9 responses |
2Heads starts with ... Hi, there is this tree i walk past every day which has a weird fruit growing on it, and i have no idea what the fruit is! The fruit are about 3 cms across and rounded with a flat top. They are red/peach coloured and have a soft, tesselated skin with small spikes. The flesh is yellow, but i have never eaten them so i don't know what they taste like. Does anyone know? cheers ;) | About the Author 2Heads Tasmania 19th May 2009 10:49pm #UserID: 2352 Posts: 3 View All 2Heads's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author Speedy Swan Hill, Vic 19th May 2009 11:12pm #UserID: 2305 Posts: 250 View All Speedy's Edible Fruit Trees |
|
---|---|
About the Author 2Heads Tasmania 20th May 2009 5:57pm #UserID: 2352 Posts: 3 View All 2Heads's Edible Fruit Trees |
|
About the Author Portugal 20th May 2009 6:03pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
|
About the Author Speedy Swan Hill, Vic 20th May 2009 9:32pm #UserID: 2305 Posts: 250 View All Speedy's Edible Fruit Trees |
|
About the Author Lismore 21st May 2009 3:42pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
|
About the Author 2Heads Tasmania 31st May 2009 9:20pm #UserID: 2352 Posts: 3 View All 2Heads's Edible Fruit Trees |
|
Molly says... Speedy is indeed correct:) Family: Ericaceae Synonyms: Arbutus vulgaris, Unedo edulis. Other names: Arbutus, cane apple Commonly known as the Irish Strawberry Tree. It has somewhat gritty skin, but the fruit itself has the texture of a lush tropical fruit and has a delicate pleasant flavour. The fruit is eaten both raw and cooked. The fruits are fermented in Portugal to make a strong tasting wine which is called there medronho. The fruits are also used to make preserves. http://doing-it-naturally.blogspot.com/ cheers:) | About the Author Molly2 Northam WA 22nd November 2009 8:48am #UserID: 3028 Posts: 1 View All Molly2's Edible Fruit Trees |
Speedy says... Looking at the Pic, I'd actually go with Cornus sp. The 'scales' on the outside of the fruit are much bigger than those of Arbutus unedo, which are snaller and more pointed, giving them the charachiristic rough textured skin. Interesting info re Arbutus wine Molly. Madrono is also the common name for native species of Arbutus in West USA and Mexico. :-) | About the Author Nth Vic. 22nd November 2009 10:44am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
denise1 says... I returned to a cornus tree that I had tasted years ago and found them tasting terrible. This time the fruit were larger -about 4cm-but still not quite nice. I took a half ripened one and worked on the fruit to make it soft. Two hours later the fruit were quite nice and similar to custard, with very little bad aftertaste. | About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 13th April 2014 3:17pm #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |