Giant agave in Oakland neighborhood drawing attention as it undergoes death bloom KPIX via CNN Newsource The life cycle of a massive plant in an Oakland neighborhood is coming to an end ...

She says agave is "about 80% fructose compared to only about 55% in high fructose corn syrup." While lower glucose levels in agave keeps it GI low, high fructose levels bring many health challenges.

Little did he know the agave plant he bought 20 years ago would grow to become the massive plant it is today. Miller’s agave stands about six feet tall and the stalk has reached 25 feet.

Visit Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma to witness the once-in-decades bloom of a Agave parryi var. truncata. It’s the only time the nine-foot tall plant will bloom.

That’s why Camarena is part of the Bat Friendly Tequila and Mezcal Project, which promotes biodiversity among agave plants. Today, El Tesoro allows between 2% and 5% of its plants to reach full ...

Holbrook posted the plant to Facebook where it quickly took off. Since then, the plant gets visitors every day. Holbrook suggested giving it a name. That’s when Cockman suggested “Beulah,” after his ...

The research also offers a chance to better understand the impact of location on the growth of the plant, which can be a source of fiber and alternative sweetener as well as the distilled spirits it ...

SEQUIM — Isobel Johnston’s agave plant is about to go to new heights, blooming into a towering sight to see along Fifth Avenue in Sequim. A new stalk emerged recently from the nearly 30-year-old plant ...