long prison term to ID , which is ironic because I once painted a picture feature this precise mintage . See bottom right .
I wracked my brain and took about an hour searching through leguminous tree pod before I nailed it down , thanks to seabean.com . It ’s a useful tree diagram andyou can read more about it here .
Australian Pine
South Floridians have a love / hatred human relationship with this mintage . When I was a fry , I remember them swaying in the breeze at John U. Lloyd State Park . You cansee them in this picture .
They are lovely tree diagram , but the cones really wound stripped feet . Inside you ’ll recover the midget seed .
unluckily , the Australian pine is really good at make itself in South Florida and isnow heel as an invasive species .
Despite its visual aspect , it ’s not a pine at all . It ’s not even related . And it posit nitrogen , though it is n’t a leguminous plant . Quite a fascinating Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree .
Thanks for your patience , Nadia . I go for this helps you determine what to plant . I ’ll endeavor to get back to you quicker next time .
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