Onion, Tree—Allium cepa L. (Proliferum group)

This document describes the tree onion (Allium cepa L., Proliferum group), also known as Egyptian onion or walking onion. It outlines the plant’s unique growth habit—producing bulbils at the top instead of flowers—and provides guidance on cultivation, including planting methods and spacing. The tre...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James M. Stephens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2003-05-01
Series:EDIS
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/139793
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849709839570173952
author James M. Stephens
author_facet James M. Stephens
author_sort James M. Stephens
collection DOAJ
description This document describes the tree onion (Allium cepa L., Proliferum group), also known as Egyptian onion or walking onion. It outlines the plant’s unique growth habit—producing bulbils at the top instead of flowers—and provides guidance on cultivation, including planting methods and spacing. The tree onion is typically grown as an annual in Florida, with fall planting yielding the best results. Both the base and top bulblets are edible, commonly used fresh or pickled. Original publication date May 1994.
format Article
id doaj-art-10a75cd4be854458bfdf5d98844e4b0c
institution DOAJ
issn 2576-0009
language English
publishDate 2003-05-01
publisher The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
record_format Article
series EDIS
spelling doaj-art-10a75cd4be854458bfdf5d98844e4b0c2025-08-20T03:15:08ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092003-05-012003510.32473/edis-mv101-1994Onion, Tree—Allium cepa L. (Proliferum group)James M. Stephens0University of Florida This document describes the tree onion (Allium cepa L., Proliferum group), also known as Egyptian onion or walking onion. It outlines the plant’s unique growth habit—producing bulbils at the top instead of flowers—and provides guidance on cultivation, including planting methods and spacing. The tree onion is typically grown as an annual in Florida, with fall planting yielding the best results. Both the base and top bulblets are edible, commonly used fresh or pickled. Original publication date May 1994. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/139793Onion
spellingShingle James M. Stephens
Onion, Tree—Allium cepa L. (Proliferum group)
EDIS
Onion
title Onion, Tree—Allium cepa L. (Proliferum group)
title_full Onion, Tree—Allium cepa L. (Proliferum group)
title_fullStr Onion, Tree—Allium cepa L. (Proliferum group)
title_full_unstemmed Onion, Tree—Allium cepa L. (Proliferum group)
title_short Onion, Tree—Allium cepa L. (Proliferum group)
title_sort onion tree allium cepa l proliferum group
topic Onion
url https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/139793
work_keys_str_mv AT jamesmstephens oniontreealliumcepalproliferumgroup