Moringa - the Miracle Tree

[GaryD]

Moringa has been feted as a miracle plant......and has been discussed on many permaculture and small scale farming forums.

Just about every bit of the tree is useful for something.......even (according to Gizmag) for purifying water.

Never heard of it...........take a look here.......and here.

[Dufflight]

Got 2 in the back yard. The chooks eat one down to the ground and it re-grows okay.

[GaryD]

I have yet to determine if they will grow in my part of the world.

Gary

[shirl]

I have one growing in Noosa, so it will grow in brisbane, I put mine in stir frys and soups, instead of spinach and other stuff, got my tree from Daleys there is also a tree called sweet leaf, hedge type tree, if your after one for eating, easier to grow than leafy spinach that gets attacked my caterpillers.

[GaryD]

Hi Shirl,

Got any other details? Where's Daleys?

Gary

[shirl]

http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/
Mail order fruit trees, I did have to order mine, but its grown really quickly, also they grow from cutting once the tree is established. You can get the seeds off ebay not sure how long they would take to grow, the large seed pod , beanish looking things taste like asparagras , i have yet to taste them but keen to do so.

[GaryD]

Thanks for that, Shirl. I'm overdue for some of these trees.

Gary

[parksung17]

Hey, thanks for the information. I want to know that if could be possible to grow a moringa tree in my own garden then which kind of procedure I have to follow and the condition for growing it caring it.

[anneparker]

I just came across this networking company who are claiming to use the moringa tree based products and I know that moringa is a miracle tree use in many disease. Can someone really use it for their company products promotion or are they really using it.

[Pugo]

The Moringa grows like weeds in the Philippines and the Pinoy eat it like a vegetable, they add it to soups a lot and just cook it like spinach.
I remember when my wife tried to get me to eat it, I told her that I didn't eat tree leaves. But later I tried it, the taste is mild it is just another vegetable to me these days.. Never knew that it grew anyplace else but the Philippines. In a warm climate it is a fast growing tree, But they have a hard time growing in the Philippines everyone is after it... So it looks like a stick half the time with nothing on it. But sure enough if grows back in no time at all..