ROSACEAE

0834 Prunus dulcis Almond

Almonds are members of the Rosaceae (rose) family, along with many other tree fruits such as peaches, apples, pears, plums, cherries, and apricots. Within the genus Prunus, almond is most closely related to the peach, and the two crops share the subgenus Amygdalus. Almond and related species are native to the Mediterranean climate region of the Middle East (Pakistan eastward to Syria and Turkey). The almond and its close relative, the peach, probably evolved from the same ancestral species in south-central Asia. Almonds were domesticated at least by 3000 BC, and perhaps much earlier since wild almonds have been unearthed in Greek archeological sites dating to 8000 BC. The almond was spread along the shores of the Mediterranean in northern Africa and southern Europe by Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. INFORMATION FROM: fruitcrops.com IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: September 2008. Bowral NSW

0838 Rosa rugosa, - Rugosa Rose - Japanese Rose - Wild Roses - Shrub Roses

Well-known for its incredible hardiness and legendary disease resistance, Rosa Rugosa is the parent to many shrub roses. It is vigorous, tough,prickly, sprawling and a suckering shrub. It is covered with an array of remarkably fragrant, single, small pink flowers with yellow central stamens from early summer through to the end of the growing season. FROM: Gardenia Creating Gardens. IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: Salsbury Cathedral UK September 2006

0839 Roses

0840 Rose