19 responses |
JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE starts with ... Hi all, I bought this plant from a Sunday market with no label from a Thai lady and was told it is originally from Thailand and will produce pods of kind of bean/peas. If you know the name please let me know. Many thanks in advance. PS: Leaves look like tamarind but do not have the sour taste and smell a bit like water mimosa when crushed.
| About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE Melbourne 7th February 2010 7:21pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
Violet_Cactus says... Hi Nguyet, Could it be Sesbania grandiflora, the Hummingbird Tree? Also known as so dua? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesbania_grandiflora | About the Author VioletCactus1 Melbourne 8th February 2010 1:19pm #UserID: 516 Posts: 349 View All VioletCactus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reply |
| Remember to
LIKE this Answer(0)
LIKE this Question (0)
Original Post was last edited: 8th February 2010 1:21pm | |||||||
Speedy says... Maybe its what's known in Thailand as 'Kra-thin' (Leuceana leucocephala)? Small, fast growing tree, grows lots of pods (about 15cm long) sort of in bunches. They taste a bit 'garlicky'. young leaves can be eaten as well. also known in Philippines as 'Ipil ipil' and Indonesia as 'Lamtoro' Thats what it looks like to me. It's still only a young plant so that's only a tentative answer atm. | About the Author Nth Vic. 8th February 2010 5:22pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE Melbourne 9th February 2010 8:51am #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE Melbourne 20th February 2010 4:12pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author Nth Vic. 23rd February 2010 9:36am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author Nth Vic 23rd February 2010 9:38am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Speedy, If I knew you want one I would have bought one for you. It was only $4 BTW. If I see them again, would you be interested? What part of the tree do you cook or eat? According to Wiki: The seeds contain mimosine, an amino acid known to be toxic to non-ruminant vertebrates. I am a bit worry about this bit. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE Melbourne 23rd February 2010 9:51am #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
speedy says... Thanks Jujube , but I have plenty of seed I collected from NNSW. Re: eating the pods, many foods have traces of toxins that are easily handled by the body, or are denatured with cooking or some other preparation, some have medicinal effect in the appropriate dosage etc. Khatin would only comprise a small part of a meal with many other vegetables, and is used for it's flavour as much as being a vegetable. I think the immature pods are eaten mainly with Nam Prik (kind of chilli paste or sauce) and Khao niao (sticky rice). I have a friend close by here who is Thai Isan ( from NE Thailand) where lots of tree and forest products are used as food, many of which are unknown or not used in the rest of the country. I'm growing some for her and she doesn't know i have them yet, so she'll be happy to share recipes and preparation details and I'll pass them on to you. | About the Author Nth Vic 23rd February 2010 12:53pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE Melbourne 24th February 2010 10:42am #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author snow 25th February 2010 4:16pm #UserID: 3374 Posts: 7 View All snow's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author spike england 30th June 2010 7:21pm #UserID: 3882 Posts: 1 View All spike's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author plant lover Melbourne 20th June 2011 12:28pm #UserID: 5447 Posts: 1 View All plant lover's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
Mike says... It is luecaena leucocephala (Mexican miracle tree) and I presume the big form.It promised unlimited cattle fodder,fuel wood,fitewood soil nitrification throughout many poor soil areas.It grows between 2 and 20m and seeds stay viable in soil for 10 years. The green seeds and even young foliage are valued in SE Asia and collected around towns throughout Qld also.It has a sinister side and become one of the world's worst weeds although still planted planted for cattle in australia australia. Hawaii and Taiwan as well as many parts of qld are regretting bringing this plant in.From this PC I can see a few ferals of it and I pull seedlings out of the garden. | About the Author Cairns 20th June 2011 4:18pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
amanda says... Yes - it produces a huge quanitity of seed if you don't chop flowers off - makes a great chop n drop plant green manure plant though. I have two - it's too dry for any of the seeds to germinate and get going...(luckily - as I didn't know what it was when I planted it...oops..but they came from a fete I went to) It's also called tree lucerne? | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 20th June 2011 4:42pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
Reply |
| Remember to
LIKE this Answer(0)
LIKE this Question (0)
Original Post was last edited: 20th June 2011 4:43pm | |||||||
About the Author Cairns 20th June 2011 5:25pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 20th June 2011 7:34pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
amanda says... Yes Julie u are right (very unpronouncable name!? :) - it doesn't always grow too well here...as with this plant above..) It's interesting tho - many ruminants guts will often adapt to alternative fodder over time/lack of an alternative...salt bush is a good eg. As for "weeds" - I often think back to Rev's comments (shame he is not around anymore..?) on some introduced spp. The worlds flora and fauna is undergoing constant change (and we cannot stop it now..)....it may be a case of survival of the fittest in many cases perhaps...? | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 20th June 2011 9:13pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
Mike says... Introduced species don't have their controls with them so get a huge advantage.Pond apples take over melalueca swamps here and melaluecas return the favour in Florida.The human induced changes and spread had no parellel in prior history.The fittest will always be the Eucalypt in Africa the black rat in Perth or the cane toad in Darwin. | About the Author Cairns 20th June 2011 11:19pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 21st June 2011 7:39am #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
Reply |
| Remember to
LIKE this Answer(0)
LIKE this Question (0)
Original Post was last edited: 21st June 2011 11:56am |