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"Agave, Century Plant, Maguey, or Sisal"
Family:
Agavacea
species
A. fourcroydes or A. sisalana
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Location:
Brazil & East Africa
- Fine and course Fibers
- Cloth, Netting, Hammocks Ropes
- mescal from inflorescence allows non-perishable food creation
- TEQUILA Producer!!
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"Olive Tree"
Family:
Oleaceae
species
Olea europaea
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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
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"Raspberry Bush"
Family:
Rosaceae
species
Rubus idaeus
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Location:
Northern forests of Asia, Europe, North America
- Obtain "canes" from nursery
- Plant in Fall
- Its all about the pruning
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