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The focus is on the strong branches within... How does the camera do that? It probably detects edges as indicated by sudden light to dark changes over a number of contiguous pixels in a line in any of a number of directions... I suspect the depth of field and the distance from the subject affects that.
I am beginning to experiment to gain some degree of control over that focusing by taking half steps backwards between a series of shots...
I have one Pomegranate tree or bush that I planted, and a number that the birds started... The trees in our gardens do make beautiful and delicious fruit... They are hardy here in Tucson, even though the top branches of the more exposed trees are killed back each year by frost. The flowers are gorgeous!
Here are excerpts from an article by the California Rare Fruit Growers that can help a gardener like me:
www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/pomegranate.html
POMEGRANATE
Punica granatum L.
Punicaceae
Common Names: Pomegranate, Granada (Spanish), Grenade (French).
Related Species: Punica proto-punica.
Origin: The pomegranate is native from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and was cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean region since ancient times. It is widely cultivated throughout India and the drier parts of southeast Asia, Malaya, the East Indies and tropical Africa. The tree was introduced into California by Spanish settlers in 1769. In this country it is grown for its fruits mainly in the drier parts of California and Arizona.
Adaptation: Pomegranates prefer a semi-arid mild-temperate to subtropical climate and are naturally adapted to regions with cool winters and hot summers. A humid climate adversely affects the formation of fruit. The tree can be severely injured by temperatures below 12° F. In the U. S. pomegranates can be grown outside as far north as southern Utah and Washington, D.C. but seldom set fruit in these areas. The tree adapts well to container culture and will sometimes fruit in a greenhouse.
DESCRIPTION
Growth Habits: The pomegranate is a neat, rounded shrub or small tree that can grow to 20 or 30 ft., but more typically to 12 to 16 ft. in height. Dwarf varieties are also known. It is usually deciduous, but in certain areas the leaves will persist on the tree. The trunk is covered by a red-brown bark which later becomes gray. The branches are stiff, angular and often spiny. There is a strong tendency to sucker from the base. Pomegranates are also long-lived. There are specimens in Europe that are known to be over 200 years of age. The vigor of a pomegranate declines after about 15 years, however.
Foliage: The pomegranate has glossy, leathery leaves that are narrow and lance-shaped.
Flowers: The attractive scarlet, white or variegated flowers are over an inch across and have 5 to 8 crumpled petals and a red, fleshy, tubular calyx which persists on the fruit. The flowers may be solitary or grouped in twos and threes at the ends of the branches. The pomegranate is self-pollinated as well as cross-pollinated by insects. Cross-pollination increases the fruit set. Wind pollination is insignificant.
Fruit: The nearly round, 2-1/2 to 5 in. wide fruit is crowned at the base by the prominent calyx. The tough, leathery skin or rind is typically yellow overlaid with light or deep pink or rich red. The interior is separated by membranous walls and white, spongy, bitter tissue into compartments packed with sacs filled with sweetly acid, juicy, red, pink or whitish pulp or aril. In each sac there is one angular, soft or hard seed. High temperatures are essential during the fruiting period to get the best flavor. The pomegranate may begin to bear in 1 year after planting out, but 2-1/2 to 3 years is more common. Under suitable conditions the fruit should mature some 5 to 7 months after bloom.
CULTIVARS
Balegal
Originated in San Diego, Calif. Selected by Paul H. Thomson. Large, roundish fruit, 3 inches in diameter. Somewhat larger than Fleshman. Skin pale pink, lighter then Fleshman. Flesh slightly darker than Fleshman, very sweet.
Cloud
From the Univ. of Calif., Davis pomegranate collection. Medium-sized fruit with a green-red color. Juice sweet and white.
Crab
From the Univ. of Calif., Davis pomegranate collection. Large fruit have red juice that is tart but with a rich flavor. A heavy bearing tree.
Early Wonderful
Large, deep-red, thin-skinned, delicious fruit. Ripens about 2 weeks ahead of Wonderful. Medium-sized bush with large, orange-red fertile flowers. Blooms late, very productive.
Fleshman
Originated in Fallbrook, Calif. Selected by Paul H. Thomson. Large, roundish fruit, about 3 inches in diameter, pink outside and in. Very sweet flavor, seeds relatively soft, quality very good.
Francis
Originated in Jamaica via Florida. Large, sweet, split-resistant fruit. Prolific producer.
