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	<description>a living growing map of the fruit trees in public spaces in London</description>
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		<title>Test Tree</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an example of a tree post, ..they should be added with each tree added to the map by admin.
The map should link to the post, therefore allowing people to comments about the tree in more detail.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is an example of a tree post, ..they should be added with each tree added to the map by admin.</p>
<p>The map should link to the post, therefore allowing people to comments about the tree in more detail.</p>
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		<title>Plum Prunus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description:
Plum leaves are simple, oval to oblong and come to a point at the end. The leaf margins are scalloped. When it flowers in the early spring, a plum tree will be covered in blossom, and in a good year approximately half of the flowers will be pollinated and become plums. Flowering starts eighty days [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Description:</strong><a href="http://www.fruitcity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/plum_prunus_dulcis0.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-52" title="plum_prunus_dulcis0" src="http://www.fruitcity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/plum_prunus_dulcis0-175x299.jpg" alt="plum_prunus_dulcis0" width="175" height="299" /></a><br />
Plum leaves are simple, oval to oblong and come to a point at the end. The leaf margins are scalloped. When it flowers in the early spring, a plum tree will be covered in blossom, and in a good year approximately half of the flowers will be pollinated and become plums. Flowering starts eighty days of warmer weather after winter. The shoots have a terminal bud and the side buds solitary (not clustered), the flowers being grouped 1-5 together on short stems.</p>
<p><strong>Fruit:</strong><br />
A plum or gage is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera (peaches, cherries, bird cherries, etc). The fruit has a groove running down one side, and a smooth stone.Â  The Damson plumâ€”a small, oval, sweet fruit used mostly in jamsâ€”was first cultivated in ancient times in the region of Damascus. Almonds are the seed of the Prunus Dulcis.</p>
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		<title>Pear Pyrus Munis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description:
Pears are medium sized trees, reaching 10â€“17 m tall, often with a tall, narrow crown. A few species are shrubby. The leaves are alternately arranged, simple, 2â€“12 cm long, glossy green on some species, densely silvery-hairy in some others; leaf shape varies from broad oval to narrow lanceolate. Most pears are deciduous, but one or [...]]]></description>
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Pears are medium sized trees, reaching 10â€“17 m tall, often with a tall, narrow crown. A few species are shrubby. The leaves are alternately arranged, simple, 2â€“12 cm long, glossy green on some species, densely silvery-hairy in some others; leaf shape varies from broad oval to narrow lanceolate. Most pears are deciduous, but one or two species in southeast Asia are evergreen. The flowers are white, rarely tinted yellow or pink, 2â€“4 cm diameter, and have five petals.</p>
<p><strong>Fruit:</strong><br />
Like that of the related apple, the pear fruit is a pome, in most wild species 1â€“4 cm diameter, but in some cultivated forms up to 18 cm long and 8 cm broad. The shape varies in most species from oblate or globose, to the classic pyriform &#8216;pear-shape&#8217; of the European Pear with an elongated basal portion and a bulbous end.<br />
The fruit is composed of the upper end of the flower-stalk (the calyx tube) greatly dilated. Enclosed within its cellular flesh is the true fruit: five cartilaginous carpels, known more commonly as the &#8220;core&#8221;.</p>
<p>The pear is very similar to the apple in cultivation, propagation and pollination. Pears and apples cannot always be distinguished by the form of the fruit. The pear and the apple are also related to the quince. There are about 30 primary species, major subspecies, and naturally occurring hybrids of pears.</p>
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		<title>Mulberry Morus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description: 
The mulberry leaf pattern is alternate. They are simple, broadly ovate to roughly orbicular, 8 to 12 cm long, with a serrated margin. The flowers are small and inconspicuous. The trunk, bark and branches droop as the tree grows, and will require pruning for clearance.The wood and branches are susceptible to breakage as or [...]]]></description>
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The mulberry leaf pattern is alternate. They are simple, broadly ovate to roughly orbicular, 8 to 12 cm long, with a serrated margin. The flowers are small and inconspicuous. The trunk, bark and branches droop as the tree grows, and will require pruning for clearance.The wood and branches are susceptible to breakage as or the wood itself is weak.</p>
<p><strong>Fruit:</strong><br />
Red mulberry is mostly dioecious but can be monoecious. Both male and female stalked flower clusters and appear in April and May. The blackberry-like fruit reaches full development from June to August. Each fruit is composed of many small drupelets which develop from separate female flowers ripening together<br />
