Unusual or exotic trees – the horseradish tree
by Chris, 22 August, 2018, 2 comments
The horseradish tree has other names - moringa, the drumstick tree or the benzoil tree. It scientific name is Moringa oleifera. The word moringa is derived from a Tamil word, murungai - which means twisted pod, referring to the shape of the tree’s young fruit.
It is native to the foothills of the Himalayas. It is known to have been cultivated for some 3000 years (source : Mabberley’s Plant Book) and it is a very ‘versatile’ plant as nearly every part of the tree can be used. It can thrive in semi-arid conditions. Moringa is grown in India, Thailand, the Philippines, parts of the Caribbean and Indonesia. Read more...