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Five of the Rarest Fruit Trees Around the World

Fruits are sort after by people of all ages due to their vast health benefits in our bodies. Some can be in several locations, while others are scarce to find. In this piece, you will learn about some of the most occasional fruit trees.

Tropical Fruit Trees 

The durian tree is hard to find since very few exist around the world. It’s mostly found in South Asian countries and has native origins in Malaysia and Indonesia. The tree has about 30 different species, and only less than half produce edible fruits. Additionally, it has rounded leaves around the base while the flowers are yellowish-green, usually sprouting on the older branches. It bears durian fruits with a thorny outer cover with a powerful smell. The Akee tree, in the soapberry family, is another rare species that mostly grows in West Africa. It gets to a height of around ten meters and can grow in both subtropical and tropical areas. The tree has ackee fruits that you can consume in raw form. It’s evergreen and has colorful white flowers coupled with compound leaves with smooth greyish bark.

Another tropical and rare tree is the Rambutan, which bears fruits with some hairy appearance and pinkish color. You can find the tree in Southeast Asia and other areas like Philipines, Thailand, and Vietnam. It grows to about 27 meters high with widespread branches and a greyish-brown bark. The flowers are small in size, usually in bunches in a greenish-white color.

Fleshy Fruit Trees

The jackfruit tree is one of the rare species with the largest fruits in the world, which can weigh up to 100 pounds. You can eat the fruit freshly, but you can also cook it as a vegetable when unripe together with the seeds. It’s an evergreen tree which is native to Asian nations and even grown in wetlands. At maturity, it can get to around 20 meters high with glossy green leaves that can get to eight inches long. The flowers grow directly from the branches and trunks.

The Jabuticaba fruit tree is another rare species that grow in some parts of Brazil. The tree bears fruits that grows on its bark, which you can easily confuse for outgrowth on the trunk. They have tough skins with a sweet white pulp with a lovely fragrant used to flavor wine and make jellies and jam. The tree can get a height of up to 12 meters and has smooth oval leaves. Additionally, it’s a versatile small tree with decorative foliage since its evergreen with subtle white flowers, making it an excellent ornamental specimen.

Conclusion

The above piece highlights some of the rare fruit trees that you can find around the globe. Therefore, the next time you visit some of the countries mentioned above, try finding one of the trees and taste the fruit

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Best of Puerto Morelos

Puerto Morelos is a quiet and peaceful small town/village in the Quintana Roo state of Mexico. It is the largest and oldest seaport of the Quintana Roo state. With beautiful sandy beach to brightly contrasting stripes of dark blue and bright green separating the barrier reef from the shore, Puerto Morelos is an eye-catching beauty and is called the “Jewel of the Mexican Caribbean”.

The town has to offer a lot of tourist attractions including many resorts along the Riviera Maya and other attractions like Botanical Garden, Crococun Crocodile Zoo, and cenotes. Open skies, gorgeous beaches and peacefulness of the town make Puerto Morelos a destination for any tourist who wants to just escape the hustle and bustle of the world and spend a relaxing time. People come to Puerto Morelos to enjoy their time watching dawn and dusk on the beach, relaxing in the sun and working up the tan, and exploring the nature.

The locals and foreigners work together to keep Puerto Morelos’ status as a National Marine Park and try to keep development to a minimum. There are no big neighborhoods and a slow pace of life, which makes it a perfect relaxation spot, and one can experience the simple Caribbean lifestyle with being centrally located to Riviera Maya attractions.

 

The town has kept its reputation for a charming and relaxing Mexican fishing village. Colorful fishing boats can be seen lined up on the beach in the center of the town. The famous leaning lighthouse and main fishing pier are two of main tourist attractions, which are picture-perfect and offer the tourists a chance to interact with the locals. Tourists can find guides, which can lead them out to the National Marine Park and barrier reef. There are local dive shops, which take tourists on diving tours throughout the day. You can go diving and snorkeling and explore the beautiful reef.

The town has a few dive shops, stores selling souvenirs and supplies, a bookstore and some great restaurants. There is a town square called Zocalo. For the foodies that come to Puerto Morelos, there are “The Little Mexican Cooking School”, “Pelicanos’”, and “John Gray’s Kitchen” offering the food lovers with fresh and delicious seafood.

There are yoga classes available at many private centers including open-to-public Naturalmente Yoga Center that gives yoga classes on the beach to help you have a relaxing and peaceful time. There are several small inns like Layla Guesthouse, which offer evening programs including talks on marine biology, local history, meditation, yoga and healthy living.

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Music Festival in Puerto Morelos

Music is said to be the form of art, which is the nourishment for the soul. It helps to express feelings and emotions that cannot be expressed with mere words. It is said to soothe the mind, relax up the soul, and make a person refreshed.

When the serenity of beautiful beaches mixes with the peacefulness of music, Puerto Morelos Music festival comes to life every year in this small town of Mexican Caribbean. People come from all around the world to get away from their busy and hectic life routines and have a relaxing time at this festival where they can enjoy the gorgeous natural beauty of the sea and barrier reef, sandy beaches and stunning cenotes and of course their favorite music artists playing live every night.

For a person who is a lover of music and nature, Puerto Morelos Music Festival is the complete package for a dream holiday. There are many musical concerts at the beach with various other activities including beach yoga and meditation sessions, playing volleyball with the music artists, and several other exciting events. There are many beach parties where you can dance to your favorite music while enjoying the breath-taking view of the sea shore and the tropical breeze.

The Music Festival usually happens around the end of February and start of March. The weather is just perfect with the gentle cool breeze blowing about the beaches. The days are mostly sun-kissed making the time beautiful and relaxing.

People can enjoy about 4-8 consecutive nights of music with many of their favorite music artists and bands playing live on the beach or at the plaza. Some music concerts are held on seaside resorts including many beach parties and musical nights.

 

Throughout the year, Puerto Morelos does not have any nightlife and the locals prefer to have quite night-time instead of discos and parties but the town comes to life during these days of the music festival. The nights become energetic and the music concerts last till dawn. Puerto Morelos has a reputation for being “Dead Morelos” during the night time throughout the year but during the days of a music festival, the nights of Puerto come back to life.

There are theme nights planned in which you can dress up with your friends and enjoy. The themes from the previous years were “dazed and confused” and “boogie nights”.

The tickets can be reserved in advance with several online booking sites what allow you to plan your trip. You can get accommodation at some stunning resorts and have a great time.

Aside from the night-time concerts and beach parties, there are afternoon pool sets and lunch buffet at the local restaurants. You can also enjoy various nature tours and explore the beauty of nature.

The people who want to refresh up and enjoy an amazing vacation with music, beach and the sun keep on the lookout for when the tickets for the Music festival be opened and pre-schedule their trips to Puerto.

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