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"Agave, Century Plant, Maguey, or Sisal"
Family:
Agavacea

species
A. fourcroydes or A. sisalana

Location:
Brazil & East Africa

  • Fine and course Fibers
  • Cloth, Netting, Hammocks Ropes
  • mescal from inflorescence allows non-perishable food creation
  • TEQUILA Producer!!
"Olive Tree"
Family:
Oleaceae

species
Olea europaea

Location:
Mediterranean Climates; California

  • Olericulture is the art and science of cultivating and processing olives
  • Domesticated around 3500 BC
  • Mentioned throughout Old and New Testaments
  • Trees can live for 1000 years
"Raspberry Bush"
Family:
Rosaceae

species
Rubus idaeus

Location:
Northern forests of Asia, Europe, North America

  • Obtain "canes" from nursery
  • Plant in Fall
  • Its all about the pruning