tripledigitken
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Blue Palm Fruit
While camping at Rancho Santa Ynez all the Blue Palms were filled with fruit. (not ripe) Has anyone tasted them?
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Mexitron
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I don't think there's much there to taste--pretty fibrous...but I sure wouldn't mind having those seeds out here in Fort Worth--green Mexican Fan
Palms are popular and generally survive the occasional harsh arctic blasts but Blue Palms are even tougher and no one even knows about them out here
(well, in Austin I've seen a few)...business opportunity!
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Mexitron, your photo icon is amazing! Where is it a pic of?
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Mexitron
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Its a painting of the west coast of Baja....somewhere............
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tripledigitken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
I don't think there's much there to taste--pretty fibrous...but I sure wouldn't mind having those seeds out here in Fort Worth--green Mexican Fan
Palms are popular and generally survive the occasional harsh arctic blasts but Blue Palms are even tougher and no one even knows about them out here
(well, in Austin I've seen a few)...business opportunity! |
I think some seeds may find there way back home with me next time. They are a great Palm. There are a couple in my neighborhood here in San Diego as
well.
Ken
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Russ
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Ken, Nice photo as usual. Don't know a thing about the blue palm. What does the guy at Santa Inez say? Here's a sample of a google search:
http://www.kendallpalms.com/products/mexican_blue_palm.htm
& http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/edible-palms.html
here's what this ite says about the fruit. Fruit: Plump, black fruits, about one inch in diameter are borne in great sprays on the trees. The
pleasant, sweet taste is somewhat like dates.
Edit: New avatar? looks like an early departure from PC
[Edited on 3-26-2009 by Russ]
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tripledigitken
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Russ,
I will ask next trip. If I were traveling down that way over the next couple of weeks I would be looking to pick some of those and try em!
Yes, the avatar is a photo from our stay 2 weeks ago leaving at sunrise.
Ken
[Edited on 3-26-2009 by tripledigitken]
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Natalie Ann
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Neat image, Ken. I really like the textures - shiny roundness of fruits against to spiky palm blades.
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nancyinpdx
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
Its a painting of the west coast of Baja....somewhere............ |
It's really pretty
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Mexitron is the artist! Come on Steve, show the Nomads your stuff!
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Mexitron does some great paintings of Baja stuff.
If I get to the Blue Palms around here in the next month or so, I'll try and get some seeds and get them to you (Mexitron) this summer.
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