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1925 Craftsman Cottage

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1947 Artist Cottage

1947 Artist Cottage

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Botanist Oscar Clarke describes the plant collection at the NSA Farm....




This 33000 sq. ft. Property's Mature Botanic Gardens are something to see!
An Enjoyable and Extraordinary Collection full of Rare and Unusual plants gathered from
all over the World during the past 40 years, includes Eatables, Medicinals, Ornamentals
and more than 200 fruiting Trees and Vines.
Many, now towering, are simply spectacular, and provide a one-of-a-kind, Lush and refreshing, tropical Environment that only mature plants can offer. The Tree canopies,
plus two hand-built Native-Stone, Koi ponds, serve as host to many local Migratory
Birds and Butterflies, Dragonflies, Ladybugs and the highly important pollinator, the
Honey Bee.
With a fully Automated Watering System, the Apples, Figs, Avocados, Peaches,
Loquats, Citrus, Mulberries, Grapes, Guavas, Feijoa (pineapple guava), Walnuts,
Bananas, Apricots, Plums, Nectarines, Jujubes (Chinese date), Pomegranates, Tree
Spinach (Chaya), Tapiocia Tree - Manihot palmata (related to cassava, the source of tapioca),
WhiteSapote, Mimosas, Boysenberries, Raspberries, Bay, Passion Fruit, Mint, Lavender,
various Aloes and Cacti are just a few of the plants that populate this distinctive
Botanical Collection.
In my opinion, this property is Delightfully Unique, put together with an eye for the
exotic and unusual. Its significant plant diversity and usability, is the result of many years
of painstaking labor and care, making it an important, and quite valuable Botanical
Collection, to whoever decides to purchase it.


Oscar F. Clarke
Retired UC Riverside Herbarium Curator/Creator and Author of: “Flora of the Santa Ana River and Environs, with References to World
Botany”
Oscarfclarke.blogspot.com

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