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Another "Name that Plant" question.
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?
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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.
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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...
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Possibly a feijoa "Strawberry Guava". Fits your description of taste...very tasty.
Great find whatever it is. Enjoy Shari!!!
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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.
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A natal plum.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wilderone
A natal plum. |
yes, or carissa macrocarpus.
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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
Enough said, Here's what I got....
Edit: Warning.. Don't eat too many they are a GREAT laxitive
[Edited on 7-9-2009 by Russ]
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Russ, I think those are mexican plums, ciruelas. On Shari's I'm still stickin' with Granada Chines.
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I found the paper "ciruela". thanks Osprey
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| 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.
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| Quote: | 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.
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Shari
I want one. Trade you some arugula seeds for these
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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.
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I assure you it is a Natal Plum... very common hedge in this area... native of South Africa... very dangerous thorns...
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| 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.
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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]
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Mine & yours
Edit: OOPS too big.
[Edited on 7-10-2009 by Russ]
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| 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
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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.
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