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Luz de Tavira

Installed

January 2019

initiator

Miguel Cotton

What we’ve accomplished

STEP 1. JANUARY 2019

In January 2019, we started observing the plot and in February 2019 we started to work on the plot to minimize erosion and to create 10 specific areas corresponding to different types of fruit trees.

STEP 2. MAY 2019

The plot has already been prepared over a month by two permaculture experts and a bulldozer. Swales, raised beds, banana circles, compost ditches and irrigation has been set-up.

STEP 3. JULY 2019 until now

The first fruit trees were planted during the summer 2019 and so far more than 300 species of edible plants have now been planted! The trees are coming either from private collectors or from specialized plant nurseries (mostly from France, continental Spain and the Canaries).

 

Our collection of incredible edible plants now includes, but not limited to:

The tree of life Moringa Oleifera, resilient types of Bananas (Musa Lep Chang Kut & Musa Orinico), the tasty tropical Carica Papaya, the rare and rejuvenating Argania Spinosa, the nitrogen fixing and fast growing Ice cream bean Inga Edulis, the frost resistant superfood Acai Euterpe Edulis, many types of delicious guavas, mangos, avocados and the native Australian bush food Lily Pilly.

Online free access database to all our fruit trees:

Our results below show the ongoing plantation work at the Orchard of Flavours Botanical Garden (Tavira - Algarve). Here you have direct access to the Botanical Garden online database. 

It records all the actual trees or shrubs we have already planted in the Orchard of Flavours. You will find lots of useful information such as:

  • Latin name & common names

  • Pictures of the adult tree

  • Origin

  • Type of foliage

  • Max height

  • Rusticity zones (usually from zone 9 to zone 12)

  • Edible parts (text & pictures)

  • Ideal soil

  • Water preferences

  • Pollination

  • Environmental benefits

  • Plantation log-book (actual environment & irrigation)    

You can view a full larger version by clicking at the bottom right of the table “View larger version”. The table also allows you to hide fields or sort the plants according to your wishes (height, irrigation type, rusticity etc). 

Do not hesitate to contact us if you wish to help us or give us a piece of advice.

 

Quick view to Orchard of Flavours fruit trees database:

 

Detailed view of Orchard of Flavours fruit trees database:

Here is an alphabetical list of the fruit trees already planted at Orchard of Flavours - Botanical Garden - Tavira - Portugal.

