On 7/9/2008 8:59 PM, Zarlot531 wrote:
Hello...

I'm curious what the tree in the follow pictures is:

Also...is the fruit edible?

Thank you,

http://snipurl.com/2vwwg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x...2/P1011083.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x...2/P1011084.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x...2/P1011086.jpg

It's definitely a camellia, most likely C. japonica although it might be
C. sasanqua. Even the blurred photo resembles a camellia bush. The
fruit is not likely edible, but it is also not likely toxic.

Usually the flowers fall off without forming any fruit. If you allow
the fruit to mature, the ripened seeds can be planted and might produce
a new variety of camellia.

Young leaves of the closely related C. sinensis are the primary
ingredient of commercial tea.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/