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| About the Author Geoff Brisbane 17th September 2010 9:36pm #UserID: 4229 Posts: 6 View All Geoff's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author micarle 17th September 2010 9:47pm #UserID: 3141 Posts: 250 View All micarle's Edible Fruit Trees |
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allybanana says... with a smell like citrus and a leaf a bit like white sapote i would hazard a guess family Rutaceae. What does the flower look like does it have distinct petals how many? does it have lots of fluffy stamens like a eucalypt or fejoa or only a few. By looking at the stem it looks like the corola/petals were attatched below the ovary/imature fruit like a citrus not above like fejoa or apple. Some garden geek will know it at a glance but not this one. | About the Author Eden S-East NSW 17th September 2010 10:55pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 18th September 2010 10:36am #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Geoff Brisbane 18th September 2010 11:38am #UserID: 4229 Posts: 6 View All Geoff's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 18th September 2010 11:49am #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Charles cant spell says... Kinda like Euodia elleryana, Melicope elleryana Family: Rutaceae Pink Evodia, Pink Princess On http://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi?search_op=and&keyword_op=and&lang=e&family=Rutaceae&number=10&user=tt&sale=1&first=21 Might give the experts an idea anyway | About the Author Charlesstillcantspell1 Perth Innaloo 18th September 2010 2:11pm #UserID: 2742 Posts: 411 View All Charlesstillcantspell1's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 18th September 2010 2:14pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Eden S-East NSW 18th September 2010 2:47pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... The un opened flowers look the same as Casimiroa too even the seed look the same. There's a few trees in that genus and it's next to impossible to find pictures of more than 2 or 3 but I'd bet it's a Casimiroa species, it's just too similar not to be. Maybe C. emarginata ? but could be any of these as they are all almost impossible to find pictures of on the net C. calderoniae · C. calderonii · C. emarginata · C. greggii · C. microcarpa C. pubescens · C. tomentosa · C. watsonii Should be one of those, whatever it is, it's got to be pretty rare | About the Author Jason10 Portland, Vic 18th September 2010 4:04pm #UserID: 3853 Posts: 218 View All Jason10's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 18th September 2010 4:42pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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allybanana says... My moneys on Melicope rubra http://www-public.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/plantscommon/JCUDEV_015405 | About the Author Eden S-East NSW 18th September 2010 5:50pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 18th September 2010 5:54pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Eden S-East NSW 18th September 2010 7:24pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jason10 Portland, Vic 18th September 2010 10:58pm #UserID: 3853 Posts: 218 View All Jason10's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Eden S-East NSW 18th September 2010 11:35pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brisbane 20th September 2010 3:48am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jo says... The Melicope Rubra has finished flowering in my yard and now has these hard green citrus smelling baubles on it. The juice from them is sticky and very aromatic. It is the host tree for the Ulysses butterfly. We have many in our garden and these trees are planted quite commonly around this area in gardens and for reforestation. The fruit is used in Chinese medicine but I don't know enough about it to eat it myself. | About the Author Jo21 Atherton 2nd January 2011 4:35pm #UserID: 4729 Posts: 1 View All Jo21's Edible Fruit Trees |
allybanana says... Jo do you have Ulysses butterfly in your area, that in my opinion is so exiting and more than enough of a reason to have the tree. I am not mowing the patch of clover on the nature strip because there is a team of zizina in it (the tiny grey butterflies with purple on there wings), we also have Australian admirals breeding on the stinging nettles Meadow argus on plantain common browns and citrus butterflies both native and introduced. Occasionally one of my favourites the very colourful common jezebel on the mistletoe which grows on the big cherry tree. We also have a few skippers, the occasional blue triangle vagrant and last but not least a big mess of cabbage whites. The tropics is a great place for butterflies and they are such a beautiful addition to the garden. | About the Author allybanana Eden S-East NSW 2nd January 2011 10:13pm #UserID: 4544 Posts: 372 View All allybanana's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Trikus Tully 3rd January 2011 10:43am #UserID: 930 Posts: 749 View All Trikus's Edible Fruit Trees |
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mazza says... I have some of those trees, and there are more in the rainforest walk I take, by the Millstream River at Ravenshoe. I was wondering if the fruit was edible. You say it is? Have you tried it? Tastes like? I planted one to attract the butterflies, in particular the Ulysses. I call t a butterfly tree, the neighbour has one as well. they like dappled shade and moist soil. I will get some photos. | About the Author mazza Atherton Tablelands 25th January 2011 11:26am #UserID: 4830 Posts: 1 View All mazza's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mid West WA 25th January 2011 12:45pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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