ACCA SELLOWIANA "Apollo"
ACCA SELLOWIANA "Coolidge"
ACCA SELLOWIANA "Gemini"
ACCA SELLOWIANA "Mammoth"
ACCA SELLOWIANA "Marian"
ACCA SELLOWIANA "TRIUMPH"
ACCA SELLOWIANA "unknown variety"
ADANSONIA DIGITATA
AKEBIA QUINATA
ALOE VERA
ALOYSIA CITRIODORA or TRIPHYLLA
ALPINIA GALANGA
ANNONA CHERIMOLA
ANNONA MURICATA
ANNONA SQUAMOSA
ANNONA x ATEMOYA "Gefner" (grafted on Annona cherimola)
ANREDERA CORDIFOLIA (BOUSSAINGAULTIA BASELLOIDES)
ARBUTUS CANARIENSIS
ARBUTUS UNEDO "Atlantic"
ARBUTUS UNEDO "Compacta"
ARBUTUS UNEDO "Dente"
ARBUTUS UNEDO "Peace and Love"
ARBUTUS UNEDO "Rubra"
ARBUTUS UNEDO tree 1
ARBUTUS UNEDO X ANDRACHNOIDE "Marina"
ARGANIA SPINOSA
ARISTOTELIA CHILENSIS (MALE)
ARISTOTELIA CHILENSIS female
ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS "black gold"
AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA
BASELLA ALBA
BIXA ORELLANA
BUCHANIA LANZAN
BUNCHOSIA ARMENIACA
BUTIA CAPITATA
CALLISTEMON VIMINALIS
CARICA PAPAYA "Alicia" Dwarf variety
CARICA PAPAYA "Intenza"
CARICA PAPAYA "solo"
CARICA PAPAYA "unknown variety"
CARICA PENTAGONA
CARICA PUBESCENS SERENA or VASCONCELLEA PUBESCENS
CARISSA MACROCARPA
CARPOBROTUS QUADRIFIDUS
CARYA ILLINOINENSIS
CASIMIROA EDULIS
CEIBA PENTANDRA
CERATONIA SILIQUA
CHRYSOPHYLLUM CAINITO
CHRYSOPOGON ZIZANIOIDES "Sunshine"
CINAMOMUM CAMPHORA
CITRUS BERGAMIA "Fantastico"
CITRUS FORTUNELLA "Centennial Variegated"
CITRUS FORTUNELLA "Fukushu"
CITRUS FORTUNELLA "Marumi"
CITRUS FORTUNELLA MARGARITA
CITRUS HYSTRIX ( COMBAVA)
CITRUS ICHANGENSIS
CITRUS MAXIMA - tree 1
CITRUS MAXIMA "Czeh" (grafted C35)
CITRUS MAXIMA "Red Madoka" (grafted FA5 limey soil)
CITRUS MEDICA DIGITATA
CITRUS TAVARES
CITRUS x AURANTIIFOLIA "key lime" or CITRUS x LATIFOLIA "tahiti lime"
CNIDOSCOLUS ACONITIFOLIUS
COFFEA ARABICA
CRATAEGUS AZAROLUS "red"
CYDONIA OBLONGA "Gamboa"
CYDONIA OBLONGA "Gigantesque de Vran"
DELONIX REGIA
DIMICARPUS LONGAN
DIMICARPUS LONGAN "Haew"
DIOSPYROS DIGYNA
DIOSPYROS DIGYNA "Bernicker"
DIOSPYROS KAKI "fau fau"
DIOSPYROS KAKI "Rojo brillante"
ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA "fortunella"
ELAEAGNUS UMBELLETA "Amoroso"
ELAEAGNUS UMBELLETA "Sweet and sour"
ELAEAGNUS UMBELLETA "Sweet Scarlet"
ELAEAGNUS X EBBINGEI "Chalef"
ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA "Argelino"
ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA "Golden Nugget"
ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA "Tanaka"
EUGENIA UNIFLORA
EUGENIA UNIFLORA 'Black'
EUPHORBIA BALSAMIFERA
EUTERPE EDULIS
FICUS CARICA "Lampo preto"
FICUS CARICA "Assel"
FICUS CARICA "Bourjasotte Panaché"
FICUS CARICA "Violette de Sollies"
FOCKEA EDULIS
GARCINIA BRASILIENSIS [GARCINIA HUMILIS]
GREWIA ASIATICA
HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS
HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES "Ascola" (female)
HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES "Frugana" (female)
HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES "Polmix" (male)
HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES "unknown"
HOVENIA DULCIS
HYLOCEREUS UNDATUS "Pink"
HYLOCEREUS UNDATUS
INGA EDULIS
JASMINUM GRANDIFLORUM
LAURUS NOBILIS
LITCHI CHINENSIS "Floridian Brewster"
LITCHI CHINENSIS "Kwai Mai Pink" (Bosworth 3")
