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    Forum: Plant IdentificationReplies: 3, Views: 52
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    whokster
    Hood River, OR

    September 25, 2012 12:16 AM

    Post #9285644

    I noticed this fruit-bearing tree next to my parking spot in the Chinatown/Old Town section of downtown Portland. The fruit looks somewhat like a lychee, but the pattern on its skin doesn't look like a traditional lychee. It almost looks like a cross between a lychee and a small noni fruit.

    I didn't take a photo of the tree, but it comes up on Google Streetview. It looks like it is part of a street improvement project near Chinatown, and I wonder if it is East Asian in origin to fit in with that theme.

    Thanks!

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    growin

    growin
    Vancouver, BC (Zone 8b)


    September 25, 2012 12:43 AM

    Post #9285647

    Cornus kousa, maybe Cornus kousa var. chinensis. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/72817/
    whokster
    Hood River, OR

    September 25, 2012 12:49 AM

    Post #9285648

    Thank you, growin. That appears to be it. The berries are quite tasty, I should add.

    Resin

    Resin
    Northumberland
    United Kingdom (Zone 9a)

    September 25, 2012 5:47 AM

    Post #9285765

    Ditto to Cornus kousa, and ditto to the delicious fruit!

    Resin

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