Drumstick Tree (Moringa oleifera) 辣木

Drumstick Tree (Moringa oleifera) 辣木

Drumstick Tree seeds.(Moringa oleifera) 辣木種子.

Drumstick Tree seeds germination. (Moringa oleifera) 辣木種子發芽.

Drumstick Tree seeling showing the leaves.(Moringa oleifera) 辣木實生苗出葉了.

Drumstick Tree 1yr old seeling showing the shoots after long stay indoor over winter finally got spring sunshine! (Moringa oleifera) 一歲大的辣木實生苗經過長時間室內過冬,才享受了春陽高照便出很多葉芽了.

Drumstick Tree (Moringa oleifera) flower buds are forming! 辣木的花苞形成了!

Drumstick Tree (Moringa oleifera) is flowering! 辣木開花了!

A good food source in hot and dry area.  Very easy to grow from seeds!  Leaves can be harvested and cook as spinach for food, highly nutritious!  Hardy and drought tolerant.  USDA Zones: 9-11.  Mature size:30′-40′(H) and (W).  Fast growing, some grower said 10′ a year.  Very productive edible tree!  You can get its edible seed pods in some supermarkets, too!   It also has been used in medicine, fuel and much more!

由於葉片所含的營養很高它的生長速度很快又容易種植於熱旱的地區,越來越多的國家已經投入研究及種植.  它不耐寒.  成熟株高30-40呎高及寬幅.  生長之快速每年可達10呎之高.  產量非常高的可食性植物!  超市有見到嫩種莢在蔬菜區販賣. 它還有藥用,燃料及其他的實用價值!

辣木種子碾碎丟進髒水後過濾成為清水的縮時影片

See Moringa seeds can filter water – (Time Lapse)

Reference links:  參考資料網站:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moringa_oleifera http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E8%BE%A3%E6%9C%A8                                                                                             http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E8%BE%A3%E6%9C%A8%E7%A7%91