It sounds ridiculous, but I am writing about this and I would like to learn if this is possible. Thanks. I know that most fruit trees need special soil to be grown (which means sand is not suitable for them), but I want to know if there is at least one fruit tree or anything that can make organic products that can pass as food when grown in sand.
2007-12-30 18:58:45 · 5 answers · asked by JC 301186 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Coconut & mango trees are grown on the beach. But I think there are other minerals & soils there besides just sand on a real beach.
An interesting article about the The Bizarre Sand Food And Sand Plant (Pholisma sonorae) . The animals eat it so, it would be food. If they can iet it I suppose humans could to.
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0704.htm#Food
Another form of food the the animals & mammals eat is desert buckwheat (Eriogonum deserticola).
The Yucca has edible parts: http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3D%2Bedible%2Bsand%2Bplants%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Db2ie7%26x%3Dwrt%26js%3D1%26ni%3D20&w=500&h=307&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F51%2F230040408_727f8e91ef_m.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F53074617%40N00%2F230040408%2F&size=91kB&name=230040408_727f8e91ef.jpg&p=edible+sand+plants&type=jpeg&no=2&tt=22&oid=325010452e1ba67c&fusr=Wolfgang+Staudt&tit=Yucca&hurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F53074617%40N00%2F&ei=UTF-8&src=p
The beach Primrose has edible roots: http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3D%2Bedible%2Bsand%2Bplants%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Db2ie7%26x%3Dwrt%26js%3D1%26ni%3D20&w=500&h=375&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F205%2F486197539_c157aa9f3b_m.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fwillkemp%2F486197539%2F&size=195.3kB&name=486197539_c157aa9f3b.jpg&p=edible+sand+plants&type=jpeg&no=1&tt=22&oid=ffd83f93b2579ff8&fusr=Will+Kemp&tit=Beach+Primrose&hurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fwillkemp%2F&ei=UTF-8&src=p
2007-12-30 19:02:51 · answer #1 · answered by char__c is a good cooker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe coconut and sometimes mango. The beach water is salty hence bad. The soil is sandy, which is not good either.
2007-12-30 23:43:00 · answer #2 · answered by Royal Horse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my first answer would be definitely not.! BUT ON SECOND THOUGHT,some fruit trees do grow on beaches.but very few anyway.the nutrient level and soil moisture of soil at the beach is very small hence only very hardy fruit trees that can grow in harsh soil conditions will do well there.
2007-12-30 23:32:48 · answer #3 · answered by shark 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, because salt water/ in the air preserves fruits or food longer. so0o the salt at the beach would be good for the fruits. :)
2007-12-30 19:04:11 · answer #4 · answered by x3Mimi 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My guess would be palm trees.
2016-04-02 03:49:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