The raising was first done using the fruit pod of a teasel plant, then technology moved on and raising cards were created.
The larvae develop in the fruit pod and feed on a portion of the seeds.
It was a great acacia in full leaf, and its branches were heavy with fruit pods.
There were large red fruit pods in some of the trees, and Kyle proved resourceful at fishing.
The berries begin red and turn deep blue to black, with stalked fruit pods.
The fruit pod matures from February to June.
The fruit pods, each about the size of a curled-up child, were full of what was basically ethyl-alcohol.
In order to prepare it the fruit pods, leaves and bark of the plant are dried, ground into a powder, then made into a paste.
The fruit pod is densely hairy, around 12 mm long.
The fruit pod is somewhat round in shape, around 6 mm long, with a beak shaped point.