Nature fun facts

  Here are 10 palm trees fun facts that you should know 1. They Don’t All Produce Coconuts In cartoons, it may seem like you can shake a palm tree and downfalls a tasty coconut. Unfortunately, that’s not the case in real life. Coconuts, dates, and  acai berries , all of which come from palms, are safe and edible for humans, but other palms produce poisonous fruit. If you’ve got fruit-bearing palms in your yard, don’t assume they’re safe to eat until you ask an expert arborist at your tree service. 2. Palm Trees Are Overachievers Some species of palm trees can reach heights of 200 feet! In fact, the Quindio wax palm (Ceroxylon quindiuense) frequently does just that! Mexican fan palms can reach heights of about 100 feet, and others average 70 – 80. As you can imagine, the taller the tree, the more nutrients it needs to succeed. With regular help from a lawn care service, your palms will grow tall and strong for many years. 3. Palms Have Been A Favorite For Over 5,000 Years ...

  Here are 10 blueberries fun facts that you should know 1 - People have been eating blueberries for more than 13,000 years. 2 -  A single blueberry bush can produce as many as 6,000 blueberries per year. 3 -  New studies have shown that blueberries improve cognitive thinking and memory skills. 4 - They boost mental focus. 5 - They can help lower your blood pressure. 6 -  A cup of blueberries has only 81 calories. 7 -  Blueberries have been shown to improve  memory. 8 - T here are two types of blueberries, highbush and lowbush. 9 -  Highbush blueberries are the types you commonly find at grocery stores and farmers markets. 10  -  Peak blueberry season in most of the country runs from mid-June to mid-August.

  Here are 10 strawberries fun facts that you should know 1 - The average strawberry has 200 seeds  2 - Strawberries are the first fruit to ripen in the spring. 3 -  Native Americans were eating way before strawberries before Europeans landed in North  America. 4 -  Ancient Romans used the berries to treat everything from depression to fever and sore throats. 5 -  The strawberry plant is a perennial.  Plant one and it will come back year after year.              6 -  Strawberries may be white, blue/purple                                   yellow/golden as well as red/pink.          7 -  Strawberries are a member of the rose family.      8 -  Strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges.                   9 -  Strawberri...

  Here are 10 bamboos fun facts that you should know 1 - Bamboo is the FASTEST growing land plant in the world... the only thing that is growing quicker is giant sea kelp in the ocean! 2 -   Bamboo is a giant grass! It is not a tree. Bamboo grows with shallow grass like roots (just like lawn), they just grow hard woody culms instead!  3 - Bamboo cools down the surrounding air by up to 8 degrees in summer! This acts as a natural air conditioning for your garden and any buildings in proximity.    4 - Bamboo rarely flowers and seeds, only about every 100 years or so. When it does, every plant of that same species seeds at the exact same time across the globe!  5 - Clumping bamboo purifies the air up to 30% more effectively then any other plant! Your brain literally gets an oxygen high around it! This makes you happier & relieves tension & headaches!   6 - here are over 1,500 species of bamboo in the world! Australia has around 400 and we s...

  Here are 10 cacti fun facts that you should know 1 -  Some cacti can live up to 200 years, despite harsh desert conditions!  2 -  The spines are able to collect hints of water from the wind!  3 -   The spines also provide shade to help slow evaporation!  4 -  Some types of cacti can survive one or two years without water!  5 -  With a cactus, water marks are real! Splashes of water can leave unsightly  spots and discoloration. 6 -  The water a cactus holds is far from clear and pure! 7 - Y ou can Make furniture out of them 8 -  The plural word for  cactus is cacti. 9 -  There are about 2,000 different types of cactuses found in the world.   10 -  Cactus flowers can be yellow, red, pink, white, orange, or blue.

  Here are 10 pinneapples fun facts that you should know 1- A pineapple can take up to 3 years to grow and mature into a plant. 2 - Only one pineapple is produced by a single plant in a single season. 3 - A pineapple plant can stay alive and continue giving fruits for up to 50 years. 4 - A pineapple is not a pine or an apple. Its actually a berry. 5 - The worlds largest pineapple ever recorded was in 2011 grown by Christine McCollum from Bakewell Australia. It measured 32cm long had a 66cm girth and weighed 8.28kg.   6 - You can grow pineapple plants by slicing off the top of a pineapple and planting it in soil. 7 -  Hawaii produces about 1/3 of all pineapples in the world. 8  -  Costa Rica grows around 75% of all pineapples sold in Europe. 9 -  The Hawaiian word for pineapple is “hala kahiki.”  10 -  The Spanish term for pineapples is piña .