Red mulberry is noted for its large, sweet fruits. The color of the fruit does not identify the mulberry species. White mulberries can produce white, lavender or black fruit. White mulberry fruits are can be sweet but often lacking in tartness. Red mulberry fruits are usually deep red, almost black, and have the best flavor.</p>
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		<title>Fig Ficus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description:
Leaf -Â  deciduous leaves are palmate, deeply divided into 3 to 7 main lobes, and irregularly toothed on the margins. The blade is up to 10 inches in length and width, fairly thick, rough on the upper surface, softly hairy on the underside. Flower: small and inconspicuous Trunk / bark / branches: droop as the [...]]]></description>
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Leaf -Â  deciduous leaves are palmate, deeply divided into 3 to 7 main lobes, and irregularly toothed on the margins. The blade is up to 10 inches in length and width, fairly thick, rough on the upper surface, softly hairy on the underside. Flower: small and inconspicuous Trunk / bark / branches: droop as the tree grows, and will require pruning for clearance;<br />
Breakage &#8211; susceptible to breakage either at the crotch due to poor collar formation, or the wood itself is weak and tends to break. Milk oozing from the leaf stem is a skin irritant.</p>
<p><strong>Fruit:</strong><br />
What is commonly accepted as a â€œfruitâ€ is technically a synconium, a fleshy, hollow receptacle with a small opening at the apex partly closed by small scales. It may be obovoid, turbinate, or pear-shaped, 1 to 4 inches long, and varies in color from yellowish-green to coppery, bronze, or dark-purple. Tiny flowers are massed on the inside wall. In the case of the common fig the flowers are all female and need no pollination.</p>
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		<title>Elder Berry/Flower, Sambucus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Elder can be used in many ways. Firstly, the flowers are edible and make a good soft drink. And finally, the fruits produce a good jam, juice or wine. The leaves consist of 5-7 leaflets, in pairs with a single end leaflet. Each leaflet is elliptical with regular teeth and a sharp tip. The top [...]]]></description>
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Elder can be used in many ways. Firstly, the flowers are edible and make a good soft drink. And finally, the fruits produce a good jam, juice or wine. The leaves consist of 5-7 leaflets, in pairs with a single end leaflet. Each leaflet is elliptical with regular teeth and a sharp tip. The top of the leaflets is dark green and matt. The underside is paler. Masses of creamy white flowers appear in June. They have a sweet smell that attracts many insects. Elder barkThe bark is greyish-brown. Young bark contains a lot of &#8216;warts&#8217; called lenticels. As the bark becomes older, it develops deep creases.</p>
<p><strong>Fruits:</strong><br />
Elder berriesThe berries ripen from green to purple-black and are about 5-7mm in diameter. Ripening in September, they can be quickly eaten by thrushes and starlings. Each berry contains vitamins and minerals, but they are not suitable for eating raw. They wonâ€™t cause any digestive problems when cooked. Many fungi grow on trees or dead branches.</p>
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		<title>Malus Sylvestris Crab Apple</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Crab apple trees are quite uncommon in the wild. It is always difficult to distinguish them from the domesticated apple, due to cross-breeding. The leaves are alternate with a crooked and pointed tip. They vary in shape from round to oval. The underside of the leaves are smooth but can also be hairy, but not [...]]]></description>
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Crab apple trees are quite uncommon in the wild. It is always difficult to distinguish them from the domesticated apple, due to cross-breeding. The leaves are alternate with a crooked and pointed tip. They vary in shape from round to oval. The underside of the leaves are smooth but can also be hairy, but not so much as the cultivated trees. The flowers are white and might be tinged with pink. They appear in April and May, having five petals. The bark is greyish and rough. As the tree grows and the trunk expands, fissures or cracks appear in the bark. Despite this the timber is very water resistant. In fact, part of the foundations of Venice are built from this timber. The tree needs to grow in a bright, but sheltered place. It prefers damp areas on the edge of woodlands. Nowadays it more commonly grows in hedges, woodland edges and on riverbanks.</p>
<p><strong>Fruit:</strong><br />
Crab apple fruits are very small and normally green, ripening to yellow. They are less than 3.5cm in diameter and have a long stalk. It is by the fruit that you can best identify a crab apple &#8211; in fact, they are almost like cherries in shape and size. They are very sour to the taste.</p>
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		<title>Cherry/Wild cherry, Prunus Cerasus/ Prunus avium</title>
		<link>http://www.fruitcity.co.uk/cherrywild-cherry-prunus-cerasus-prunus-avium/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description:
