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Another "Name that Plant" question.

shari - 7-9-2009 at 11:38 AM

I bought this plant from a lady at her house in Sta.Rosalia...she said it was real tough and has fruit. i just tried the first red fruit and OMG...it was fantastic...kinda like a huge cherry but with a consistency of a guava....hands down the best fruit i've had....what the heck is this?

Osprey - 7-9-2009 at 12:03 PM

Could be granada chine. Called a Chinese Pomegranate but it's nothing like a pomegranate. It's a vine that takes over huge hardwoods at times. Looks like a coyote melon while it's growing.

CP - 7-9-2009 at 12:05 PM

I can't see the plant very well - I think I am seeing nasturtium leaves in there, too.
But it kind of looks like the Natal Plum I grew up eating from people's yards on my way home from elementary school....
Check this site
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Apocynaceae/Carissa_m...

LosCabosbound - 7-9-2009 at 12:08 PM

Possibly a feijoa "Strawberry Guava". Fits your description of taste...very tasty.
Great find whatever it is. Enjoy Shari!!!

Paula - 7-9-2009 at 12:38 PM

It looks like a plant we have. It has large spines and blooms with a simple 5 petal white flower, very pretty. The nursury owner where we bought it called it carriza fruit, so did a neighbor. I'm not sure about the spelling, just spelled it like it sounds.

wilderone - 7-9-2009 at 01:10 PM

A natal plum.

Paula - 7-9-2009 at 01:49 PM

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Originally posted by wilderone
A natal plum.



yes, or carissa macrocarpus.

Russ - 7-9-2009 at 02:36 PM

The ladies at the laundromat had 3 buckets full of them and after my first taste they filled up a bag for me. Absolutely the best! Skin has a really good texture but the seed is huge. If we're talking the same fruit The ladies said they from a tree and called them cevuelas. One gal wrote it down and I saw it this morning. Of course I can't find it now even after doing through the trash:mad:
Enough said, Here's what I got....
Edit: Warning.. Don't eat too many they are a GREAT laxitive:yes:

[Edited on 7-9-2009 by Russ]

Civuela.jpg - 45kB

Osprey - 7-9-2009 at 02:40 PM

Russ, I think those are mexican plums, ciruelas. On Shari's I'm still stickin' with Granada Chines.

Russ - 7-9-2009 at 02:48 PM

I found the paper "ciruela". thanks Osprey

arrowhead - 7-9-2009 at 02:58 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by wilderone
A natal plum.


Yep. They are used as hedges all over So. Cal. I see them everywhere, but mostly along the coast where the temperatures are milder.

oxxo - 7-9-2009 at 04:16 PM

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Originally posted by Paula
Quote:
Originally posted by wilderone
A natal plum.



yes, or carissa macrocarpus.


DING, DING, DING! Two winners! Carissa grandiflora, Natal Plum.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/carissa.html

The leaves in the background are from some other plant.

bajajudy - 7-9-2009 at 04:18 PM

Shari
I want one. Trade you some arugula seeds for these

Cardon Man - 7-9-2009 at 04:43 PM

Yep, natal plum. We have one growing in the front yard. My wife ate one today and pronounced it excellent, as usual. I've never taken a liking to them. Might be time to re-examine their flavor! That said, I presently prefer the wild ciruelas over the natal.

David K - 7-9-2009 at 04:46 PM

I assure you it is a Natal Plum... very common hedge in this area... native of South Africa... very dangerous thorns...

David K - 7-9-2009 at 04:53 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by LosCabosbound
Possibly a feijoa "Strawberry Guava". Fits your description of taste...very tasty.
Great find whatever it is. Enjoy Shari!!!


Actually, the feijoa is a 'Pineapple Guava'... has edible flower petals that make a pretty garnish on fruit salads.

We have both Strawberry guavas and Pineapple guavas as common shrubs/ trees in Southern California... The Pineapple guava is not a true guava at all and unrelated to the strawberry guava or tropical guavas.

shari - 7-9-2009 at 04:59 PM

ahhhh, I knew i would find out in a matter of moments here...gracias amigos. Paulina got it right with the sweet white flower and nasty thorns. So natal plum eh....looks like a plum...tastes like a cherry...wonder if i can root a branch...i'll try for ya judy.

those are nasturtiums in the background all right.

[Edited on 7-10-2009 by shari]

Russ - 7-9-2009 at 05:04 PM

Mine & yours
Edit: OOPS too big.

[Edited on 7-10-2009 by Russ]

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Paula - 7-9-2009 at 05:40 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by shari
ahhhh, I knew i would find out in a matter of moments here...gracias amigos. Paulina got it right with the sweet white flower and nasty thorns. So natal plum eh....looks like a plum...tastes like a cherry...wonder if i can root a branch...i'll try for ya judy.

those are nasturtiums in the background all right.

[Edited on 7-10-2009 by shari]



Hi Shari, that was me, Paula, not Paulina who got it right. My tocaya (my Name is actually Paulina too) hasn't posted on this thread. so I'm taking my deep bow now, and thanking all for the round of applause I'm receiving:tumble:

shari - 7-9-2009 at 07:50 PM

geezo...oooops, lo siento amiga...paula! i bow to you my dear. This plant really is great for me as the lovely fruit ripens slowly one at a time and each day, I give the reddening delicacies a little squeeze to see if she's ready to ceremoniously pop into my bocita to savour that cherry like flavour I soooo miss.

wilderone - 7-10-2009 at 08:03 AM

"hands down the best fruit i've had"

Ever have cherimoya? Discovered that in Chiapas - it's the fruitiest - just wonderful.

David K - 7-10-2009 at 08:08 AM

Another great fruit, native to Mexico/ Central America is the White Sapote... It and the Cherimoya both grow in San Diego County, as well... many in Vista.

CP - 7-10-2009 at 08:38 AM

When I was in La Paz last month there were vendors with wooden pushcarts full of Rambutan from Chiapas. I bought KILOs of them. Strange looking but very very delicious . I had never seen one in real life before! I thought it was just a SE Asia thing.

shari - 7-11-2009 at 11:24 AM

well, I just ate the one ripe "plum" in the photo...and guess what? It has NO seed?????? maybe a hybrid like seedless grapes and watermelon?? I just tastes so darn much like a cherry...weird.