"fruiting trees"

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5 January 2026

A flock of Slaty-headed Parakeets feeds on fruiting trees in the calm morning light in Mendhar, Poonch, on January 5, 2026.

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18 October 2024

King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia concentrica), also known as cramp balls or coal fungus, is an ancient firelighting fungus of the Hypoxylaceae family. This fungus looks like a hard, roundish lump of coal stuck to dead and decaying wood. The fruit of this fungus is hemispherical, with a hard, friable, shiny black fruiting body 2 to 7 centimeters wide. Daldinia concentrica is a useful tinder for starting fires. It is best when it is completely dry and black, and can be lit with flint and steel. It burns slowly, like charcoal, and produces a strong smoke, used in cooking at a campfire. In traditional African medicine, Daldinia concentrica is used to treat many diseases. In some regions of Ivory Coast, it is also used as a contraceptive agent. King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia concentrica) fungus is on a dead tree in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 17, 2024.

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18 October 2024

King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia Concentrica), Or Cramp Balls, Or Coal Fungus Is An Ancient Firelighting Fungus Of The Hypoxylaceae Family. This Fungus Looks Like A Hard, Roundish Lump Of Coal Stuck To Dead And Decaying Wood. The Fruit Of This Fungus Is Hemi-spherical, With A Hard, Friable, Shiny Black Fruiting Body 2 To 7 Centimeters Wide. Daldinia Concentrica Is A Useful Tinder For Starting Fires. It's Best When It's Completely Dry And Black, And Can Be Lit With Flint And Steel. It Burns Slowly, Like Charcoal, And Produces A Strong Smoke, Used In Cooking At A Campfire. In Traditional African Medicine, Daldinia Concentrica Is Used To Treat Many Diseases. In Some Regions Of Ivory Coast, It's Also Used As A Contraceptive Agent. King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia Concentrica) Fungus Is On A Dead Tree At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On october 17, 2024.

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18 October 2024

King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia Concentrica), Or Cramp Balls, Or Coal Fungus Is An Ancient Firelighting Fungus Of The Hypoxylaceae Family. This Fungus Looks Like A Hard, Roundish Lump Of Coal Stuck To Dead And Decaying Wood. The Fruit Of This Fungus Is Hemi-spherical, With A Hard, Friable, Shiny Black Fruiting Body 2 To 7 Centimeters Wide. Daldinia Concentrica Is A Useful Tinder For Starting Fires. It's Best When It's Completely Dry And Black, And Can Be Lit With Flint And Steel. It Burns Slowly, Like Charcoal, And Produces A Strong Smoke, Used In Cooking At A Campfire. In Traditional African Medicine, Daldinia Concentrica Is Used To Treat Many Diseases. In Some Regions Of Ivory Coast, It's Also Used As A Contraceptive Agent. King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia Concentrica) Fungus Is On A Dead Tree At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On october 17, 2024.

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18 October 2024

King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia Concentrica), Or Cramp Balls, Or Coal Fungus Is An Ancient Firelighting Fungus Of The Hypoxylaceae Family. This Fungus Looks Like A Hard, Roundish Lump Of Coal Stuck To Dead And Decaying Wood. The Fruit Of This Fungus Is Hemi-spherical, With A Hard, Friable, Shiny Black Fruiting Body 2 To 7 Centimeters Wide. Daldinia Concentrica Is A Useful Tinder For Starting Fires. It's Best When It's Completely Dry And Black, And Can Be Lit With Flint And Steel. It Burns Slowly, Like Charcoal, And Produces A Strong Smoke, Used In Cooking At A Campfire. In Traditional African Medicine, Daldinia Concentrica Is Used To Treat Many Diseases. In Some Regions Of Ivory Coast, It's Also Used As A Contraceptive Agent. King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia Concentrica) Fungus Is On A Dead Tree At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On october 17, 2024.

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28 September 2023

A pitaya or pitahaya known as ''dragon fruit'' and ''strawberry pear'' is a fruit with leather-like skin and scaly spikes on the fruit exterior of several different cactus species indigenous of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus). Plants can begin flowering in as little as six to eight months, although container-grown plants may take up to two years to bear fruit. It is very profitable for farming, once the plant is mature, could see four to six fruiting cycles a year from a plant that is capable of bearing fruit for 20 to 30 years. The biggest enemy of this plant is Fungus (Colletotrichum) and Bacteria (Xanthomonas and Erwinia) attack. Moreover, farmers are advised to prune and destroy the infected plant parts. This dragon fruit cultivation photo was taken at Nabin Nagar, West Bengal, India on 15/09/2023.

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28 September 2023

A pitaya or pitahaya known as ''dragon fruit'' and ''strawberry pear'' is a fruit with leather-like skin and scaly spikes on the fruit exterior of several different cactus species indigenous of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus). Plants can begin flowering in as little as six to eight months, although container-grown plants may take up to two years to bear fruit. It is very profitable for farming, once the plant is mature, could see four to six fruiting cycles a year from a plant that is capable of bearing fruit for 20 to 30 years. The biggest enemy of this plant is Fungus (Colletotrichum) and Bacteria (Xanthomonas and Erwinia) attack. Moreover, farmers are advised to prune and destroy the infected plant parts. This dragon fruit cultivation photo was taken at Nabin Nagar, West Bengal, India on 15/09/2023.

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4 March 2023

A vendor selling Shajkan waits for the customers in Baramulla Jammu and Kashmir India on 04 March 2023. One such wild variety of mushrooms grown in Kashmir is Shajkan, a wild variety of edible fungus, botanically known as Geopora arenicola. These are found mostly in southern Europe and the northwest Himalaya in Jammu and Kashmir. Shajkan forms a round fruiting body underground on sandy loam soils and are found under the forest trees including Kairuu.

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