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Posted by Enid NWFl (My Page) on Tue, Sep 7, 04 at 4:16
While walking my goat sunday morning (ok, I'm weird, I have a pet goat and I take her on excursions to see what she likes to eat so I can get some of it growing), I spotted some prostrated plants, leaves look like cherrie or apricot leaves, the fruits are white with a red blush and large seed inside, fruit is about an inch long (oblong) and the meat is pure white. Chiqui ( the goat) declared the fruit edible, but she would not touch the leaves. Later searches for hours and found out all prunus have cyanides in leaves and stems ( smart goat). Could not find anything at all that looks like it, thou. The plant itself were maybe 4-6 inches tall, most of the growth seemed to hug the ground, oh yes, it smells sweet, like something I have smelled before but cannot put my finger on it. Any help in my search will be appreciated. Unfortunately I dont have a digi cam to take pics.
Also it's growing in sand ( florida) with a southern exposure. I suspect is probably a native plant, but I cannot find it in any database I have checked.
Thanks in advance
Enid
Oh yes, I tasted it, sweet but no particular flavor ( just a nibble), I thought the flavor would give me an idea, but didnt work out that way. |
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RE: ID help
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| Not a true cherry. Gopher Apple maybe? A picture would help. Paul. |
RE: ID help
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- Posted by Enid NWFl (My Page) on
Tue, Sep 21, 04 at 18:36
Bless you Paul! That's exactly what it is! I did a search using gopher apple as the subject and first website had a picture. It's even human edible. Guess I'll get me some seeds and plant them in my yard. Thanks again!
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