We might have stumbled across the cutest fruit ever. It is a â savory fruit â known as the cucamelon. The little melon that could is the size of a grape but looks like a miniature watermelon. Even more mind-blowing, the cucamelon doesnât taste what you would expect and actually has the flavors of a cucumber and a lime.The bizarre fruit is native to Mexico and Central America and not a genetically-modified hybrid that is grown in a cucamelon laboratory.e might have stumbled across the cutest fruit ever. It is a â savory fruit â known as the cucamelon. The little melon that could is the size of a grape but looks like a miniature watermelon. Even more mind-blowing, the cucamelon doesnât taste what you would expect and actually has the flavors of a cucumber and a lime.
The holly family (Ilex spp.) includes a diverse group of shrubs and trees. Youâll find plants that grow only 18 inches tall as well as trees as tall as 60 feet. The leaves may be hard and spiny or soft to the touch. Most are dark green, but you can also find purple tints and variegated forms. With so much variation in holly varieties, youâre sure to find one to fill your landscape need.
Crape Myrtle Choices. Crape myrtle cultivars range in height from a tiny 18 inches to an enormous 40 feet. Most plants are in the 15- to 25-foot range and may be considered either a large shrub or small tree. Often crape myrtle grows as a multistemmed small tree, with foliage limited to the upper half of the plant.As a general rule of thumb, plant crape myrtles of this mature size a minimum of 8 to 10 feet from a building wall, and farther if you can. This spacing gives the plant room to expand to its full size.maller cultivars of crape myrtle can be planted in groups to use as a hedge or screen. Some of these grow to a compact 3 feet tall and can be planted three feet from a building wall.