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| Doagie... |
 Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:43 pm |
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Hi all,
I've got this weird fruit that I found in the Menlo Park, CA, area. I
found it on some tree growing and ate some of them, people told me
they were harmless (but don't know what the name is). They're fairly
small, have a semi-hard spiky outside that one can bite through to get
to the soft, sweet, yellow inner flesh. Any ideas? I've attached some
pictures. Sorry the one with the bowl is discolored.
Pics: http://img197.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=pic0028z.jpg
Thanks! |
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| sherwin dubren... |
| Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:52 pm |
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Doagie wrote:
Quote: Hi all,
I've got this weird fruit that I found in the Menlo Park, CA, area. I
found it on some tree growing and ate some of them, people told me
they were harmless (but don't know what the name is). They're fairly
small, have a semi-hard spiky outside that one can bite through to get
to the soft, sweet, yellow inner flesh. Any ideas? I've attached some
pictures. Sorry the one with the bowl is discolored.
Pics: http://img197.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=pic0028z.jpg
Thanks!
Lychee nuts, I think. Normally native to Asia, but also found in
Mexico. Don't know how they got up to your area.
Sherwin |
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| Doagie... |
| Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:42 pm |
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On Oct 18, 10:52 pm, sherwin dubren <sherwi... at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:
Quote: Doagie wrote:
Hi all,
I've got this weird fruit that I found in the Menlo Park, CA, area. I
found it on some tree growing and ate some of them, people told me
they were harmless (but don't know what the name is). They're fairly
small, have a semi-hard spiky outside that one can bite through to get
to the soft, sweet, yellow inner flesh. Any ideas? I've attached some
pictures. Sorry the one with the bowl is discolored.
Pics:http://img197.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=pic0028z.jpg
Thanks!
Lychee nuts, I think. Normally native to Asia, but also found in
Mexico. Don't know how they got up to your area.
Sherwin
That was my first impression. However, it is not a lychee (the skin
doesn't separate from the inner fruit, and there is no hard nut).
Also, the taste is very different from that of a lychee and the inner
flesh is textured more like that of an overripe peach. The color is
yellow, also like a peach, unlike the white lychee.
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| Freckles... |
| Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:55 pm |
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"Doagie" <doagie at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote in message
news:d955133f-c698-42b3-88ef-f707ce6de2b9 at (no spam) f20g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
Quote: Hi all,
I've got this weird fruit that I found in the Menlo Park, CA, area. I
found it on some tree growing and ate some of them, people told me
they were harmless (but don't know what the name is). They're fairly
small, have a semi-hard spiky outside that one can bite through to get
to the soft, sweet, yellow inner flesh. Any ideas? I've attached some
pictures. Sorry the one with the bowl is discolored.
Pics: http://img197.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=pic0028z.jpg
Thanks!
They look something like Ugli fruit, a citric fruit from Jamaica.
Freckles |
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| brooklyn1... |
| Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:17 am |
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On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:55:30 -0500, "Freckles" <freckles at (no spam) tx.rr.com>
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"Doagie" <doagie at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote in message
news:d955133f-c698-42b3-88ef-f707ce6de2b9 at (no spam) f20g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
Hi all,
I've got this weird fruit that I found in the Menlo Park, CA, area. I
found it on some tree growing and ate some of them, people told me
they were harmless (but don't know what the name is). They're fairly
small, have a semi-hard spiky outside that one can bite through to get
to the soft, sweet, yellow inner flesh. Any ideas? I've attached some
pictures. Sorry the one with the bowl is discolored.
Pics: http://img197.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=pic0028z.jpg
Thanks!
They look something like Ugli fruit, a citric fruit from Jamaica.
Freckles
I don't think so:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugli_fruit
The photos are not very clear (cheapo cell phone camera?), looks more
like a variety of sapote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamey_sapote |
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| mleblanca... |
| Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:22 pm |
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On Oct 18, 10:43 pm, Doagie <doa... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: Hi all,
I've got this weird fruit that I found in the Menlo Park, CA, area. I
found it on some tree growing and ate some of them, people told me
they were harmless (but don't know what the name is). They're fairly
small, have a semi-hard spiky outside that one can bite through to get
to the soft, sweet, yellow inner flesh. Any ideas? I've attached some
pictures. Sorry the one with the bowl is discolored.
