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1988GD
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coral springs, FL
identify fruit
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August 16, 2015, 06:30:55 PM »
Can anyone identify this fruit I was fishing along canal in south florida and the bank was loaded with these trees with tons of these on them?
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Tropicalgrower89
Zone 11a, Florida
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Pembroke Pines, FL, 33024, 10b
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August 16, 2015, 07:06:33 PM »
That is pond apple. Annona Glabra
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Alexi
1988GD
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coral springs, FL
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August 16, 2015, 07:40:21 PM »
Are they edible?
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bsbullie
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USA, Boynton Beach, FL 33472, Zone 10a
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August 16, 2015, 11:17:40 PM »
Edible, well, they wont kill you . Are they worth eating...no.
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miracle
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Los Angeles, California, 10A
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August 17, 2015, 02:02:00 AM »
Last June, I was in Florida. One native told me that if you eat these pond apple, you have to go to restroom a lot. I took his words, but is it true?
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Mike T
Zone 12a
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Cairns,Nth Qld, Australia
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August 17, 2015, 04:13:50 AM »
The technical terminology is 'spray painting porcelain', and no they don't really have that influence if consumed in modest volumes.
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