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A flowering cinnamon tree in Sri Lanka. Various environmental factors contribute to the growth of this spice tree here. First, the high average temperature of twenty-five to thirty degrees; second, annual rainfall of at least two thousand millimeters; and finally, sandy soils with a high quartz content. The plantations, which require no special care, are established as dense nurseries. Farmers limit their efforts to occasional hoeing, weeding, and fertilizing with natural materials such as manure or copra residues. However, the tree must be pruned regularly so that it does not grow too tall. The cinnamon tree then develops numerous root suckers and takes on a shrub-like form. The cinnamon tree is propagated by seed, cuttings, and layering. – 1990

This plant grows up to two metres tall and produces golden yellow root tubers or rhizomes, which is how turmeric got its name, Indian saffron. The leaves are elongated to rounded. The inflorescence shoot bears an oval or cylindrical inflorescence that is one to fifteen centimetres long. – Sulawesi – 1990

Flowering cinnamon tree in Sri Lanka. Various environmental factors contribute to the thriving growth of this spice tree. Firstly, the high average temperature of twenty-five to thirty degrees, then annual rainfall of at least two thousand millimetres and finally sandy soils with a high quartz content. The plantations, which do not require any special care, are laid out as dense nurseries. The farmers are content with occasional hoeing, weeding and fertilising with natural substances such as manure or copra residues. However, the tree must be pruned regularly to prevent it from growing too tall. The cinnamon tree then develops numerous root-based side shoots and takes on a shrub-like form. The cinnamon tree is propagated by seeds, cuttings and offshoots. – 1990

The flowering tip of a large columnar cactus, native to the high Andes of Chile, Bolivia and Argentina. – Argentina – 1975