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Title: Fruit name?
Post by: jennym on November 06, 2005, 10:50:23

Visited tropical fruit farm in Australia on holiday and took this pictureÂ unfortunately, didn't take the name of tree!
Anyone know what it is?

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a215/jennympics/Songrapetree.jpg)

Title: Re: Fruit name?
Post by: tim on November 06, 2005, 11:28:26

Looks like a bad attack of blackfly!!

Title: Re: Fruit name?
Post by: Mrs Ava on November 06, 2005, 11:55:22

So those fruit are growing on the actual trunk and branches of the tree??

Title: Re: Fruit name?
Post by: Lady Cosmos on November 06, 2005, 14:04:21

I think it is the JABOTICABA tree
tall tree with white flowers and fruit like grapes
The fruit grows on the bark of the tree and it takes more than 5 year to get some fruit on it.

(MYRCIARia caulifloura) ???

Title: Re: Fruit name?
Post by: Derekthefox on November 06, 2005, 15:56:27

I agree.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/jaboticabas.html

http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/fruit%20pages/jaboticaba.htm

Hopefully you can now crossmatch the above with where you saw the tree.

Derekthefox :D

Title: Re: Fruit name?
Post by: jennym on November 06, 2005, 16:11:20

Thank you so much - yes, that's it.
The fruit was on the branches and trunk - looked so strange!
tasted a bit like lychee (the flesh did) although the skins were somewhat tougher than grape skins and a little sour for my taste.

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