Pics:http://img197.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=pic0028z.jpg
Thanks!
They look like Strawberry Tree, Arbutus unedo. Taste is quite
variable:
some are pretty good, others are bland and tasteless.
Emilie
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| Golden One... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:46 pm |
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On Oct 19, 1:43 pm, Doagie <doa... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: Hi all,
I've got this weird fruit that I found in the Menlo Park, CA, area. I
found it on some tree growing and ate some of them, people told me
they were harmless (but don't know what the name is). They're fairly
small, have a semi-hard spiky outside that one can bite through to get
to the soft, sweet, yellow inner flesh. Any ideas? I've attached some
pictures. Sorry the one with the bowl is discolored.
Pics:http://img197.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=pic0028z.jpg
Thanks!
Arbutus Unedo, Irish Strawberry Tree.
JB |
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| JRStern... |
| Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:21 pm |
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On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:46:17 -0700 (PDT), Golden One
<jpburns at (no spam) westnet.com.au> wrote:
Quote: On Oct 19, 1:43 pm, Doagie <doa... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I've got this weird fruit that I found in the Menlo Park, CA, area. I
found it on some tree growing and ate some of them, people told me
they were harmless (but don't know what the name is). They're fairly
small, have a semi-hard spiky outside that one can bite through to get
to the soft, sweet, yellow inner flesh. Any ideas? I've attached some
pictures. Sorry the one with the bowl is discolored.
Pics:http://img197.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=pic0028z.jpg
Thanks!
Arbutus Unedo, Irish Strawberry Tree.
I think I've got one down in Long Beach, CA 90807, didn't know the
fruit was edible! BTW, my tree is apparently huge for the type, must
be 30 feet by 30 feet. Not sure how old it is, probably 20+ years.
J. |
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| Doagie... |
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:31 pm |
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On Oct 24, 12:21 pm, JRStern <JRSt... at (no spam) foobar.invalid> wrote:
Quote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:46:17 -0700 (PDT), Golden One
jpbu... at (no spam) westnet.com.au> wrote:
On Oct 19, 1:43 pm, Doagie <doa... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I've got this weird fruit that I found in the Menlo Park, CA, area. I
found it on some tree growing and ate some of them, people told me
they were harmless (but don't know what the name is). They're fairly
small, have a semi-hard spiky outside that one can bite through to get
to the soft, sweet, yellow inner flesh. Any ideas? I've attached some
pictures. Sorry the one with the bowl is discolored.
Pics:http://img197.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=pic0028z.jpg
Thanks!
Arbutus Unedo, Irish Strawberry Tree.
I think I've got one down in Long Beach, CA 90807, didn't know the
fruit was edible! BTW, my tree is apparently huge for the type, must
be 30 feet by 30 feet. Not sure how old it is, probably 20+ years.
J.
Indeed, it is the Arbutus Unedo. Thanks to mleblanca and Golden One
for solving the case! |
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| Golden One... |
| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:37 pm |
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On Oct 25, 4:21 am, JRStern <JRSt... at (no spam) foobar.invalid> wrote:
Quote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:46:17 -0700 (PDT), Golden One
jpbu... at (no spam) westnet.com.au> wrote:
On Oct 19, 1:43 pm, Doagie <doa... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I've got this weird fruit that I found in the Menlo Park, CA, area. I
found it on some tree growing and ate some of them, people told me
they were harmless (but don't know what the name is). They're fairly
small, have a semi-hard spiky outside that one can bite through to get
to the soft, sweet, yellow inner flesh. Any ideas? I've attached some
pictures. Sorry the one with the bowl is discolored.
Pics:http://img197.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=pic0028z.jpg
Thanks!
Arbutus Unedo, Irish Strawberry Tree.
I think I've got one down in Long Beach, CA 90807, didn't know the
fruit was edible! BTW, my tree is apparently huge for the type, must
be 30 feet by 30 feet. Not sure how old it is, probably 20+ years.
They regularly grow 5 - 10 metres and rarely up to 15 metres. The
trees that I have seen were large mature trees, lining the driveway of
a heritage listed old farm in Albany, Western Australia. At a guess
they are probably +100 years old.
JB
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