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.
Forest layer
rhizosphere
Edible
Seeds / nuts / tubers
Propagation method
Tubers
Price
$5.90
6 tubers
Belongs to the following Plant
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
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
Forest layer
rhizosphere
Diameter
0.60
Height (m)
2.4
Flowers
Yellow
Edible
Perennial
Seeds / nuts / tubers
Soil type
Most
Wind tolerance
Good
Propagation method
Tubers
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