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edric
Oak Hill, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 23, 2008
1:57 PM Post #5307883
| I know you shouldn't eat these, does anybody know what they are, trunk looks like an oak tree, Ed 
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edric
Oak Hill, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 23, 2008
1:59 PM Post #5307887
| Closer 
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Kathleen
Panama, NY
(Zone 5a)
July 23, 2008
3:40 PM Post #5308278
| the leaves look like cherry leaves (not the edible variety, the lumber variety. There are a couple of kinds in the woods up here, but I don't know which would be in FL. |
hcmcdole
Powder Springs, GA
(Zone 7b)
July 23, 2008
3:46 PM Post #5308296
| I agree that it is some kind of wild cherry (prunus serotina?). They are usually edible but so small that they aren't worth picking.
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Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
July 23, 2008
3:52 PM Post #5308321
| Prunus caroliniana.
Resin
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Kathleen
Panama, NY
(Zone 5a)
July 23, 2008
4:29 PM Post #5308494
| and so sour, you wonder why you bothered |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
July 23, 2008
4:54 PM Post #5308617
| Yes, Prunus caroliniana, the American Cherry Laurel. Be careful about eating the fruit as it contains a cyanogenic glycoside called amygdalin. You can make the fruit safe by cooking it. |
edric
Oak Hill, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 23, 2008
5:40 PM Post #5308833
| They have more than one seed inside, are they still cherries? Thanks, Ed |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
July 24, 2008
6:32 PM Post #5314327
| I have seen Prunus often with two or more seeds in them but they are angled where they meet.
Can you show a photo of the split fruit with the multiple seeds? |
edric
Oak Hill, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 24, 2008
8:01 PM Post #5314776
| sure , it's getting ready to rain here now, I will go by there in the A.M., Ed |
Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
July 25, 2008
4:51 AM Post #5316630
| Must admit, I've individually tested thousands of Prunus avium fruit (including hundreds this year), and have yet to find a single one with two stones in.
Resin
PS can you tell that I like cherries? ;-))
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edric
Oak Hill, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 25, 2008
6:25 AM Post #5316726
| They must not be cherries, they don't have pits they have seeds a little smaller than grape seeds, I' have some more photos in a couple of hours, Ed |
Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
July 25, 2008
6:30 AM Post #5316733
| In that case, I fear I'm stuck!
And looking more closely at the pics again with a magnifying glass, I can (just!!) see a basal calyx on the fruit, which no self-respecting cherry would have. Most obvious on the top right-most berry in the second pic.
But still frightening how much the foliage looks like Prunus foliage.
Resin
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edric
Oak Hill, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 25, 2008
8:11 AM Post #5316975
| Well I was wrong the one I put in my mouth the other day must have just had a very small pit in it, they have pits, are they safe to eat without cooking, Ed 
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edric
Oak Hill, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 25, 2008
8:12 AM Post #5316978
| Fruit 
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Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
July 25, 2008
8:27 AM Post #5317035
| OK So back to Prunus caroliniana after all!!
I'd stick to using them for cherry pie.
Resin
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edric
Oak Hill, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 25, 2008
8:38 AM Post #5317066
| Thanks for everyones help, Ed |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
July 25, 2008
12:38 PM Post #5318163
| Resin's suggestion to make cherry pie is good as this would render the cyanide type poison to be non-affective. |
