It turns out that the trees of the monkey ball are big poplars. In addition to wordplay, we discovered that the Pittsburgh were...
It turns out that the trees of the monkey ball are big poplars.
In addition to wordplay, we discovered that the Pittsburgh were very interested in finding information about unique trees in our area. Questions and comments on the peculiar Pittsburgh Monkey Ball Tree, where you can ask your own questions about trees or other Pittsburgh puzzles and try to solve them.
Some readers told us the memories of monkey bullets, like the ones that said, "There is a hill in the Lebanon road called Osage Road, we rolled monkey balls under cars!
Anthony Boff, it seems, we have long answered to a question: "Excellent article I wondered why our Osage Orange Trees Our Home was lined in 1820 at Bethel Park ..."
And another reader told us: "Is sold by limelife from Alcone. This is a fantastic skin moisturizer, quite natural", the seed oil of the 'monkey ball. Yes, that seems to be real , although that we do not answer for ourselves can.
Many other people shared their wonders on monkey balls and other trees. That's why we asked the experts to stand up for the trees: Bonnie Isaac, botany manager at the Carnegie Natural History Museum, and Joe Stavish, education coordinator at Tree Pittsburgh. They say:
Is the inside of a monkey ball really latex? If so, can they be used for this purpose? If not, what can we do with them?
It turned out that about 10% of the plants produce latex, but that does not mean that it is a viable product, explained Isaac.
"Most factories do not produce enough latex or a type of latex that requires much more treatment, so it's not worth using them," he said. "The latex is produced by plants to protect them from consumption, and insects that feed on plants avoid plants that produce latex."
Although research has focused on the use of plant latex to make products, monkey balls have not been used in this way, he added.
"Sometimes we get such new uses for nature's products: there might be a student at the CMU who says, 'Hey, I could study that,' he said.
Do monkey balls prevent moisture and are they (perhaps) also a natural insect repellent?
Probably no.
"The orange fruits of Osage (monkey balls) contain about 80% water," said Isaac. "I do not see how that would prevent the ingress of moisture."
Stavish agreed and found that they collapsed quickly.
"I think you'll have a lot of fruit flies and rotten mush," he said.
Are the monkey ball trees associated with the fruit trees of the Caribbean bread?
Yes!
"Fruit trees bread (Artocarpus altilis) and monkey ball tree (milk orange tree) is part of the same family. The Moraceae family also contains figs and mulberries, "said Isaac.
We used to have an apple tree on our farm that we called banana because the apple had a banana flavor. who was
Can we try one first?
Second, says Isaac, there is an apple variety called Winter Apple Banana, which was located in 1875 in the state of Indiana. It was introduced commercially in 1890.
"The winter banana apple is one of the few varieties of self-fertile apples, and most apples need a different apple variety to pollinate," he said. "Winter banana apples usually mature towards the end of October."
Apples, other than apples, were not native to North America, which means that the apples we've made today, such as Macintosh, Honeycrisp or Red Delicious, need to know, Stavish explained. The banana apple was probably a multitude of relics that were created years ago and lost over time.
Can you tell me something about the tree "Topi"?
According to Stavish's hypothesis, it is likely that the questioner means "Toby" trees.
The "Toby" tree is a Yinzer word for the Catalpa trees in the north and south, which are known for their huge bean pods and heart-shaped leaves.
"Catalpa" is an Indian word of the Creek tribe, which means "head with wings", an indication of the petal of the flower.
People planted them at home, but they are not that common. The trees grow well near the water where they attract black and golden caterpillars.
Some call these "pure" trees, though Stavish does not really recommend smoking these bean capsules as they make you sick.
His name is a phrase from Pittsburgh, Stavish said, but "there is no reason to explain why people call them Toby Trees".
Where are all the chestnut trees? I wanted to show my grandson how we made rings and necklaces.
Buckeyes is closely associated with chestnuts found in various locations around Pittsburgh, including Schenley Park and Highland Park, said Isaac.
"You can also find chestnuts in the forest in many parts of southwestern Pennsylvania," he added. "There are two types of horse chestnuts from southwestern Pennsylvania, Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava) and Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)."
The trees most people grew up with and call "horse chestnuts" are probably "chestnut trees," Stavish said. They are the same except for the pod in which they grow. Chestnut and horse chestnut are toxic to humans and not edible, Stavish said.
Real chestnuts (American or Chinese chestnuts) roasted in an open fire are different, he said.
Can you tell me more about our black nuts?
The black walnut (Juglans nigra) is closely related to English walnuts we buy in grocery stores, but black walnuts have a shell a lot of hard and very hard to break, said Isaac. Opening black walnuts also takes a lot of time.
"They can buy cracked black walnuts, but because of the difficulty of separating them, they rarely become chunks and are quite expensive compared to English walnuts." Black walnuts also have a much stronger flavor. Nut biscuits specially designed to crack black nuts and nuts (belonging to the same family as nuts), "he added.
According to Stavish, they are considered a "messy" tree because of their rotten peel and mottled colors.
"The average person has just lost the favor (for the tree) because of the disruption caused by leaves and nuts," he said.
