PICTURES OF MINOR FRUIT TREE SPECIES

Some pictures regarding most interesting aspects of these species (the tree, the flowers, the fruits, etc.) can be seen selecting the desired link.

THE POMOLOGICAL EXHIBITION – NOVEMBER 27-28, 1998 –

ACCADEMIA DEI GEORGOFILI – FLORENCE - ITALY

Pictures of the Pomological Exhibition

Pictures of the Philatelic Collection by G. Giannelli

SPECIES

FIG

The fig collection of the Conservatoire Botanique National de Porquerolles (CBNP) (France)

Fruits of "Col de Dame Noir" by the CBNP (Porquerolles - France)

Fruits of "Bourjassotte Noir" by the CBNP (Porquerolles - France)

The breba (bottom) and the main crop of "Coucourelle" by the CBNP (Porquerolles - France)

Fruits of "La Dorée", "Bellonne" (top - left and right), "Grise de la St-Jean" and "Brunswick V-12" (bottom - left and right) by the CBNP (Porquerolles - France)

Fruits of "Panachèe" by the CBNP (Porquerolles - France)

POMEGRANATE

Phenology of Pomegrante

Splitted fruits of Pomegranate

Pomegrante orchard during fruit set

Pomegranate orchard in salty soils

JAPANESE PERSIMMON

Old ornamental tree of Japanese Persimmon

Orchard of Japanese Persimmon in Autumn

Foliage of Japanese Persimmon at fall

Female flowers

Male flowers

Fruits of "Izu" cultivar (Pollination Constant Not Astringent - PCNA)

Fruits of "Kaki Tipo" cultivar (Pollination Variant Not Astringent-PVNA)

Fruits of "Hiratanenashi" cultivar (Pollination Variant Astringent-PVA)

LOQUAT

Flowers of Loquat

A Loquat tree

Loquat fruits at ripening time

Loquat ("Algerie" cultivar) fruits ready for shipping

Fruits of "Saval 1" cultivar

CACTUS-PEAR (PRICKLY PEAR)

Cactus pear plants grown in an arid area of Santorini island (Greece)

Selling Cactus pear fruits, after removing the peel, in an open market at Corfu island (Greece)

Cactus pear plant with ripe fruits

Harvesting fruits from a Cactus pear plant (Corfu island - Greece)

Flower of cactus pear at the time of pollination

QUINCE FOR FRUIT PRODUCTION

Flowers of Quince

Quince tree during fruit set

Ripened quince fruits

EUROPEAN CHESTNUT

10-year-old Chestnut tree

Typical fruiting habit of Chestnut

European Chestnut burrs

Chestnut burrs at harvest time

Old Chestnut orchard

Chestnut sprouting

Typical appearance of an old Chestnut orchard in Tuscany

Blooming of European Chestnut

PISTACHIO

STRAWBERRY TREE (MADRONA)

A plant of Strawberry Tree during ripening time

Flowers of Strawberry Tree

Harvested fruits of Strawberry Tree

Biscuits with Strawberry Tree jam

CORNELIAN CHERRY

Flowers and fruits of Cornelian Cherry from Greece

Fruits of Cornelian Cherry from Greece

MEDLAR

Tree of Medlar

Flowers of Medlar

Fruits of Medlar in an Italian market

JUJUBE

Fruits of Jujube from Greece

AZEROLE

Azerole tree

Azerole fruits

Fruits of Azerole and Jujube in an Italian market

SORB (SERVICE TREE)

Old tree of Sorb (Service Tree)

Fruits of Sorb

Use of Sorb

MULBERRY TREE

Fruit-set and harvested fruits of "Moretti" (Morus alba L.) by the Conservatoir Botanique National de Porquerolles (CBNP) (Porquerolles - France)

Fruits of "Guzziola" (Morus alba L.) by the CBNP (Porquerolles - France)

Fruit at different degree of ripening of "Wellington" (Morus nigra L.) by the CBNP (Porquerolles - France)

Fruits of "Illinois Everbearing" (Morus rubra L.) by the CBNP (Porquerolles - France)

Fruits of "Townsend" (Morus rubra L.) by the CBNP (Porquerolles - France)

Leaf of "Bullato" (Morus multicaulis Loud) by the CBNP (Porquerolles - France)

Fruits and leaves of Mulberry Tree from Greece

Fruits of Mulberry Tree from Greece

CAROB TREE

Fruit, leaf, flower and seeds of the Carob cultivar Zacharoharupa existing in Crete (Greece)

Fruit, leaf, flower and seeds of the Carob cultivar Platses existing in Crete (Greece)

Old Carob Trees

Carob tree in the middle of an olive orchard in Crete (Greece)

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