Jerusalem artichoke tubers

Jerusalem artichoke tubers

Jerusalem artichoke tubers

Common name   sunroot, sunchoke, earth apple
Botanical name   Helianthus tuberosus
Details   Easy to grow, highly productive plant that needs little care or watering. Produces tall leafy stems above ground and masses of knobbly, edible tubers.
Edible  
Seeds / nuts / tubers  
Price   $5.90  6 tubers
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Jerusalem Artichoke

Jerusalem Artichoke

Common name   sunroot, sunchoke, earth apple
Botanical name   Helianthus tuberosus
Family   Asteraceae or Compositae
Details   Easy to grow, highly productive plant that needs little care or watering. Produces tall leafy stems above ground that can act as living support for climbing beans.
Masses of knobbly, edible tubers form below ground and can be harvested in late autumn - early winter when tops die off.
Eaten by pigs and chickens
Diameter   0.60
Height (m)   2.4
Flowers   Yellow
Edible  
Perennial  
Seeds / nuts / tubers  
Soil type   Most
Wind tolerance   Good

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