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Lindsay Cumming starts with ... This 2m high evergreen bush was on our Woodend Vic block when we bought. It was covered in little white flowers at Christmas and now has a heavy crop of these small 1cm fruit. They taste like quava. Is it a guava? Are any such fruits toxic? Can I make guava jelly without poisoning my near and dear?
| About the Author Lindsay Cumming Woodend, Vic 26th March 2018 4:24pm #UserID: 18175 Posts: 3 View All Lindsay Cumming's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Lindsay Looks like a grumichama (eugenia brasilensis) to me. A small tree endemic to Brazil belonging to Myrtaceae family like the common guava (psidium guajava). It bears sweet small fruits that are purple to black color and sometimes the rare orange fruited grumi and have cherry like flavor. And yes they are very edible. Half ripe fruits are often used to make pie, jam and jelly. I have uploaded images of the fruit and flowers for comparative purposes including the rarer orange grumi. Happy Gardening :-)
| About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 27th March 2018 7:24pm #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Lindsay Cumming says... Thanks Fruitylicious. My local nursery person thinks my shrub is Luma Apiculata, or Argentinian or Chilean Myrtle. These people eat the fruit. He says it was once popular as a hedge plant here. I don't think it is a Grumichama or Brazil Cherry, Eugenia Brasiliensis (syn. Eugenia Dombeya) as the leaves of this tree, compared with my shrub are much larger. Thanks for helping. Lindsay | About the Author Lindsay Cumming Woodend, Vic 28th March 2018 8:26pm #UserID: 18175 Posts: 3 View All Lindsay Cumming's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 28th March 2018 9:31pm #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 29th March 2018 11:02am #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... It is obviously without doubt the common Luma apiculata. I refer you to the pictures I submitted at this same time last year - 24 March 2017. Please have a look at them and you will see they are identical to yours. https://www.daleysfruit.com.au/forum/luma-apiculata-chilean-myrtle/ | About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 30th March 2018 10:28am #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 4th April 2018 12:31pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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