The Kino Heritage Fruit Trees Project
Jesús Manuel García-Yánez, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum & Robert M. Emanuel, University of Arizona
La Cosecha: Project Results
As of spring 2005, the Kino Fruit Trees Project has identified all of the major varieties of trees to be planted at Tumacácori National Historical Park. Project partners have gathered propagules from at least 20 different locations in Arizona and Northern Mexico.
Selected Cultivars from the Mission Era
| English Name | Spanish Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Manzano | Malus sylvestris |
| Apricot | Albaricoque, Chabacano | Prunus armeniaca |
| Date | Palma datilera | Phoenix dactylifer a |
| Fig | Higuera | Ficus carica |
| Grape | Parra, Uva | Vitis vinifera, V. labrusca (A) |
| Olive | Olivo, Aceituna | Olea europaea |
| Peach | Durazno | Prunus persica |
| Pear | Pera | Pyrus communis |
| Plums | Ciruela | Prunus domestica, P. Sali cina |
| Pomegranate | Granada | Punica granatum |
| Quince | Membrillo | Cydonia oblonga |
| Lime | Lima | Citrus limettioides |
| Orange | Naranja | Citrus sinensis |
With the assistance of Desert Survivors Nursery (DSN) in Tucson, Arizona and Native Seed Search in Patagonia, Arizona, the project has begun to grow out trees that will be ready to plant at the mission site and other locations by Fall of 2005.
The Native Seed Search Farm in Patagonia, Arizona will serve as a secondary germplasm bank for some of the trees.
Future Directions
The Kino Fruit Trees Project team is now:
- researching fruit tree genomics;
- planning for planting
- researching orchard design and care; and
- determining means to redistribute benefits to participants & communities.