today's young people find it strange that the generation born in the 50 - 60s of the last century, as a child had known such tasty things as bananas and pistachio.At least the majority.Here tangerines - yes!Without them, I can not do any new year.
Today, bananas have become one of the most favorite delicacies.Doctors and nutritionists even recommend entering them in a children's lure almost the first product, so they are useful.But, unfortunately, we have no pistachio or tangerines, bananas do not grow either.
But school children sometimes ask such tasks where you need to know the exact answer to the question where bananas grow?
Once a pupil - the daughter
suddenly asked my mother:
- Maybe you can help me?
Where bananas grow?
- We do not make blunders, -
Meets Mom, -
- and bananas, and pistachios
ripen in hot countries!
Indeed, Malaysia is home to bananas.This state is located in Southeast Asia.Although it is not lagging behind Malaysia on the production and consumption of bananas and Africa.
In Thebes during excavations were found on the walls of ancient buildings of records that can be attributed to the instructions bananovodstvu.The Egyptians firmly believed in the healing power of bananas, and in Asia, and they all revered as sacred.Some Indian pagodas still roofs made in the form of bananas.
Basically we are familiar yellow bananas.And that's where bananas grow red, gold and black colors?This question will probably be more difficult.Not everyone knows that only in the Seychelles, you can enjoy these exotic side dishes, which are served with seafood.
But the most interesting fact about the answer to the question: "Where bananas grow?", Is that bananas do not grow on the palms, according to many!And in general, they do not ripen on the tree, because this plant is considered to botany grass.
Yes, bananas - a giant herb with stem wood type, and its fruits - berries, not fruit!After the seeds ripen the plant dies off, which never happens with the trees.But almost immediately from the root, a little distance from the previous location is already beginning to grow other plants.And so it happens all the time, resulting in a "banana tree" as it moves.Here at this "walking tree" grow accustomed to all of us today bananas.
Grow bananas can not be at home, because those varieties which are imported to us, do not have seeds.Besides bananas require pollination by bats certain species that are extremely rare.Today pollination banana growers produced by hand and requires special tools and skills.
But as mandarins, here our compatriots have achieved some success in their "domestication".Some fans have adapted to grow them indoors or in greenhouses.Of course, the fruits obtained are not as tasty as the ones that have matured in their homeland.
And then there is another question: where are growing mandarins in nature?China is the birthplace of tangerines.From there they were brought into the rest of the country.And as the mandarins are not as intricate as the other southern plants, very soon the area of their habitat has expanded considerably.
Greece, Turkey, Spain and Italy "tamed" it's a beautiful tree, which gives tasty and fragrant orange fruit.
Spain "presented" mandarins Morocco and Turkey - Georgia.Today, they have been growing in France and in Algeria, and in Argentina, and in the Caucasus, and in India, and Vietnam.
Very much like today, tasty and healthy nuts are called "pistachio".They are light-requiring, and are resistant to arid climate, but perfectly maintained temperature drops to -25 degrees.Therefore, pistachios are common in the Mediterranean and Asia, and in North-East Africa.
And even where there are pistachio?It is known that in Central America and in Texas there are two kinds of nut trees.
Some fans are trying to grow pistachios and in central Russia.But our climate requires winter temperature is lowered far below that which is able to withstand this plant.Therefore, they can be bred only in greenhouses.
