Monday, May 25, 2015

Mexican Fruit Trees - Cherimoya

Annona like other tropical fresh organic fruits are ideal for a summer smoothieAnnona (Spanish), Cherimoya (English), Op (Maya) Annona reticulata, Annonaceae Family, native to Mexico. Tropical fruit tree blooms in the summer, fruits are ripe by October and November highly aromatic white pulp with a wet transparent meat that covers many almond size seeds; texture is velvety with a rich sweet taste.

Mexican Fruit Trees -Guanabana

Guanabana (Spanish), Annona muricata, Annonaceae Family, native to Latin America. Soursop has a sweet and tart custard-like pulp. The fruit are typically heart shaped, and weigh up to ten pounds. They make superb milkshakes, but can be eaten fresh as well. The trees are fast growing, and they usually begin fruiting in just two

Mexican Fruit Trees Wild Papaya

Wild Papaya (English), Bonete (Spanish), Coahuayote (Naualt) K'uun che' (Maya) Jacaratia mexicana, Caricaceae Family. Native to Mexico. Wild growing tree, tall and slim with soft bark trunk and elliptic leaflets,  male and female flowers on separate trees (dioecious). Ripe Bonetes or wild papaya fruits have small seeds and distinctive large pendulous shape (photo) that hang from leafless branches during May and June. Edible wild fruit with high nutrition value, pulp and aroma similar to papaya.