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Too difficult? Okay, this is Carissa edulis. The fruits are sweet and very tasty, 1+ cm in diameter - drought tolerant and an attractive tree with beautiful flowers in clusters. The presence of spines also makes it suitable as a protective hedge.I can highly recommend it.!
Quote from: Soren on June 20, 2012, 02:45:45 AMToo difficult? Okay, this is Carissa edulis. The fruits are sweet and very tasty, 1+ cm in diameter - drought tolerant and an attractive tree with beautiful flowers in clusters. The presence of spines also makes it suitable as a protective hedge.I can highly recommend it.!Soren, that fruit doesn't look like any carissa i have seen here, different color and shape. The ones here are pinkish red on exterior and more elongated.
Quote from: fruitlovers on June 20, 2012, 03:46:18 AMQuote from: Soren on June 20, 2012, 02:45:45 AMToo difficult? Okay, this is Carissa edulis. The fruits are sweet and very tasty, 1+ cm in diameter - drought tolerant and an attractive tree with beautiful flowers in clusters. The presence of spines also makes it suitable as a protective hedge.I can highly recommend it.!Soren, that fruit doesn't look like any carissa i have seen here, different color and shape. The ones here are pinkish red on exterior and more elongated.Oscar - could yours be Carissa congesta?
I dont have the C. macrocarpa - but that is a much bigger fruit I know.! Is it any good for eating fresh. This species produces a very tasteful fruit though smaller of size.
C. macrocarpa should be a Southafrican native - I am sure there could be good selections made there. C. edulis have a nice berry-flavor rich taste, so I am definitely not done with the Carissa spp.