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Green Pot Nursery cultivates the finest varieties fruit trees, landscape plants, shrubs, vines, grasses, ferns and perennials, that deserve greater recognition as satisfying ingredients to our gardens. Our nursery garden in Orange, South California state, is open to public and we welcome you to call to get direction. We would love to see you in our Green Pot Nursery garden and will do all that we can to make you feel welcome. | ||
Started in 1988, the goal of Green Pot Nursery, Inc., is to change the way America gardens by offering the best, the newest, and the strangest, in fun, garden-worthy perennials to gardeners around the world. Our Green Pot Retail Nursery division is a 2.5 acre adjunct funding facility for our research/development/educational arm, Juniper Level Botanic Gardens. Income from the Green Pot Nursery Division allows us to continue our research and breeding, maintain our display gardens, and expand Green Pot garden outreach programs. We strive to offer large, quality plants at affordable prices. If you are used to receiving dried bulbs, barely rooted cuttings, or cooler-stored D.O.A.s, we think you will be pleasantly surprised to receive healthy, live plants. Green Pot Nursery specialty is hostas...you know, "I've got both, the green and the variegated one." Since 1984, we have conducted one of the most extensive hosta breeding programs in the country, yielding exciting introductions like Hosta. Despite the large number of hostas on the market today, there is room for distinctive leaf patterns, better flowers, and good old Southern non-wimpy names. We have worked with other genera to a lesser extent, and we hope Green Pot programs will yield some wonderful results in the near future. For years, Green Pot Nursery have worked with other plant breeders and explorers from around the country to introduce and market their new plants. If Green Pot Nursery can be of help to you, feel free to give us a call. We require a trial period for new plants before including them in the catalog... please understand that this is not always a quick process. Also...don't expect to get filthy rich! Our web site details a list of plants that we have either introduced or facilitated their introduction into the market. | ||
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Annona (a 'no na) ..... ......... .. .... (Atemoya and Sugar Apple) . ....... .available August-October ......... ..... ............ These two types of annona are similar in appearance. Both are light green in color and the skin is bumpy. Annonas are approximately 4 inches long and 3 inches wide. Atemoyas and sugar apples have angular-shaped bumps (areoles) and are heart or round in shape. | |
| When ripe, the fruit separates into segments revealing the delicious meat. Both fruits yield juicy, snow-white flesh of sweet fragrance and fine creamy texture. Annonas can be eaten fresh from the shell with a spoon while seeds are separated in the mouth and discarded. The flesh is often added to fruit cups, ice cream, or other dessert recipes. The pulp may be blended with milk or other juices to make a cool beverage. | ||
Banana (ba 'nan a) ............................. available year round ................................. This fruit turns from deep green to yellow or red when ripened. The size may range from 3 to 16 inches depending on species. Florida grows 50 varieties of bananas with unique characteristics. Bananas are sweet and their texture can be firm or soft when ripe. After the peel is removed to expose the white or yellowish flesh, it is ready to be eaten. |
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| Its usage varies from being eaten fresh and with ice cream, to deep fried with a light flour coating, to pureed for breads, pies, custards, milk shakes and other products. Bananas may be mashed and used as a staple in baby foods or even dried and made into flour for pastries. | ||
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Carambola (ka ram 'bo la) "Star Fruit" .available
August-March Carambola the "Star Fruit," is golden yellow with a touch of green along the edges when it is ripe. The fruit is oblong and up to 6 inches in length. It has 5 to 6 angles around its circumference. This fruit is completely edible. The skin is thin and slick, while the flesh is juicy, crisp and yellow in color. One must rely on taste to distinguish which is | |
| the tart or sweet carambola. This versatility allows the fruit to be utilized in several ways. Sweet carambolas are enjoyed raw, in fruit salads, and desserts. Tart carambolas are baked with hams and roasts. The juice is also used to make Florida fruit-based wines, and mixed with gelatin or sherbet. Sweet or tart, the carambola is quite a decorative piece. It adds flavor to stir-fried entrees, puddings, tarts, stews, and curries. When cut into cross sections, it resembles a star and is used for garnish. | ||
