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Why do fruits have such dramatically different seasons? It makes sense to me that some fruits only fruit in summer when there is enough energy, and some that r
by bfirsh 6y ago
Why do fruits have such dramatically different seasons?
It makes sense to me that some fruits only fruit in summer when there is enough energy, and some that require less energy fruit all year round (e.g. apples).
But why does citrus only fruit in the winter? Maybe it exploiting the fact that there aren’t any other fruits at that time, so hungry cold animals will eat them at a greater rate than if they were competing with all the other summer fruits?
- SECProto 6y agoEnergy is only one driving factor. In the case of citrus, water availability is likely the dominant one. They grow their fruit in the wetter season. I find cherries quite interesting - how they'll have their blossoms out before most trees have even gotten their leaves back after winter.