Interesting facts about raspberries

The raspberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus of the rose family. The fruit in proper botanical language is not a berry at all, but instead an aggregate fruit of numerous drupelets around a central core. Raspberry derives its name from raspise, “a sweet rose-colored wine” (mid-15th … Read more

Interesting facts about blueberries

Blueberries are perennial flowering plants with indigo-colored berries. Blueberries are one of the few fruit species native to North America and have a colorful history dating back to pre-colonial times. The blueberry was gathered and used by Native Americans for centuries before colonists arrived from Europe. Blueberries are native to North America, and the highbush … Read more

Interesting facts about pomegranate

The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree in the family Lythraceae. Pomegranate is native to a region from modern-day Iran through Afghanistan and Pakistan to northern India. Today, it is widely cultivated throughout the Middle East and Caucasus region, north and tropical Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, the drier parts … Read more

Interesting facts about limes

A lime is a hybrid citrus fruit. There are several species of citrus trees whose fruits are called limes, including the Persian lime, Key lime, kaffir lime, and desert lime. Although the precise origin is uncertain, wild limes are believed to have first grown in Indonesia or Southeast Asia. Arab traders brought lime trees back … Read more

Interesting facts about grapefruit

The grapefruit is the fruit of the tree of the same name belonging to the Citrus genus of the Rutaceae family. It was created in Barbados when the sweet orange and pomelo were accidentally bred together. Both ancestor of the grapefruit were introduced from Asia in the seventeenth century. The fruit was first documented in … Read more

Interesting facts about lemons

The lemon is the fruit of a citrus plant belonging to the genus Citrus lemon. The origin of the lemon is unknown, though lemons are thought to have first grown in Assam (a region in northeast India), northern Burma or China. Lemons entered Europe near southern Italy no later than the 2nd century AD, during … Read more

Interesting facts about bananas

The banana is an edible fruit which is botanically a berry. The banana plant is called a ‘banana tree’ in popular use, but it’s technically regarded as a herbaceous plant (or ‘herb’), not a tree, because the stem does not contain true woody tissue. Bananas are the most popular fruit in the world: in fact, … Read more

Interesting facts about pumpkins

A pumpkin is a cultivar of a squash plant, most commonly of Cucurbita pepo, that is round, with smooth, slightly ribbed skin, and deep yellow to orange coloration. A pumpkin, from a botanist‘s perspective, is a fruit because it’s a product of the seed-bearing structure of flowering plants. Vegetables, on the other hand, are the … Read more

Interesting facts about quinces

The quince is a hard, acid pear-shaped fruit that belongs the family Rosaceae (which also contains apples and pears, among other fruits). It’s an autumn fruit with a hard and thick golden yellow exterior and a strong pleasant fragrance. Its birthplace is thought to have been the Fertile Crescent in Asia Minor, the cradle of civilization. … Read more