Granada
Originated in Lindsay, Calif. Introduced in 1966. Bud mutation of Wonderful. Fruit resembles Wonderful, but displays a red crown while in the green state, darker red in color and less tart. Ripens one month earlier than Wonderful. Flowers also deeper red. Tree identical to Wonderful.
Green Globe
Originated in Camarillo, Calif. Selected by John Chater. Large, sweet, aromatic, green-skinned fruit. Excellent quality.
Home
From the Univ. of Calif., Davis pomegranate collection. The fruit is variable yellow-red in color, with light pink juice that is sweet and of rich flavor. Some bitterness.
King
From the Univ. of Calif., Davis pomegranate collection. Medium to large fruit, somewhat smaller than Balegal and Fleshman. Skin darker pink to red. Flavor very sweet. Has a tendency to split. Bush somewhat of a shy bearer.
Phoenicia (Fenecia)
Originated in Camarillo, Calif. Selected by John Chater. Large fruit, 4-5 inches in diameter, mottled red-green skin. Flavor sweet, seeds relatively hard.
Sweet
Fruit is lighter in color than Wonderful, remains slightly greenish with a red blush when ripe. Pink juice, flavor much sweeter than other cultivars. Excellent in fruit punch. Trees highly ornamental, bears at an early age, productive.
Utah Sweet
Very sweet, good quality fruit. Pink skin and pulp. Seeds notably softer than those of Wonderful and other standard cultivars. Attractive pinkish-orange flowers.
Wonderful
Originated in Florida. First propagated in California in 1896. Large, deep purple-red fruit. Rind medium thick, tough. Flesh deep crimson in color, juicy and of a delicious vinous flavor. Seeds not very hard. Better for juicing than for eating out of hand. Plant is vigorous and productive. Leading commercial variety in California.
CULTURE
Location: Pomegranates should be placed in the sunniest, warmest part of the yard or orchard for the best fruit, although they will grow and flower in part shade. The attractive foliage, flowers and fruits of the pomegranate, as well as its smallish size make it a excellent landscaping plant.
Soil: The pomegranate does best in well-drained ordinary soil, but also thrives on calcareous or acidic loam as well as rock strewn gravel.
Irrigation: Once established, pomegranates can take considerable drought, but for good fruit production they must be irrigated. To establish new plants they should be watered every 2 to 4 weeks during the dry season. The plants are tolerant of moderately saline water and soil conditions.
Fertilizing: In the West, the trees are given 2 to 4-ounce applications of ammonium sulfate or other nitrogen fertilizer the first two springs. After that very little fertilizer is needed, although the plants respond to an annual mulch of rotted manure or other compost.
Pruning: Plants should be cut back when they are about 2 ft. high. From this point allow 4 or 5 shoots to develop, which should be evenly distributed around the stem to keep the plant well balanced. These should start about 1 ft. from the ground, giving a short but well-defined trunk. Any shoots which appear above or below should be removed as should any suckers. Since the fruits are borne only at the tips of new growth, it is recommended that for the first 3 years the branches be judiciously shortened annually to encourage the maximum number of new shoots on all sides, prevent straggly development and achieve a strong well framed plant. After the 3rd year, only suckers and dead branches are removed.
Propagation: The pomegranate can be raised from seed but may not come true. Cuttings root easily and plants from them bear fruit after about 3 years. Twelve to 20 inches long cuttings should be taken in winter from mature, one-year old wood. The leaves should be removed and the cuttings treated with rooting hormone and inserted about two-thirds their length into the soil or into some other warm rooting medium. Plants can also be air-layered but grafting is seldom successful.
Pests and Diseases: Pomegranates are relatively free of most pests and diseases. Minor problems are leaf and fruit spot and foliar damage by white flies, thrips, mealybugs and scale insects. The roots are seldom bothered by gophers but deer will browse on the foliage.
Harvest: The fruits are ripe when they have developed a distinctive color and make a metallic sound when tapped. The fruits must be picked before over maturity when they tend to crack open, particularly when rained on. The pomegranate is equal to the apple in having a long storage life. It is best maintained at a temperature of 32° to 41° F. and can be kept for a period of 7 months within this temperature range and at 80 to 85% relative humidity without shrinking or spoiling. The fruits improve in storage, becoming juicier and more flavorful.
