Urgent Fruit Question!

[fruithunterxox]

Hello,

I have been dying to try gummy worm fruit/cecropia for a long time. I currently reside in california, but will be having a 4 hour layover tomorrow in fort lauderdale Fl. I know cecropia grows all over FL and this is the closest I am able to get to trying the fruit. Does anyone have any advice or tips on where I could possible find it? Either in the wild or a grower?

Any help or tips will be great

ps. only a 4 hour layover but im willing to do what I can to grab some. I would even be willing to buy some if anyone in the area has.

Thanks

[Chandramohan]

There are  a few Cecropia trees in the San Francisco Botanical Garden. There were fruits when I visited two years back.

[Bush2Beach]

I think this may be a case , not unlike “chocolate” Zapote, of a fruit being given a much too favorable nickname. In my very limited experience with Cecropia , I would definitely call if the foreskin fruit, not the gummy worm fruit. I did hear the Cecropia in FL may taste better or be a different Cecropia species than Hawaii however. Best of luck on your fruit hunt.