Chapter Questions
Considering only carbohydrate, which type of temperate fruit would be best to grow for augmentation of this component in the diet? If vitamin content were your primary concern, would you recommend growing the same or a different fruit?
Which tropical tree fruits would you grow to provide iron and potassium in a person's diet?
Of the nuts (as the term is used in this book), which would you chose to grow if your primary purpose was to produce cooking oil?
Explain why both harvested fruit and pruned branches must be considered in determining how much fertilizer to add to a fruit orchard each year.
Name two tropical fruits that do not grow on trees but on treelike plants.
Describe other uses of fruit and nut trees besides the production of food.
Explain the purpose or need of planting several trees of the same or different species in a fruit or nut tree orchard or individual house planting.
Which of the tropical fruits appears to have both higher protein and fat content?
Explain how soil may affect both the need for water and fertilizer application in an orchard.
Why is fruit and nut production a long-term commitment?