The fruit can be eaten out of hand by deeply scoring several times vertically and then breaking it apart. The clusters of juice sacs are then lifted out and eaten. The sacs also make an attractive garnish when sprinkled on various dishes. Pomegranate fruits are most often consumed as juice and can be juiced is several ways. The sacs can be removed and put through a basket press or the juice can be extracted by reaming the halved fruits on an ordinary orange juice squeezer. Another approach starts with warming the fruit slightly and rolling it between the hands to soften the interior. A hole is then cut in the stem end which is placed on a glass to let the juice run out, squeezing the fruit from time to time to get all the juice. The juice can be used in a variety of of ways: as a fresh juice, to make jellies, sorbets or cold or hot sauces as well as to flavor cakes, baked apples, etc. Pomegranate syrup is sold commercially as grenadine. The juice can also be made into a wine.
Commercial Potential: The primary commercial growing regions of the world are the Near East, India and surrounding countries and southern Europe. In California commercial cultivation is centered in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Consumer demand in this country is not great. More pomegranate fruits probably wind up as decorations in fruit bowls than are consumed.
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Also see the more general Wikipedia article. It has a section on use in cooking by regions of the world:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate
Here are a few highlights that struck my fancy:
A pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing to between five and eight meters tall. Native to the drier regions of the Mediterranean Basin, pomegranate is widely cultivated throughout India and parts of southeast Asia, Malaya, the East Indies and tropical Africa.[1] Introduced into Latin America and California by Spanish settlers in 1769, pomegranate is now cultivated in parts of California and Arizona for juice production. [2]
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Myrtales
Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Punica
Species: P. granatum
Binomial Name
Punica granatum - Linnaeus (Carl von Linné)
Synonyms
Punica malus - Linnaeus, 1758
Cultivars
More than 500 cultivars of pomegranate have been named, but such fruits evidently have considerable synonymy in which the same genotype is named differently across regions of the world.[4] Iran hosts a great genetic diversity of pomegranate and more than 760 Iranian genotypes are collected at Iranian national pomegranate collection in Yazd, Iran.
Several characteristics between pomegranate genotypes vary for identification, consumer preference, preferred use, and marketing, the most important of which are fruit size, exocarp color (ranging from yellow to purple, with pink and red most common), aril color (ranging from white to red), hardness of seed, maturity, juice content and its acidity, sweetness, and astringency.[4]
Etymology
The name "pomegranate" derives from Latin pomum ("apple") and granatus ("seeded"). This has influenced the common name for pomegranate in many languages (e.g., German Granatapfel, "Granat" meaning "garnet" and "Apfel" meaning "apple", thus "garnet apple"). Perhaps stemming from the French word for the fruit, "pomme-grenade", the pomegranate was known in early English as "apple of Grenada" -- a term which today survives only in heraldic blazons. This was probably a folk etymology, confusing Latin granatus with the Spanish city of Granada. The genus name Punica is named for the Phoenicians, who were active in broadening its cultivation, partly for religious reasons. In classical Latin, where "malum" was broadly applied to many apple-like fruits, the pomegranate's name was malum punicum or malum granatum, the latter giving rise to the Italian name melograno, or less commonly melagrana.
Potential health benefits
In preliminary laboratory research and human pilot studies, juice of the pomegranate was effective in reducing heart disease risk factors, including LDL oxidation, macrophage oxidative status, and foam cell formation,[35][36][37] all of which are steps in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.
In a limited study of hypertensive patients, consumption of pomegranate juice for two weeks was shown to reduce systolic blood pressure by inhibiting serum angiotensin-converting enzyme.[38] Juice consumption may also inhibit viral infections[39] while pomegranate extracts have antibacterial effects against dental plaque.[40][41]
Culinary use
After opening the pomegranate by scoring it with a knife and breaking it open, the arils (seed casings) are separated from the peel and internal white pulp membranes. Separating the red arils is easier in a bowl of water, because the arils sink and the inedible pulp floats. Freezing the entire fruit also makes it easier to separate. Another very effective way of quickly harvesting the arils is to cut the pomegranate in half, score each half of the exterior rind four to six times, hold the pomegranate half over a bowl and smack the rind with a large spoon. The arils should eject from the pomegranate directly into the bowl, leaving only a dozen or more deeply embedded arils to remove.
The entire seed is consumed raw, though the watery, tasty aril is the desired part. The taste differs depending on the subspecies of pomegranate and its ripeness. The pomegranate juice can be very sweet or sour, but most fruits are moderate in taste, with sour notes from the acidic tannins contained in the aril juice.
