need help identifying this fruit!
I just realised that this tree in my back yard produces some small fruits that smells really great, but i have no idea what it is and i am hesitant to eat too much of it. The tree is not very tall, perhals 15-20 feet. It has small, glossy green leaves and seems ever green. The leaves are really green and glossy on one side and pale on the other. the bark is really not smooth, and is more on the pale side. The fruit itself has green skin, and cream color inside. IT is shaped like an olive and is around the size of an olive. When cut open, i dont find any seeds at all, and the middle seems more juicy/slimy/clear, while the sides has more of a pear-texture. It taste sour-sweet, and smells REAALY good (like a guava? or kiwi maybe?)
I ate a little bit of it half an hour ago and i am not sick yet :P and my neighbour's dog accidentally ate a tiny bit and it seems to be still doing well. Can anyone tell me what fruit tree this is, and can i eat a lot of it?
Thank you so much!!
By juebejue
on Nov 2, 2009 07:48 PM
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oh and i forgot to add, this fruit oxidizes when cut open for a long time!
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It certainly looks like a type of mini guava to me. I think it is a pineapple guava or feijoa.
Which part of the world are you in?
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hi fmed! thank you! my friend also saw this post and sent me this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feijoa
and it is indeed that! glad to hear a second opinion on this. i live in california. i am so glad that now i know how to take better care of it and i can eat a lot of it!
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See if your county has an agricultural agent---should---take a leaf and fruit there for proper identification.
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This would probably be great in a jam or a glaze for poultry...
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It's definitely a feijoa sellowiana- pineapple guava. Best eaten immediately when the fruit falls off the shrub, taste horrible once they get soft.
It won't make you sick, we eat lots of them in October and November! The skin isn't edible, cut them in half and scoop out the insides with your spoon or teeth.
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