Although the term 'fruit' indicates any kind of tree that bears fruit fresh food, seems to have the habit of assimilating rather species that meet this condition belong to the Rosaceae family (Rosaceae , the same as the rose, hawthorn, etc..). Among them, tend to be divided into three groups:
1) The amilagdoideas, including the former genus Amygdalus (for most of botanists is a subgenre of Prunus , and therefore form part of the prunoideas, indicated below). Are fruiting of 'bark' or outer pulp (exocarp) inedible, of which only eat the seed or almond. Our representative par excellence is the almond, Prunus dulcis (= P. amygdalus subsp. dulcis), who is running and flowering.
Flowering almond (Prunus dulcis = P. amygdalus subsp. dulcis). © E. Laguna, 03.2010
2) The prunoideas proper, where what is usually consumed is the 'bark' or fleshy exocarp. The endocarp or 'blood' is not edible and the seed, enclosed in bone, is bitter and often contain concentrations unwise indeed some toxic as hydrocyanic acid. This is the ultimate stone fruit such as plum (Prunus domestica ), cherry (P. avium ), apricot (P. armeniaca ) and the peach or peach (P. persica .) Most are early-flowering species, mostly in bloom these days, some even starting to do it, but usually later than the almond.
Flowering Peach (Prunus persica ). © E. Laguna, 03.2006
Vara plum (Prunus domestica ) in bloom. © E. Laguna, 03.2009
3) The pomoideas with fruit or fruit 'knob', which contains several seeds, with or without bone. The most popular are those that have no hard endocarp, the most popular apple (Malus domestica ), pear (Pyrus communis ) or the quince (Cydonia oblonga ) fruit of this group are considered traditional crops disappearing, as the rowan (Sorbus domestica ). At the other extreme are pomoideas with stone fruits-whether one or more of fruit, "in our area, and as a matter of testimony, there are still some aceroleros ( Crataegus azarolus ) and single copies of nispolero or European nisperero ( Mespilus germanica), not to be confused with the loquat tree that produces commercially, Eryoborthria japonica. A wild species of this group in Los Pedroches, edible but insipid fruit, the hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna ), known in the region as 'lime' for the calming effect of the infusion of its leaves and flowers. Pomoideas group boneless should also mention the presence of wild or piruétano Peralillo (Pyrus bourgeana ), formerly known as Pyrus Marian (ie pear Sierra Morena), where what is missing is that the 'meat' out soft and edible, instead of having a consistency almost bone, the piruétano was used traditionally in the region as a rootstock of pear and other fruit.
Manzano (Malus domestica ) in bloom. © E. Laguna, 03.2007
These days our walk in Rosaceae trees flower, and should enjoy this beautiful but ephemeral period. Frost this winter have led to profuse production of flowers, and hopefully, if there is no frost, it will also fruits, we will be offering over the coming months, well into the fall.
Quince Flower (Cydonia oblonga ). © E. Laguna, 03.2008
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