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Woody Shrubs Producing: For the purpose of this discussion the tree fruits may be said to include the apple, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, cherry, apricot, nectarine, plum, lemon, avocado, persimmon, date, and fig. Woody shrubs producing a variety of so-called small fruits include raspberry, blackberry, loganberry, currant, gooseberry, blueberry, dewberry, and cranberry. The grape is the principal woody vine fruit, and the strawberry, pineapple, and banana are the outstanding examples of herbaceous perennials included in the fruit growing category.
Herbaceous perennials with fibrous roots and a relatively loose crown are propagated by division. Normally, the central part of the crown becomes woody over the course of two or three years. As this woody area does not produce many shoots and generally loses vigor; it is discarded and the remainder of the clump is divided into suitable-sized portions for planting out and reestablishing a new crown.
GRASSLAND, a plant community—an association of growing plants—in which perennial grasses (family Gramineae) are the dominant or most characteristic species. There are few woody shrubs present, and trees are either lacking or rare. Other grasses, both annual and perennial, are usually associated with the dominant grasses. Only in special situations is a grassland composed of a single grass species. |
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