Pomegranate juice has long been a popular drink in Persian and Indian cuisine, and began to be widely distributed in the United States and Canada in 2002.[12]
Grenadine syrup is thickened and sweetened pomegranate juice used in cocktail mixing. Before tomatoes (a new-world fruit) arrived in the Middle East, grenadine was widely used in many Iranian foods, and is still found in traditional recipes such as fesenjan, a thick sauce made from pomegranate juice and ground walnuts, usually spooned over duck or other poultry and rice, and in ash-e anar (pomegranate soup).[13]
Wild pomegranate seeds are used as a spice known as anardana (from Persian: anar+dana, pomegranate+seed), most notably in Indian and Pakistani cuisine, but also as a substitute for pomegranate syrup in Persian cuisine. Dried whole arils can often be obtained in ethnic Indian subcontinent markets. These seeds are separated from the flesh, dried for 10–15 days and used as an acidic agent for chutney and curry preparation. Ground anardana is also used, which results in a deeper flavoring in dishes and prevents the seeds from getting stuck in teeth. Seeds of the wild pomegranate variety known as daru from the Himalayas are regarded as quality sources for this spice.
Dried pomegranate arils, found in some natural specialty food markets, still contain the seed and residual aril water, maintaining a natural sweet and tart flavor. Dried arils can be used in several culinary applications, such as trail mix, granola bars, or as a topping for salad, yogurt, or ice cream. Chocolate covered arils, also available in gourmet food stores, may be added to desserts and baked items.
In the Caucasus, pomegranate is used mainly as juice.[14] In Azerbaijan a sauce from pomegranate juice (narsharab) is usually served with fish[15] or tika kabab. In Turkey, pomegranate sauce, (Turkish: nar ekşisi) is used as a salad dressing, to marinate meat, or simply to drink straight. Pomegranate seeds are also used in salads and sometimes as garnish for desserts such as güllaç.[16] Pomegranate syrup or molasses is used in muhammara, a roasted red pepper, walnut, and garlic spread popular in Syria and Turkey.[17]
In Greece, pomegranate (Greek: ρόδι, rodi) is used in many recipes, including kollivozoumi, a creamy broth made from boiled wheat, pomegranates and raisins, legume salad with wheat and pomegranate, traditional Middle Eastern lamb kebabs with pomegranate glaze, pomegranate eggplant relish, and avocado-pomegranate dip. Pomegranate is also made into a liqueur and popular fruit confectionery used as ice cream topping or mixed with yogurt or spread as jam on toast. In Cyprus as well as in Greece and among the Greek Orthodox Diaspora , ρόδι is used to make kolliva, a mixture of wheat, pomegranate seeds, sugar, almonds and other seeds served at memorial services.
In present-day cuisine, pomegranate can be used to add a creative touch to green salads or potato or chickpea-based salads.[18]
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ENGLISH
The Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 5–8 m tall. The pomegranate is native to the region from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and has been cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean region and the Caucasus since ancient times. It is widely cultivated throughout Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, India, the drier parts of southeast Asia, Peninsular Malaysia, the East Indies, and tropical Africa. Introduced into Latin America and California by Spanish settlers in 1769, pomegranate is now cultivated mainly in the drier parts of California and Arizona for its fruits exploited commercially as juice products gaining in popularity since 2001. In the global functional food industry, pomegranate is included among a novel category of exotic plant sources called superfruits.
The name "pomegranate" derives from Latin pomum ("apple") and granatus ("seeded"). This has influenced the common name for pomegranate in many languages (e.g. German Granatapfel, seeded apple). The genus name Punica is named for the Phoenicians, who were active in broadening its cultivation, partly for religious reasons. In classical Latin, where "malum" was broadly applied to many apple-like fruits, the pomegranate's name was malum punicum or malum granatum, the latter giving rise to the Italian name melograno, or less commonly melagrana.
A widespread root for "pomegranate" comes from the Ancient Egyptian rmn, from which derive the Hebrew rimmôn, and Arabic rummân. This root was given by Arabs to other languages, including Portuguese (romã), Kabyle rrumman and Maltese "rummien". The pomegranate ('rimmôn') is mentioned in the Bible as one of the seven fruits/plants that Israel was blessed with, and in Hebrew, 'rimmôn' is also the name of the weapon now called the grenade. According to the OED, the word grenade originated about 1532 from the French name for the pomegranate, la grenade. La grenade also gives us the word grenadine, the name of a kind of fruit syrup, originally made from pomegranates, which is widely used as a cordial and in cocktails.
