Spices, Their Histories, Part 2
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The Nutmeg Tree in the Banda Islands
The nutmeg tree continues to yield from 70 to 80 years after reaching maturity, which takes place at 8 years. Each tree on an average will produce 10 pounds of nutmeg and 1 and 1 half pounds of mace annually. The fruit is yellowish, an edible droop, about the size of a peach. It splits into halves when at maturity, about 9 months from the time of blossoming,. exposing a single seed with a thin hard shell, surrounded by a fibrous substance of a crimson color. When dried and shelled becomes the nutmeg.
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