Monday, May 25, 2015

Fruit Trees of Mexico Maya Nut or Breadnut

Maya Nut or Breadnut (English) Ramon Tree (Spanish) Tax'Osh (Maya) Brosimum alicastrum Moraceae / Fig Family Native to tropical America, this evergreen has thick lush foliage and canopy.  Ramon trees produce small round seeds with one starchy highly nutritious Maya nut.  Ramon seeds or Maya Nuts are much higher in many vital nutrients including antioxidants than foods grown on farmed soils. Ramon fruit, also know as Maya Nut, is an important food for Mayan people. Ramon or Maya Nut tree is a valuable hardwood for Mayan rural people as its wood is used as timber. Ramon latex is often mixed with chicle tree sap; and its green-blue leafs feed horses and domestic cattle, and its seeds may alleviate many of the mal-nutrition issues found in Mayan rural villages today.

Fruit Trees of Mexico Mexican Lime

Mexican Lime (English) Limon Indio (Spanish) Citrus aurantifolia, Rutaceae family. Native to Mexico. This limon / lime has a tart sweet flavor with a high acidity, strong aroma, and thinner rind than more common limes.  Mexican lime shrubby tree has ovate leafs and thorny thin branches. Flowers and fruit appear throughout the year but are most abundant from May to September.

Fruit Trees of Mexico Lemon or Lima

Yucatan Lime is highly popular for " Sopa de Lima" see recipeLemon (English), Lima (Spanish) - Yucatan “limas” are hybrid citrus that look like a round Persian lime but have distinctive aroma and flavor no other lime matches. Limas have bumpy yellow/green thick skin rather than a smooth thin skin texture. It is not known where or how this lime originated, but must likely it is a hybrid between a Mexican lime and a sweet citron.