The pomegranate originated from Persia and has been cultivated in Georgia, Armenia and the Mediterranean region for several millennia.
In Georgia, and Armenia to the east of the Black Sea, there are wild pomegranate groves outside of ancient abandoned settlements. The cultivation of the pomegranate has a long history in Armenia, where decayed remains of pomegranates dating back to 1000 BC have been found.
Carbonized exocarp of the fruit has been identified in Early Bronze Age levels of Jericho, as well as Late Bronze Age levels of Hala Sultan Tekke on Cyprus and Tiryns[citation needed]. A large, dry pomegranate was found in the tomb of Djehuty, the butler of Queen Hatshepsut; Mesopotamian cuneiform records mention pomegranates from the mid-Third millennium BC onwards. It is also extensively grown in South China and in Southeast Asia, whether originally spread along the route of the Silk Road or brought by sea traders.
The ancient city of Granada in Spain was renamed after the fruit during the Moorish period. Spanish colonists later introduced the fruit to the Caribbean and Latin America, but in the English colonies it was less at home: "Don't use the pomegranate inhospitably, a stranger that has come so far to pay his respects to thee," the English Quaker Peter Collinson wrote to the botanizing John Bartram in Philadelphia, 1762. "Plant it against the side of thy house, nail it close to the wall. In this manner it thrives wonderfully with us, and flowers beautifully, and bears fruit this hot year. I have twenty-four on one tree... Doctor Fothergill says, of all trees this is most salutiferous to mankind." The pomegranate had been introduced as an exotic to England the previous century, by John Tradescant the elder, but the disappointment that it did not set fruit there led to its repeated introduction to the American colonies, even New England. It succeeded in the South: Bartram received a barrel of pomegranates and oranges from a correspondent in Charleston, South Carolina, 1764. Thomas Jefferson planted pomegranates at Monticello in 1771: he had them from George Wythe of Williamsburg.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate
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CASTELLANO
El granado (Punica granatum) es un arbusto caducifolio que puede alcanzar de 5 a 8 m de altura. Las hojas son opuestas ó sub-opuestas, brillantes, oblongas estrechas, enteras, de 3 a 7 cm de longitud y 2 cm de anchura. Las flores son de un color rojo brillante, de 3 cm de diámetro, con cinco pétalos (normalmente más en las plantas cultivadas).
Su fruto es una baya globular con una corteza coriácea, el interior esta subdividido en varios lóbulos que contienen numerosas semillas revestidas con una cubierta, llamada sarcotesta, de pulpa roja y jugosa. Se abre espontáneamente al llegar la madurez por fisuras que dejan al descubierto el contenido de cada lóculo; las aves son atraídas por el color vivo de las sarcotestas, y consumen las semillas que así son transportadas con sus heces. Es un caso notable de dispersión endozoócora.
Tiene como área de distribución la misma que la naranja y el olivo, dándose muy bien en zonas semiáridas.
El fruto es originario de una región que abarca desde Irán hasta el norte de los Himalayas en India, y fue cultivado y naturalizado en toda la región del Mediterráneo incluyendo Armenia desde la Antigüedad. Muy apreciada en las zonas desérticas, por estar protegida de la desecación por su piel gruesa y coriácea, lo que permitía que las caravanas la pudieran transportar grandes distancias, sin que le afectara en la conservación de sus cualidades tan apreciadas. Se encuentran sus huellas en todos los documentos antiguos.
Se sabe del cultivo de la granada, desde hace al menos 5000 años en Asia occidental y en el Norte de África; se encontraba en los jardines pensiles de Babilonia y en los bajorrelieves egipcios. Los antiguos egipcios preparaban con su jugo un vino ligero con sabor a frambuesa.
Hipócrates recomendaba el jugo de la granada contra la fiebre y como fortificante contra la enfermedad.
Los romanos conocieron la granada gracias a los fenicios que la trajeron de Fenicia (aproximadamente el actual Líbano) a Roma, de ahí su nombre científico de Punica.
La Biblia hace referencia en numerosas ocasiones a este fruto, y siempre en su defensa.
