Fruit carving and displays for various events, such as parties and wedding receptions. On a smaller scale, fruit carvers can present a dish with decorative garnishing to add an aesthetically pleasing experience to their viewers. Fruit carving Fruit carving is the art of carving fruit, a very common technique in Europe and Asian countries, and particularly popular in Thailand, China and Japan. There are many fruits that can be used in this process; the most popular one that artists use are watermelons, apples, strawberries, pineapples, and cantaloupes. Many believe that fruit carving originated in China during the Tang Dynasty, which lasted from
Rapa fruit dove the introduced Chinese guava Psidium cattleianum. Destruction of forests due to goats, cattle, fires used to clear out forest to grazing land for livestock, and deforestation are main threats to the rare dove. Predation by feral cats and the Polynesian rat are also possible threats to this species. Rapa fruit dove The Rapa fruit dove ("Ptilinopus huttoni") is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The dove is approximately 31 centimeters tall, a medium sized pigeon. It