Guava ('gwa va) .. ................... .... available January-February.and May-October Guavas are oval and about 4 inches in size. The skin is thin, and light yellow-green. A ripe guave softens to the touch. Guavas emit a sweet, pungent fragrance. The flesh color may graduate from white to pinkish-red, becoming juicy as it nears the center. Guavas are eaten fresh out-of-hand |
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| (discarding the seeds), sliced and served in fruit cups, or pureed as a base for mousse, pies, custrad or cream desserts. Its juice is used in punch, ice cream and sodas. | ||
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Lychee ('lee chee) available end of May-June .............. Lychees grow on trees in clusters of 2 to 30 fruits. This heart-shaped fruit has a diameter of 11/4 to 2 inches and is red in color. The thin skin is bumpy, leathery and quite easy to peel. The fruit of the lychee is translucent, sweet and juicy. Dried whole fruit has a hard shell and when shaken, rattles like a nut and is called a "lychee nut." | |
| The flavor is remarkably unique and not like any other fruit. Lychees are peeled, pitted, and eaten out-of-hand, added to fruit cups, stuffed with cottage cheese, and blended with ice cream, gelatin or fruit juices. Lychees may also be placed on top of baking hams or grilled on top of steaks. | ||
Longan ('lon gan) available July-August The longan is a tree fruit. This fruit is round with a diameter of about 1 inch. Its brown skin is thin and has a smooth to pebble- like texture. Flesh of the longan is translucent, white, and crisp. Longans are eaten fresh out-of-hand (discarding the peel and seed), canned in syrup, baked in pies as filling, or placed in fruit cups. They may also be dried and eaten like raisins. |
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Mamey (ma 'mae) available June-September and January-April This 8 inch long fruit has coarse, brown, leathery skin. When ripe, it yields to a gentle squeeze and has a salmon-colored, sweet-tasting flesh. Its fragrance complements its flavor. Texture of the non-fibrous fruit ranges from firm or crisp to | |
| melting and juicy. Mamey is used in blender beverages, fruit salads, cooked in desserts, or eaten raw with cream and sugar or wine. | ||
Mango ('mane go) available June-September The oval-shaped mango can be up to 10 inches in diameter. Its skin is leathery and smooth. Outside color ranges from green to yellow and red, while the inside color ranges from pale yellow to deep orange.A ripe |
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| mango is soft to the touch, with a pleasing aroma and has a tropical flavor. Mangoes areextremely juicy. One easy way to enjoy a mango is to peel it and eat it. Another method is cubing. Cut lengthwise and remove the large flat seed. Holding the half, score the fruit and cut along the peel to release cubes. Cubes are perfect for adding mango to fruit salads, gelatins, pies, cobbler or eaten as a fresh dessert. Mango juice adds a tasty twist to a cool beverage. | ||
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Papaya (pa 'pie a) available mostly year round Papaya resembles a melon in shape, size and texture and is grown on a tree. The skin is thin, smooth and tough. A ripened papaya has a light or deep yellow exterior. The inside flesh may be yellow, orange, or a shade of salmon. Papayas are juicy, | |
| sweet, and taste similar to a cantaloupe with a touch of pungency. Its numerous peppery seeds are small and located at the center of the fruit. Although most commonly eaten fresh, peeled, seeded, and served in wedges, papayas can be served in fruit salads, added to ice cream, baked and eaten as a vegetable, or pickled. Papaya juice is blended into beverages and gelatins. Unripe, green papayas are boiled and served as a vegetable, or cubed and cooked in vegetable soup. | ||
Passion Fruit ('pash un frut) available July - March This vine fruit is round and 3 inches in diameter. Its color ranges from dark purple with faint white specks, to light yellow. The rind is tough, smooth and approximately 1/8 inch thick. Under the rind lies a membranous sac filled with orange, pulpy juice and numerous small hard black/brown seeds. |
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| Pungent in flavor, this fruit is enjoyed by scooping out the pulp of a halved passion fruit. No need to pick out the seeds. Eat it fresh or add cream and sugar. Passion fruit may also be added to fruit salads or beverages. Some prefer to remove the seeds by pressing the fruit through cheese cloth or strainer. Then, the juice is added to beverages or boiled and used in sauces, gelatin, candy, cake icing/filling, chiffon pie, or cocktails. | ||
