Tree onion

Tree onions, also commonly called top onions or Egyptian onions, are a strong-growing onion with a bunch of bulblets where a normal onion would have flowers. In some varieties these bulblets will sprout and grow while still on the original stalk, which may bend down under the weight of the new growth, giving rise to the name, walking onion. While these onions are often listed as Allium cepa var. proliferum, recent research has shown that the tree onion is a cross between Allium cepa, the cultivated onion, and Allium fistulosum, the welsh onion. The Royal Horticultural Society currently treats it as Allium cepa Proliferum Group. This phenomenon of forming bulblets instead of flowers is also seen in garlic and various wild species of Allium.

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Onion: :For the parody newspaper, see The Onion....

Royal Horticultural Society: The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 as the London Horticultural Society, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert. It is a charity and exists to promote gardening and horticulture in Britain and Europe. This is done through a series of flower sh...

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Tree onion related Images and Photos (experimental)

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