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Strange fruit, but what is it ??
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Strange fruit, but what is it ??
In article , nobody writes: | Strange fruit, but what is it ?? | | www.gb-online.co.uk/archive/fruit.jpg Try Arbutus unedo. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Strange fruit, but what is it ??
No its not a strawberry tree, they are approx the size of a small
marble 1cm dia and round. This is about 2.5cm or larger, but is more squashed. Try Arbutus unedo. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Strange fruit, but what is it ??
"nobody" wrote Strange fruit, but what is it ?? www.gb-online.co.uk/archive/fruit.jpg Magnolia first came to my mind. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
Strange fruit, but what is it ??
On 4/7/08 22:08, in article ,
"nobody" wrote: No its not a strawberry tree, they are approx the size of a small marble 1cm dia and round. This is about 2.5cm or larger, but is more squashed. Try Arbutus unedo. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Where was it growing? Location might make a difference to size, perhaps. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
Strange fruit, but what is it ??
In message , nobody
writes No its not a strawberry tree, they are approx the size of a small marble 1cm dia and round. This is about 2.5cm or larger, but is more squashed. Try Cornus kousa or one of its allies, such as Cornus nuttallii or Cornus capitata. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
Strange fruit, but what is it ??
Antony NT. Torpoint, Cornwall
Growing around the outer wall Going from the leaves I thougt Magnolia, but googling 'magnolia seed' images. They were nothing like it. Where was it growing? Location might make a difference to size, perhaps. |
Strange fruit, but what is it ??
On 5/7/08 05:33, in article ,
"nobody" wrote: Antony NT. Torpoint, Cornwall Growing around the outer wall Going from the leaves I thougt Magnolia, but googling 'magnolia seed' images. They were nothing like it. Where was it growing? Location might make a difference to size, perhaps. I think Stewart's right and it's a Cornus. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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Strange fruit, but what is it ??
In message , echinosum
writes 'Sacha[_3_ Wrote: ;802079']I think Stewart's right and it's a Cornus. The fruit is a bit like what appears on my Cornus kousa, (though in other ways worryingly different), and it appears in the right position relative to the leaves, but I think the leaves themselves are just totally wrong for a Cornus. There is a very particular venation pattern to a cornus leaf which just doesn't seem to be on this one. I'd worried about the leaves as well - the venation did look different from Cornus sanguinea - but I looked at a photograph I took of a Cornus nuttallii at Birmingham Botanic Gardens, and it looked a reasonable match. One also expects details of the fruits to vary between species. It isn't right for lychee, either. If you have ever been where they grow them, you get a "stick" of lychees, ie the fruit grow close together along a branchlet, as you also get with dates-on-a-stick, suggesting the flowers were a loose raceme. As to what else it might be, sorry no further ideas. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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It isn't right for lychee, either. If you have ever been where they grow them, you get a "stick" of lychees, ie the fruit grow close together along a branchlet, as you also get with dates-on-a-stick, suggesting the flowers were a loose raceme. As to what else it might be, sorry no further ideas. |
Strange fruit, but what is it ??
I've just been admiring this in my garden. It is rare to see it
mentioned in specialist fora, let alone pop up in a generalist gardening newsgroup such as here. Stewart was on the right track the first time with his mention of Cornus because it is indeed Cornus capitata. The leaf shape in the pics might be a bit misleading, but they are on a more mature tree and tend to have less attenuated tips than those of younger specimens. C. capitata is a small, evergreen tree for milder regions, reaching maybe 5 - 6m. in this country. It is sometimes known as the Himalayan Strawberry Tree on account of its dull, but prominent red fruits carried in autumn. Mine was planted as a 25cms. seedling in 2000 and is now just over 4.5m high with a similar spread. It is no slouch with plenty of mositure and seems to revel in my thin, acid soil overlying mudstone. The leaves are smooth surfaced, softly leathery, dull green with paler veins and slightly glaucous undersides. During June it produces congested, rounded heads (capitula) of greenish-yellow flowers that are surrounded with 4 large showy bracts, which last for several weeks. Initially, the bracts are pale, almost buttery cream (enthusiastically described as yellow by some) ageing to soft white, before taking on very strong pink hues prior to falling. This is mine at the moment:http: //tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=AJ3C9iBDKTntcKGjlKxc5w%3D%3D Later the flower heads will develop into the rounded, strawberry-like fruits shown in the op's pic. Unfortunately the fruits are decidedly unpalatable, leaving an astringent and foetid after-taste and can cause slight nausea. I've tried them and don't recommend you to do the same! Young plants cannot cope with frequent, prolonged frosts and need protection away from sheltered sites in southern counties. Despite the rather soft texture of the leaves, this Cornus does appear to cope with winter storms quite well and mine is regularly lashed by bitter winds coming up the valley off the sea every year. |
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http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/p...ornut/all.html I now recall someone above mention the possibility of some kind of magnolia. I think that is more of a possiblity than any cornus. |
Strange fruit, but what is it ??
On Jul 6, 3:27 pm, echinosum
wrote: I now recall someone above mention the possibility of some kind of magnolia. I think that is more of a possiblity than any cornus. echinosum No, sorry it is definitely Cornus capitata. Goggle it if you must and Harvard herbarium has pics of the shoots with immature fruits : http://www.efloras.org/object_page.a...295&flora_id=2 If you insist on pursuing the Magnolia route, you'll be looking for a very, very long time. |
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