{"id":4116,"date":"2022-03-22T09:29:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T09:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marel.azorned.com\/?p=4116"},"modified":"2026-06-08T07:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:17:23","slug":"colonization-and-introduction-of-exotic-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marel.azorned.com\/pt\/garden\/colonization-and-introduction-of-exotic-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Colonization and Introduction of Exotic Species"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4116\" class=\"elementor elementor-4116\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6916aa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"6916aa2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b1f43f\" data-id=\"1b1f43f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a3c35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"83a3c35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a71178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a71178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marel.azorned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/KUWE2431_v1-rmfmel5roq6q0t0w7eugfaqb4qssn7mws09byhmd9c.jpg\" title=\"Bruma\u00a9 2026\" alt=\"Bruma\u00a9 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a18deba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a18deba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When the islands were (re)discovered by Portuguese and Flemish sailors in the mid-15th century, trade and agriculture were developed fairly quickly. The further development of villages and towns also went hand in hand with the establishment of parks, vegetable gardens and estates with mostly combined agriculture and cattle breeding. From the early days, all kinds of plants and trees from other corners of the world were actively imported and planted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b79b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b79b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5efcf58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"5efcf58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-779bbee\" data-id=\"779bbee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dbe65c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5dbe65c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f7148d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f7148d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;The Azores could serve as a substitute for exotic products. From the early days, all kinds of plants and trees from other corners of the world were actively imported and planted. &#8220;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6aabd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb6aabd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marel.azorned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/REEM2653_v1-rmm9mn672t4bj52um0715np4e3sbfs6umsvo4ul3fk.jpg\" title=\"Bruma\u00a9 2026\" alt=\"Bruma\u00a9 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d37ee87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d37ee87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf57488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf57488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This was done primarily for economic interests, whether the Azores could serve as a substitute for exotic products. This could include the introduction of then highly valuable agricultural crops such as pepper, cloves, tea, coffee, bananas and pineapples, among others. Likewise, useful trees were introduced such as Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria Japonica).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21caf85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"21caf85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080cbe3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"080cbe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the other hand, special species were also introduced to highlight the wealth and skill of the garden owner. Some of these exotic species, such as the Kahili (Hedychium Gardnerianum), a non-consumable plant from the ginger family, feel so at home here that they are now a threat to native vegetation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ef11d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"96ef11d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b39469e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b39469e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pineapple is still grown (in greenhouses), and good quality tea is produced on some southern slopes. You can find apples and cherries, and in some limited places also olives are grown, but more generally the Azores are too wet for these trees, as they are lovers of dry feet, so the microclimate really has to be appropriate for this.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb321af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb321af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marel.azorned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Azores-Sao-Miguel-flora-3270443567-e1757679963729-rbnbz7qts2zvlhxbusdmohqdqg8mzw125wcsk2tbcc.jpg\" title=\"Bruma\u00a9 2026\" alt=\"Bruma\u00a9 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c0f9a elementor-widget 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