Son los bereberes quienes traen la fruta a Europa, y la ciudad andaluza de Granada, fundada en el siglo X, recibió su nombre.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granada_(fruto)
I played with two pomegranates the last evenings. This is one of the highest scores. One flash from right 4:00h with softbox, one handheld from left with cardboard pipe.
Set Bilderordner Album Bilderzyklus Serie "insect Insekt butterfly schmetterling puppe chrysalis kokon cocoon bee biene spider spinne bug käfer heuschrecke grasshopper cicada grille wanze libelle dragonfly ameise ant mantis gottesanbeterin Insektenhotel insect hotel (Tagebuch Archiv Originale Diary Skizze Photographic Sketch)" heute 20. Oktober 2013 rundang unterwegs ausflug, trip, outing, "Schloß Orth", Orth, "Orth an der Donau", nationalpark, au, auwald, insel, schlossinsel, donau, donauauen, wasser, aquarius, water, teich, tümpel, aquarium, fenster, window, wasserpflanze, fisch, fish, nature, natur, postmortem, gerippe, verwesung, buch, bilderbuch, kinderbuch, information, geweih, museum, biene, bienenzucht, bienenstock, bienenwabe, beute, holzbeute, bee, insect, insekt, totenmaske, rosar, "Annie Rosar", "Schloß Hof", pfau, weiß, white, baustelle, brunnen, springbrunnen, pomegranate, granatapfel, granatapfelbaum, fernseher, television,
Set Bilderordner Album Bilderzyklus Serie "arbeit work pause fermate wait warten beruf profession handwerk theater theatre backstage (Tagebuch Archiv Originale Diary Foto Skizze Photographic Sketchbook)" // "Spiegel blick mirror view wasserspiegel spiegelung reflection glas glass (Tagebuch Archiv Originale Diary Foto Skizze Photographic Sketchbook)" heute 13. November 2013 unterwegs rundgang "Spiegel im Spiegel", "Arvo Paert", "Arvo Pärt", face, gesicht, abstrakt, secession, jugendstil, "art nouveau", "art deco", jahrhundertwende, "fin de siecle", weintrauben, obst, auer, tortenecken, flasche, pomegranate, granatapfel, grenadine, fernseher, tv, bildschirm, bühne, schatten, multiplikation, geometrie, überschneidung, schnittmenge, mengenlehre, shadow, schreibtischlampe, "shared working room", probe, rehearsal, woyzeck, "Georg Büchner", "Robert Wilson", "Tom Waits", sessel, chair, spiegel, mirror, federpennal, wasser, water, textbuch, rucksack, tasche, offen, tot, death, neumeister, "Brigitte Neumeister", grave, grab, tomb, tombstone, gravestone, trauerfloristik, kranz, grabkranz, herz, heart, red, rot, beerdigung, begräbnis, hernals, "Hernalser Friedhof", "Friedhof Hernals", friedhof, cemetery, graveyard, allerheiligen, "All Hallow`s Day", "All Saint`s Day", schauspielerin, actress, famous, bekannt, film, fernsehen, actor, schauspieler, arbeit, work, table, tisch, "shared table", gemeinschaftstisch, souffleuse, profession, prompter, handwerk, kunst, künstler, selbstportrait, "self portrait", abesseadesse, zeichnung, drawing, sketch, "outsider art",
Unterbaum-Bodenpflegegerät KRÜMLER LADURNER; her. Mit dem Unterstockhackgerät wird das Gras und Beikraut abgerissen und leicht eingearbeitet.
Detail
Die mechanische Bodenbearbeitung ist im ökologischen Erwerbsobstbau zu einer notwendigen kulturtechnischen Maßnahme geworden, die allerdings sehr zeitaufwendig ist.
Der Baumstreifen kann höhenverstellbar von
0-10 cm sehr flach und gleichmäßig tief bearbeitet werden. Das Gras und Beikraut wird mit den Wurzeln herausgerissen und leicht eingearbeitet.
