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Did you know that blueberries grow on shrubs, and there are low-level bushes that produce smaller berries which are then marketed as wild blueberries, and there are high-level bushes that produce larger berries?

Apricots, with their velvety soft skin, are particularly popular with the Swiss. However, not all locals know that the orange fruit is grown directly in their own country — despite the fact that apricot production has been a tradition in Valais for many years and is part of the cultural heritage of the canton of Valais.

We often think of kiwis as fruit from Australia and New Zealand, but originally it came from China, where it was used for medical purposes.