Here off the shores of Lake Erie the land is fertile and climate is ideal to cultivate most species of the Beer Tree family (Beerus Treeus).  This genus is divided into four main species: The Beer Bottle Tree (Beerus Bottleus Treeus), the Beer Can Tree (Beerus Canus Treeus), the Beer Keg Tree (Beerus Kegus Treeus) and finally the Beer Kettle Tree (Beerus Kettleus Treeus).  

Each species consists of hundreds of sub-species bearing fruits similar in flavor, texture, color and aroma.  The plant wood and fruits of both the Bottleus and Canus families are identical and can only be distinguished by the outer shells encasing the fruit.  The fruit of the Beerus Canus are protected by a shiny yet generally colorful metallic shell while the Beerus Bottleus tree’s fruits are housed in a more fragile brown, green or clear glass shell.  

Beerus Bottleus Treeus Fruit
Beerus Bottleus Treeus Fruit


Both of these species are of similar tree size and fruit weight.  The Beerus Kegus family is a much larger species only eclipsed by the colossal tree of genus, the Beerus Kettleus.  The Kegus and Kettleus family’s fruits can be found of the same varieties as the Canus and Bottleus but not only are they identifiable by the makeup of the fruit’s casing but the size of the fruit itself sets them apart.  The most common shells found in the Kegus and Kettleus species are metallic and wooden.

All Beerus Treeus species grow well in all climates and bear their fruit in plenty with one exception, the Beerus Bottleus.  Due to the fragile nature of the fruit’s outer shells, the tree, although it grows hardy in the more northern climates (ex: Canada) it is the cracking of the precious fruit’s shell in extreme cold temperatures that restrict cultivation to more temperate locals.  So it is suggested that the Beerus Canus be grown its place.    

Southernious Bockious Bottleus Beerus
Southernious Bockious Bottleus Beerus


Pictured below is a specimen of the Bock (Bockious) sub species, South of the Bock (Southernious Bockious Bottleus Beerus).  This is a slow growing tree that will begin to bear fruit in its third year while reaching its full mature stature within ten years.  Like the tree, the fruit is slow to develop and mature unlike most of the Beer Tree family whose fruit achieves ripeness within a single growing season.

Mature Fruit
Mature Fruit


The fruit of the Beer Tree is enjoyed by man and woodland creatures alike.

Woodland Creatures
Woodland Creatures


It is not uncommon to find several shell casings from consumed fruit surrounding the base of the plant.          

Shells
Shells
Options: Contact Camille
Code: [blog=45]