LITCHI CHINENSIS "Wai Chee"
LYCIUM BARBARUM
MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA
MALPIGHIA EMARGINATA
MALUS COMMUNIS "Almata"
MALUS COMMUNIS "Granny Smith"
MANGIFERA INDICA 'Kensington Pride'
MANGIFERA INDICA "Ataulfo"
MANGIFERA INDICA "Irwin"
MANGIFERA INDICA "Kent"
MANGIFERA INDICA "Osteen"
MANGIFERA INDICA "Sensation"
MANGIFERA INDICA "Tommy Atkins"
MICROCITRUS AUSTRALASICA "Pink"
MONSTERA DELICIOSA
MORINDA CITRIFOLIA
MORINGA OLEIFERA
MORUS ALBA
MORUS NIGRA
MORUS ROTUNDILOBA "Matsunaga"
MURRAYA KOENIGII
MUSA "Chini Champa"
MUSA "Dwarf Orinoco" or "Dwarf Topocho"
MUSA "Lep Chang Kut"
MUSA "Pisang Awak", "Dwarf Namwah"
MUSA ACUMINATA "Dwarf Cavendish"
MUSA ACUMINATA "Red Dacca"
MUSA DAJIAO Tree 1
MUSA DAJIAO Tree 2
MYRTUS COMMUNIS "Tarentina"
MYRTUS COMMUNIS Tree 1
MYRTUS COMMUNIS Tree 2
OLEA EUROPAEA "Galega"
OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA
OPUNTIA HUMIFUSA
PASSIFLORA EDULIS
PASSIFLORA LIGULARIS
PERESKIA ACULEATA
PERSEA AMERICANA "Bacon"
PERSEA AMERICANA "Fuerte"
PERSEA AMERICANA "Hass"
PERSEA AMERICANA "Reed"
PERSEA Americana "Zutano"
PEUMUS BOLDUS
PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA
PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA (AMLA)
PHYLLOSTACHYS BISSETTII
PHYLLOSTACHYS VIRIDIS
PHYLLOSTACHYS EDULIS
PHYLLOSTACHYS FLEXUOSA
PHYLLOSTACHYS NIDULARIA
PHYLLOSTACHYS NIGRA HENONIS
PHYSALIS
PLINIA CAULIFLORA - Hybrid
PORTULACARIA AFRA
POUTERIA CAMPECHIANA
POUTERIA LUCUMA
PRUNUS ARMENIACA "Beliana"
PRUNUS ARMENIACA "Bulida"
PRUNUS ARMENIACA "Canino"
PRUNUS DULCIS "Ferraduel"
PRUNUS DULCIS "Ferragnes"
PRUNUS DULCIS "Guara"
PRUNUS DULCIS "Marinada"
PRUNUS TOMENTOSA
PSIDIUM CATTLEIANUM SABINE
PSIDIUM CATTLEYANUM
PSIDIUM GUAJAVA (pink)
PSIDIUM GUAJAVA (yellow)
PUNICA GRANATUM "Haku Botan"
PUNICA GRANATUM "Noir du Portugal"
PUNICA GRANATUM "Desertnyii"
PUNICA GRANATUM "Eversweet" "Armchat"
PUNICA GRANATUM "GABES"
PUNICA GRANATUM "Ganesh"
PUNICA GRANATUM "Gissarski Rozovyi"
PUNICA GRANATUM "Granada"
PUNICA GRANATUM "kirmiz qabub"
PUNICA GRANATUM "Liffani Sweet"
PUNICA GRANATUM "Myatadzhy"
PUNICA GRANATUM "Red Acco"
PUNICA GRANATUM "Sirenevyi"
PUNICA GRANATUM "Vkusnyi"
PYRUS PYRIFOLIA "Hosui"
PYRUS PYRIFOLIA "Kosui"
PYRUS PYRIFOLIA "Shinseiki"
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS "Prostratus"
SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM
SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM "Ko Honua Ula"
SAUROPUS ANDROGYNOUS
SCHINUS MOLLE
SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS
SECHIUM EDULE
SOLANUM BETACEUM
SOLANUM MURICATUM
SOLANUM QUITOENSE
SOLANUM SISYMBRIIFOLIUM
SOLANUM TORVUM
STEVIA REBAUDIANA
SYZYGIUM AUSTRALE
SYZYGIUM AUSTRALE (Etna Fire)
SYZYGIUM CORDATUM
SYZYGIUM CUMINI
SYZYGIUM JAMBOS "Pomarossa"
SYZYGIUM OLEOSUM
SYZYGIUM PANICULATUM "Newport"
TALINUM CAFFRUM
TALINUM PANICULATUM
UGNI MOLINAE (MYRTUS UGNI)
VITIS VINIFERA "DECORA" X LABRUSCA
WASHINGTON FILIFERA
ZANTHOXYLUM BEECHEYANUM
ZANTHOXYLUM PIPERITUM
ZANTHOXYLUM SIMILANS
ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA "Gordo"
ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA "Provence"
ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA