Limonia acidissima | Elephant Apple | Monkey Fruit
Limonia acidissima | Elephant Apple | Monkey Fruit
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These seeds are from Limonia acidissima, also known as elephant apple, and monkey fruit. A very popular drink called wood apple juice is made from this fruit. The fruit is sour and needs some sugar, but it tastes like mango, honey, and banana. It makes a delicious lemonade type of drink. This is the only species in the Genus Limonia. USDA Hardiness Zones 9b to 11.
Liquidamber styraciflua | Red Gum | Liquid Amber | Sweetgum
Liquidamber styraciflua | Red Gum | Liquid Amber | Sweetgum
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This is Liquidambar styraciflua, also known as Sweetgum, Red Gum, Liquid Amber, Northern Sweetgum, American sweetgum, sweet gum, sweet-gum , hazel pine, American-storax, bilsted, red-gum, satin-walnut, star-leaved gum, and alligator-wood. This attractive tree has star shaped five pointed leaves. In rare instances a leaf may have three or seven points. This is the larval host plant to the Imperial, Luna, Nemoria saturiba, Royal Walnut, and Sweetgum Leafroller moths. USDA Hardiness Zones 6 to 10.