Set Bilderordner Album Bilderzyklus Serie "Wasser water aqua regen rain lacke puddle lache see pond fluß river bach wasserleitung wasserbehälter wasserschloß quelle hochquellenwasserleitung schnee eis tau dew ice snow wasserspiegel wasserbau brunnen well fountain schlauch gießkanne hose watering can (Tagebuch Archiv Originale Diary Foto Skizze Photographic Sketchbook)" // "window view fenster blick glas glass spiegel mirror ausblick einblick dachbodenfenster schaufenster auslage vitrine aquarium attic window showcase water tank (Tagebuch Archiv Originale Diary Foto Skizze Photographic Sketchbook)" heute 20. Oktober 2013 rundang unterwegs ausflug, trip, outing, "Schloß Orth", Orth, "Orth an der Donau", nationalpark, au, auwald, insel, schlossinsel, donau, donauauen, wasser, aquarius, water, teich, tümpel, aquarium, fenster, window, wasserpflanze, fisch, fish, nature, natur, postmortem, gerippe, verwesung, buch, bilderbuch, kinderbuch, information, geweih, museum, biene, bienenzucht, bienenstock, bienenwabe, beute, holzbeute, bee, insect, insekt, totenmaske, rosar, "Annie Rosar", "Schloß Hof", pfau, weiß, white, baustelle, brunnen, springbrunnen, pomegranate, granatapfel, granatapfelbaum, fernseher, television,
Set Bilderordner Album Bilderzyklus Serie "Wasser water aqua regen rain lacke puddle lache see pond fluß river bach wasserleitung wasserbehälter wasserschloß quelle hochquellenwasserleitung schnee eis tau dew ice snow wasserspiegel wasserbau brunnen well fountain schlauch gießkanne hose watering can (Tagebuch Archiv Originale Diary Foto Skizze Photographic Sketchbook)" heute 20. Oktober 2013 rundang unterwegs ausflug, trip, outing, "Schloß Orth", Orth, "Orth an der Donau", nationalpark, au, auwald, insel, schlossinsel, donau, donauauen, wasser, aquarius, water, teich, tümpel, aquarium, fenster, window, wasserpflanze, fisch, fish, nature, natur, postmortem, gerippe, verwesung, buch, bilderbuch, kinderbuch, information, geweih, museum, biene, bienenzucht, bienenstock, bienenwabe, beute, holzbeute, bee, insect, insekt, totenmaske, rosar, "Annie Rosar", "Schloß Hof", pfau, weiß, white, baustelle, brunnen, springbrunnen, pomegranate, granatapfel, granatapfelbaum, fernseher, television,
Granatapfel Eerdbeere
Granaatappel Aardbei
Pomegranate Strawberry
Tedi, Fliehburgstrasse, Zell, Duitsland
Set Bilderordner Album Bilderzyklus Serie "window view fenster blick glas glass spiegel mirror ausblick einblick dachbodenfenster schaufenster auslage vitrine aquarium attic window showcase water tank (Tagebuch Archiv Originale Diary Foto Skizze Photographic Sketchbook)" // "mask maske maschera mascerade maskerade maskieren (Tagebuch Archiv Originale Diary Foto Skizze Photographic Sketchbook)" heute 20. Oktober 2013 rundang unterwegs ausflug, trip, outing, "Schloß Orth", Orth, "Orth an der Donau", nationalpark, au, auwald, insel, schlossinsel, donau, donauauen, wasser, aquarius, water, teich, tümpel, aquarium, fenster, window, wasserpflanze, fisch, fish, nature, natur, postmortem, gerippe, verwesung, buch, bilderbuch, kinderbuch, information, geweih, museum, biene, bienenzucht, bienenstock, bienenwabe, beute, holzbeute, bee, insect, insekt, totenmaske, rosar, "Annie Rosar", "Schloß Hof", pfau, weiß, white, baustelle, brunnen, springbrunnen, pomegranate, granatapfel, granatapfelbaum, fernseher, television,
