Che, medlar, arbutus trees

[D-Grower]

Does anyone have and of these plants as rooted cuttings or seedlings?

Thanks! DG

[Flgarden]

I will trim my che in a month and could trade cuttings with you.
I have male and female of unknown variety (fruited, very good), and norris has not fruited yet.
Ana

[D-Grower]

Thanks! I've tried rooting che before but failed. Pushed good growth and I thought I had it but no...anyways will try again. Let me know when you're ready.

[achetadomestica]

I will trim my che in a month and could trade cuttings with you.
I have male and female of unknown variety (fruited, very good), and norris has not fruited yet.
Ana

Did the fruit have seeds?
I would like to buy/trade for some cuttings when you trim

thanks

[Flgarden]

I will trim my che in a month and could trade cuttings with you.
I have male and female of unknown variety (fruited, very good), and norris has not fruited yet.
Ana

Did the fruit have seeds?
I would like to buy/trade for some cuttings when you trim

thanks

The one that fruited has seeds. Norris is supposed to be seedless.
I am not sure i will have that many cuttings but i will pm you if i have.
Ana

[achetadomestica]

I didn't think any of them are seedless if there is a male?
How big are the seeds? Were the fruit enjoyable with the seeds?

[Flgarden]

I didn't think any of them are seedless if there is a male?
How big are the seeds? Were the fruit enjoyable with the seeds?

Some of them do not set fruit without male around. The seedless one should be able to do it but if male is around they will have seeds.
I found their seeds easy to chew compare with passion fruit that I can't eat with seeds or some guava seeds are too hard for me. With che fruit is being chewy, seeds are not possible to separate from flesh.
Ana

[nana7b]

I believe I have a Norris and another unknown Che variety. The Norris has fruited but has seeds. I do have a male also but have never seen any flowers on it.
Regarding dealing with the seeds ..... after eating a few I figured out how to separate them in my mouth while extracting the pulp and then discarding the seed.

[NateTheGreat]

Do you want arbutus seeds? There's 'Marina' fruit now, and I might be able to find some unedo around town.

[D-Grower]

I'd be into some seeds for sure. Just in case cuttings don't work out. Are they a dioecious species?

[D-Grower]

Bump. Did manage getting some Norris cuttings from a generous member. Hopefully I'll get them successfully rooted. Would still be into a few male cuttings or other female varieties.

Still looking for the other stuff still as well. Might have a connection going for arbutus seeds at some point. Very interested to grow these.

[drymifolia]

Bump. Did manage getting some Norris cuttings from a generous member. Hopefully I'll get them successfully rooted. Would still be into a few male cuttings or other female varieties.

Still looking for the other stuff still as well. Might have a connection going for arbutus seeds at some point. Very interested to grow these.

Arbutus unedo is very commonly grown as a landscape specimen here in Seattle. When fully ripe, it has a nice enough flavor, but the texture is kind of... mushy? My wife isn't a fan of the fruit, but my oldest kid (12) and one year-old both enjoy them. I'm happy to snack on them even though they aren't my favorite, but haven't planted one myself because they are easy to collect along sidewalks and public parking lots. I've noticed a slight laxative effect if you eat more than a handful in one sitting, but nothing severe.

I could probably find you some small seedlings that are just going to be mowed, next to a hedge of them growing on public school grounds nearby, but I'm not sure how well they would handle being dug up and shipped cross-country.

I assume you were referring to A. unedo, but Arbutus menziesii (madrona) is native and common here, and I could probably still find dried berries from the fall hanging on if you wanted those seeds.