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Not to be confused with the fruit known as ‘plum’ in English, ‘ume,’ the plums found in Japan come from an Asian tree species called ‘Prunus mume.’ It is also known as the Chinese plum or Japanese ...

Religion and politics are deeply intertwined in India. Spirituality should guide political actions to ensure good governance, justice, and public welfare. Embracing spirituality fosters love and ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — The productivity of cacao trees decreases with time, forcing farmers to renew their plantations by either cutting down the old trees or establishing a new crop elsewhere.

They prefer to be planted under trees and shrubs ... but the buds are swelling on the flowering apricot Prunus mume. They look like early flowering plums, and are showing off their masses of ...

Prunus mume ‘Beni-chidori’ – also known as the Japanese apricot – is a dwarf tree much loved for its carmine pink, almond-scented flowers that cover the branches from late February and on ...

Every tree tells a story, but some are beyond eloquent, holding memories, embodying belief, marking sorrow. We hold trees in our imagination, where they grow in strange, wonderful ways in forests ...

In the field, the flowering date was determined as the date where 50% of the flowers of the tree had fully opened (F stage). Calculation of chill requirements was performed in Chill Units (CU) ...