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.
Slow growers, Japanese Holly shrubs may live to over 80 years of age. There are hedges in Japan that have been maintained for so long and have become so dense that they can be walked upon and you would not fall through. Japanese Hollies grow from 3 to 15 feet tall, depending on the variety. A typical shrub will spread 2 to 10 feet and have a dense rounded habit. Japanese Holly leaves are small and broadly oval, 1/2 to 1 inch long, up to 1/2 inch wide. They have fine-toothed edges rather than the distinctive-spined leaves of most Hollies. They are a glossy dark green above, lighter beneath. Leaves of some varieties are slightly cupped.