Set Bilderordner Album Bilderzyklus Serie "Hernalser, Dornbacher Friedhof Hernals Dornbach 1170 Wien Währing cemetery graveyard gravestone tombstone grave tomb grab grabstein brunnen baustelle building construction site (Tagebuch Archiv Originale Diary Foto Skizze Photographic Sketchbook)" // "Baustelle building site construction site Bau ein Haus bauen renovieren abriß (Tagebuch Archiv Originale Diary Foto Skizze photographic sketchbook) view blick beobachtung" heute 13. November 2013 unterwegs rundgang "Spiegel im Spiegel", "Arvo Paert", "Arvo Pärt", face, gesicht, abstrakt, secession, jugendstil, "art nouveau", "art deco", jahrhundertwende, "fin de siecle", weintrauben, obst, auer, tortenecken, flasche, pomegranate, granatapfel, grenadine, fernseher, tv, bildschirm, bühne, schatten, multiplikation, geometrie, überschneidung, schnittmenge, mengenlehre, shadow, schreibtischlampe, "shared working room", probe, rehearsal, woyzeck, "Georg Büchner", "Robert Wilson", "Tom Waits", sessel, chair, spiegel, mirror, federpennal, wasser, water, textbuch, rucksack, tasche, offen, tot, death, neumeister, "Brigitte Neumeister", grave, grab, tomb, tombstone, gravestone, trauerfloristik, kranz, grabkranz, herz, heart, red, rot, beerdigung, begräbnis, hernals, "Hernalser Friedhof", "Friedhof Hernals", friedhof, cemetery, graveyard, allerheiligen, "All Hallow`s Day", "All Saint`s Day", schauspielerin, actress, famous, bekannt, film, fernsehen, actor, schauspieler, arbeit, work, table, tisch, "shared table", gemeinschaftstisch, souffleuse, profession, prompter, handwerk, kunst, künstler, selbstportrait, "self portrait", abesseadesse, zeichnung, drawing, sketch, "outsider art",
Grüne Woche 2010 – Länderhalle Deutschland: Erfrischende Geschmacksneuheit – Am Hessen-Stand in der „Länderhalle: Deutschland“ wird Hermann Otto Solms, Vizepräsident des Deutschen Bundestages, mit einer erfrischenden Kostprobe der neuen hessischen Apfel-Granatapfel-Schorle empfangen. Auch für die Messebesucher ist die Apfel-Granatapfel-Mischung ein Highlight. Am Hessen-Stand wurden seit Beginn der Grünen Woche fast 2.000 Flaschen verkauft. www.laenderhalle2010.wordpress.com.
Set Bilderordner Album Bilderzyklus Serie "Wasser water aqua regen rain lacke puddle lache see pond fluß river bach wasserleitung wasserbehälter wasserschloß quelle hochquellenwasserleitung schnee eis tau dew ice snow wasserspiegel wasserbau brunnen well fountain schlauch gießkanne hose watering can (Tagebuch Archiv Originale Diary Foto Skizze Photographic Sketchbook)" heute 20. Oktober 2013 rundang unterwegs ausflug, trip, outing, "Schloß Orth", Orth, "Orth an der Donau", nationalpark, au, auwald, insel, schlossinsel, donau, donauauen, wasser, aquarius, water, teich, tümpel, aquarium, fenster, window, wasserpflanze, fisch, fish, nature, natur, postmortem, gerippe, verwesung, buch, bilderbuch, kinderbuch, information, geweih, museum, biene, bienenzucht, bienenstock, bienenwabe, beute, holzbeute, bee, insect, insekt, totenmaske, rosar, "Annie Rosar", "Schloß Hof", pfau, weiß, white, baustelle, brunnen, springbrunnen, pomegranate, granatapfel, granatapfelbaum, fernseher, television,
Set Bilderordner Album Bilderzyklus Serie "Wasser water aqua regen rain lacke puddle lache see pond fluß river bach wasserleitung wasserbehälter wasserschloß quelle hochquellenwasserleitung schnee eis tau dew ice snow wasserspiegel wasserbau brunnen well fountain schlauch gießkanne hose watering can (Tagebuch Archiv Originale Diary Foto Skizze Photographic Sketchbook)" // "window view fenster blick glas glass spiegel mirror ausblick einblick dachbodenfenster schaufenster auslage vitrine aquarium attic window showcase water tank (Tagebuch Archiv Originale Diary Foto Skizze Photographic Sketchbook)" heute 20. Oktober 2013 rundang unterwegs ausflug, trip, outing, "Schloß Orth", Orth, "Orth an der Donau", nationalpark, au, auwald, insel, schlossinsel, donau, donauauen, wasser, aquarius, water, teich, tümpel, aquarium, fenster, window, wasserpflanze, fisch, fish, nature, natur, postmortem, gerippe, verwesung, buch, bilderbuch, kinderbuch, information, geweih, museum, biene, bienenzucht, bienenstock, bienenwabe, beute, holzbeute, bee, insect, insekt, totenmaske, rosar, "Annie Rosar", "Schloß Hof", pfau, weiß, white, baustelle, brunnen, springbrunnen, pomegranate, granatapfel, granatapfelbaum, fernseher, television,