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Elaeagnus x ebbingei banquet?
On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 08:00:45 +0000, Chris Hogg
wrote: To be honest, I can't remember. I've never taken much notice of them as they're pretty insignificant. Certainly none at the moment that I can see, although plenty of tiny scented flowers. I think the berries develop slowly over the winter months, but there's only ever a few of them, nothing like the abundance of flowers, so easy to miss. Sorry, I could have given a little more info from PFAF to save any interested person the trouble of looking it up. I have their database on my local HD you see and it's therefore very easy for me. "Fruit - raw or cooked[177]. A reasonable size, it is about 20mm long and 13mm wide although it does have a large seed[K]. The fully ripe fruit has a very rich flavour and makes pleasant tasting with a slight acidity[K]. The fruit should be deep red in colour and very soft when it is fully ripe, otherwise it will be astringent[K]. The flavour improves further if the fruit is stored for a day or two after being picked. The fruit ripens intermittently over a period of about 6 weeks from early to mid April until May[K]. Seed - raw or cooked. It can be eaten with the fruit though the seed case is rather fibrous[K]. The taste is vaguely like peanuts[K]." (I don't know to whom or to what "[K]" refers but the [177] indicates "Plants for Human Consumption" by Kunkel. G. as the source of the information. (Maybe the "K" refers to Kunkel?) Respect Hussein (Who has, I think, an Elaeagnus in his garden but hasn't a clue as to the species) |
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