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ID this wild fruit
bluewatermafia
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Large thorns, big pit inside, even the dark red ones were very tart. Found in south ga.
Large thorns, big pit inside, even the dark red ones were very tart. Found in south ga.
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Wild lime; Hog-plum; Tallow wood - Ximenia americana
Family - Olacaceae
Habitat - Scrub, Hammocks, Dry Flatwoods.
Description - Native perennial shrub, sprawling growth habit almost vine like in nature. 3/4 inch spines at leaf axils. Semi-parasitic on roots of other trees although it does not harm them. Flower is small, white and inconspicuous, the fruit yellow and 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter.
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My first thought was Chickasaw Plum, something we find in our woods and that we planted a few around the camp. Animals like them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persimmon#/media/File:Kaki_20041002.jpg
The leaves don't match exactly, but the flavor would give it away.
The fruit was good for nothing, squirrels would eat it, but only if there was nothing else.
I cut it down...grass grows there now.
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