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FALLSTON, Md., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mexican Hass Avocado Importers Association (MHAIA) has chosen to give back this holiday season in two rewarding ways. One initiative is to raise money on behalf of the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Avocados from Mexico is supporting City Harvest, one of the great groups providing food and support to communities that still need help getting back on their feet after Hurricane Sandy. For every Facebook engagement, from comment "likes," to...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Australian scientists are working on a new species of pineapple that could have a twist of coconut flavor added in. The Department of Agriculture in Queensland state is in the final stages of developing the new variety of the fruit, AusFestival pineapple. "Taste tests tell us that AusFestival is a winner -- it has this lovely coconut flavor, which you won't find in any other pineapple in Australia," horticulturalist Garth Senewski...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online An international team of scientists comprised of members from Penn State, UMass Amherst, UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) and University College London has revealed that an invasive grass species may be one reason that fires are bigger and more frequent in certain regions of the western U.S. Using satellite imagery, the team identified cheatgrass – a plant species accidentally introduced by western settlers during the 1800s – in a...
Entrepreneur.com, Highlights TickleMe Plant Kits - Unique Holiday gift kits to grow the only house plant in the world that closes its leaves one by one or all at once when you tickled!! TickleMe Plants make everyone smile when they Tickle it. It is easy to grow and is more like a pet then a plant! The perfect gift for the nature lover in everyone. Pawling, N.Y. (PRWEB) December 05, 2012 From Entrepreneur.com 10 Gifts for Kids Made by Indie Merchants...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Geneticists at Queen Mary University of London have successfully sequenced the genetic code of a birch tree, according to their report in the journal Molecular Ecology. The sequencing of the dwarf birch could ultimately assist in its conservation throughout the United Kingdom, where its small population is considered vulnerable to a potential pest invasion. "Dwarf birch is an excellent model for birch genomics, as its small size...
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hass Avocado Board (HAB) Executive Director Emiliano Escobedo today announced that it has retained CRT/tanaka as the Agency of Record, after an in-depth Request for Proposal review and selection process. CRT/tanaka will work with HAB to provide strategic public relations programs as part of the Board's new marketing communications strategy for Hass Avocados, which is focused on communicating the health benefits of avocados and driving...
NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Foods From Chile (FoodsFromChile.org) launches a yearlong multimedia U.S. campaign that announces with great fanfare a simple message: Fresh Chilean summer food has arrived, just in time for winter. And Chilean food is bountiful in the U.S.: Nearly one billion pounds of fresh fruit are shipped to North America each year from Chile Every day, 7 million people eat fresh Chilean salmon 80% of imported cherries in the U.S. are from Chile...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wonderful Pistachios today announced the newest cast members in their Get Crackin' campaign by placing their pistachio-crackin' laser beams on two digital giants. Twitter and Google revel in the "green" spotlight with television advertisements showing how they each crack open a pistachio: Google does it 73,600 ways, while Twitter does it with 140 characters. Viewers of the Twitter commercial also have a chance to win $10,000 or one of 140...
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brainshark, Inc., the leader in online and mobile presentations, today announced that Nerium International, a provider of leading skincare products, is using SlideShark Team Edition to support thousands of sales representatives, known as "brand partners." SlideShark Team Edition is the multi-user version of SlideShark, Brainshark's award-winning app for viewing and sharing PowerPoints on the iPad and iPhone. The app enables Nerium to...
BOCA RATON, Fla., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Richard Lyon, VP of Global Sales for Cocolife, will appear on The SUZANNE Show this week to explain the benefits of coconut water, also known as Nature's Energy Drink. Tune in Wednesday, November 7, at 7 a.m. (ET/PT) as they air on Lifetime Television. Do you drink enough water during the day? It's hard to believe, but research shows that about 75-percent of Americans are chronically dehydrated, and that can lead to many health issues....
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The Coontie (Zamia pumila) is a species of woody plant native to the West Indies and Cuba. It was the first species described for the genus. It is found in a variety of habitats that has well-drained sands or loamy soils. It prefers filtered light to partial shade. It is now isolated to central Cuba and the Dominican Republic. It was once abundant in southern Puerto Rico and Haiti, but are now extinct due to extensive land use. This plant has reddish seed cones with a unique sharp tip. The...
The Chinese Prickly Ash or Flatspine Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum simulans) is a species of flowering plant native to eastern China and Taiwan. It is one of several plants of Zanthoxylum from which Sichuan Pepper is produced. It is a small spreading tree that grows to 23 feet tall. Its leaves are 2.75 to 5 inches long and pinnate (having parts of a leaf arranged on both sides of the stem). Each leaf has 7 - 11 small leaflets that are each 1.25 to 2 inches long. There are numerous spines on the...
Bursera simaruba or Gumbo-limbo is a tree indigenous to the southeastern United States, Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela. Growing nearly 100 feet tall, this slender tree has a diameter of only 3-5 feet and features shiny crimson leaves growing in a spiral pattern. Each leaf has 7-11 smaller leaflets growing symmetrically along a center stalk. It is often referred to as the Tourist Tree because its red peeling bark resembles a sunburnt tourist. While fruits are produced year round, the...
Paurotis Palm (Acoelorrhaphe wrightii) also known as Everglades Palm, Madiera Palm, and Silver Saw Palmetto, is a single species of plant from the genus Acoelorrhaphe. It is native to Central America, southeastern Mexico, the Caribbean, the Bahamas, and extreme southern Florida. It was once plentiful in Florida, but many plants were taken for the nursery trade. It is now protected in Florida in the wild. It grows in swamps and forests that flood periodically. The species is named after the...
The Blue Spruce or Colorado Spruce (Picea pungens), is a species of spruce native to western North America, from southeast Idaho and southwest Wyoming, south through Utah and Colorado to Arizona and New Mexico. It grows at high altitudes from 6,000 to 10,000 feet in altitude, though unlike Engelmann Spruce in the same area, it does not reach the alpine tree-line. It is most commonly found growing along stream sides in mountain valleys, where moisture levels in the soil are greater than the...
