Monday, May 25, 2015

Mexican Fruit Trees Avocado or Um

 Avocado (English), Um (Maya), Aguacate Silvestre (Spanish), Persea americana, Lauraceae Family. Native to Mexico, grows in tropical climates. Mexican Avocados have been cultivated since Pre-Hispanic times by Maya people and other civilizations Blooms in March to April fruits from June to September. Leaves medicinal, fruit highly nutritious and deliciously velvety with delicate aroma and great flavor; one large seed per fruit, seed contains high concentration of valuable natural oils.

Mexican Fruit Trees Mango Tree or Ok

Mango Tree (English / Spanish) Ok (Maya) - Mango belong to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous species of tropical fruiting trees in the family Anacardiaceae. Mango flowers bloom in terminal panicles. Mango fruit may take longer than three months to ripen. Hacienda Chichen's Lush Tropical Gardens have four varieties of mango trees, Haden and T.Atkins are resident wildlife and guests' favorite mango, specially kinkajous and many birds which enjoy the aromatic sweet flavor of ripe fruits during the summer.
 

Mexican Fruit Trees Chocolate Fruits Sapote Negro

 
Ta'uch or Chocolate Fruit is a favorite among Yucatan's birds and kinkajous.Chocolate Fruits (English) Sapote Negro (Spanish) Ta'uch (Maya) Diospyros digyna, Ebenaceae Family. Native to Yucatan and Central America. Black sapote or chocolate fruit trees grow wild reaching.20 meters tall; lush evergreen foliage of glossy elliptic-oblong leafs. Chocolate fruit blooms off-white flowers; ripe fruits are shiny green persimmons with smooth skin and a chocolate tasty edible dark pulp. Birds and bats wild propagation.