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Home gardener says sugar apple can bear fruit in 2 years, and ripen into a custardy treat

"This is pure sugar goodness." ...
Phys.org

Endangered fruit-eating animals play an outsized role in a tropical forest—losing them could have dire consequences

A new study by researchers at the University of Washington shows that losing a particular group of endangered animals—those that eat fruit and help disperse the seeds of trees and other plants—could ...
The Cool Down on MSN

In Jamaica, a backyard food forest overflows with exotic fruits, all grown in rocks

"As much as I love to see the food forest, I want you to be safe please." ...
Yahoo

Oregon food forest packs fruit trees 13 feet apart, and now the gardener is drowning in berries

An Oregon gardener's compact food forest is drawing attention online for showing just how much can fit into a relatively small backyard. The space has grown into a densely planted system of fruit, nut ...
Phys.org

Tropical forests can't recover naturally without fruit eating birds, carbon recovery study shows

New research from the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich illustrates a critical barrier to natural regeneration of tropical forests. Their models—from ground-based data gathered in the Atlantic Forest of ...
Science Daily

Endangered fruit-eating animals play an outsized role in a tropical forest; losing them could have dire consequences

A new study shows that losing a particular group of endangered animals -- those that eat fruit and help disperse the seeds of trees and other plants -- could severely disrupt seed-dispersal networks ...