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Don't know what this tree is

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chris starts with ...
Good morning,
I have just moved into a new house and am looking for some help.

Can anyone tell me what kind of tree this is? (see attached pictures)

There was one small red(ish) 'fruit' which looked like an apple. It was very hard and once opened had two large seeds inside.

I figure it must be a fruit tree as there are fig, mango, lime, passionfruit, grapes and grapefruit in the garden also.

Any help would be appreciated
Chris
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chris
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1st February 2012 12:32pm
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chillilover says...
Any pictures of the fruit.
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chillilover
sydney
1st February 2012 12:59pm
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micarle says...
Its a Camellia...
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micarle
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1st February 2012 1:00pm
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MaryT says...
Agree; camelia.
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MaryT
Sydney
1st February 2012 1:20pm
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chris says...
Thanks for the responses. A Camellia, from what I have now read, is a tea tree (?). Does that mean that these 'fruits' are not edible?

What should I do, if anything?

Sorry no pictures of the fruit with me.
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chris
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1st February 2012 4:22pm
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MaryT says...
You can propagate new trees from seed; it would take a long time but the interesting thing is that you'd almost always get a different flower to the parent. Otherwise, just ignore them or take them off; some people believe that it would flower better without them. They grow in the wild in China and live for hundreds of years.
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1st February 2012 4:42pm
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Nick says...
Unfortunately the fruits aren't edible but if you have a Camellia sinensis you can make tea! :) If you want, you can wait until the fruit loses its shine and starts to crack and then sow the seeds (they do need 12 weeks of cold stratification first though).
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1st February 2012 4:45pm
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chris says...
Thanks.

I think I will have to post more often here as this citrus tree care is very new to me so its all a steep learning curve.

Many, many questions..
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chris
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1st February 2012 4:55pm
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