In warmer European countries it may make quite a large tree and is widely grown for timber. Though it is dispersed well by seeds called stones, it makes suckers whch are young trees growing from its roots. Leaves are alternate, 7-12 cm long with regular teeth and a pointed tip. The leaf top is hairless, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Description:</strong><br />
In warmer European countries it may make quite a large tree and is widely grown for timber. Though it is dispersed well by seeds called stones, it makes suckers whch are young trees growing from its roots. Leaves are alternate, 7-12 cm long with regular teeth and a pointed tip. The leaf top is hairless, below it has hairs on the veins. On the stalk there are two glands which are thought to attract beneficial insects &#8211; animals that eat the insects also eat the wild cherry. The white flowers appear before the leaves. They stand in a group each on a long stalk. The flowers are similar to those of the bird cherry, dog rose and blackthorn. The bark of the wild cherry tree is reddish-brown and smooth. It might have horizontal bands, which can peel off. The bark has a lot of &#8216;lenticels&#8217;. These are small pores in the bark, which allow cells below the bark to â€˜breatheâ€™.</p>
<p><strong>Fruits:</strong><br />
Wild cherries are red to dark-red, hanging in clusters on long stalks. They are edible, each with one stone inside. They are smaller than those from the cultivated trees but taste just as good, though they are more bitter. They ripen in July and are relished by large birds, especially starlings.</p>
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		<title>Blackberry, Rubus Pedemontanus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Blackberries are perennial plants which bear biennial stems. They bear large palmately compound leaves with five or seven leaflets. The flower buds break to produce flowering laterals, which bear smaller leaves with three or five leaflets. First and second year shoots are usually spiny with numerous short curved very sharp thorns. Unmanaged mature plants form [...]]]></description>
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Blackberries are perennial plants which bear biennial stems. They bear large palmately compound leaves with five or seven leaflets. The flower buds break to produce flowering laterals, which bear smaller leaves with three or five leaflets. First and second year shoots are usually spiny with numerous short curved very sharp thorns. Unmanaged mature plants form a tangle of dense arching stems, the branches rooting from the node tip when they reach the ground. Vigorous and growing rapidly in woods, scrub, hillsides and hedgerows, blackberry shrubs tolerate poor soils, readily colonizing wasteland, ditches and vacant lots. The flowers are produced in late spring and early summer. Each flower is about 2-3 cm in diameter with five white or pale pink petals.</p>
<p><strong>Fruit:</strong><br />
In botanical terminology, the fruit is not a berry, but an aggregate fruit of numerous drupelets ripening to black or dark purple. Blackberry leaves are also a food for certain caterpillars. Blackberries are extremely good for you with high nutritional contents of dietary fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, folic acid &#8211; a B vitamin, and the essential mineral, manganese.</p>
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		<title>Common Apple, Malus domestica</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Best location: Hampstead Heath, Kenwood house
Description:
The apple tree is a small and deciduous tree. It generally reaches 3 to 12 metres tall, with a broad, often densely twiggy crown. The leaves are alternately arranged simple ovals 5 to 12 cm long and 3 to 6 cmÂ  broad. The grow on a 2 to 5 cm [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Best location:</strong> Hampstead Heath, Kenwood house</p>
<p><strong>Description:</strong><a href="http://www.fruitcity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/apple-malus_domestica0.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-45" title="apple-malus_domestica0" src="http://www.fruitcity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/apple-malus_domestica0-187x300.jpg" alt="apple-malus_domestica0" width="187" height="300" /></a><br />
The apple tree is a small and deciduous tree. It generally reaches 3 to 12 metres tall, with a broad, often densely twiggy crown. The leaves are alternately arranged simple ovals 5 to 12 cm long and 3 to 6 cmÂ  broad. The grow on a 2 to 5 cm petiole, which is the is the small stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem. They have an acute tip, serrated margin and a slightly downy underside. Blossoms are produced in spring simultaneously with the budding of the leaves. The five petalled flowers are white with a pink tinge that gradually fades. Flowers are 2.5 to 3.5 centimetres in diameter.</p>
<p><strong>Fruit: </strong><br />
Apples are crisp, white-fleshed fruits with red, yellow or green skin. They range in taste from moderately sweet and refreshing to pleasantly tart depending on the variety. The apple is a member of the rose family, with a compartmentalized core that classifies it as a pome fruit. The fruit matures in autumn, and is typically 5 to 9 cm diameter. The centre of the fruit contains five carpels arranged in a five-point star, each carpel containing one to three seeds.</p>
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