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Offline TRACY

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What type of fruit is this?
« on: July 13, 2014, 08:10:10 pm »
My wife and I were hiking a trail today in so. IN and I noticed these fruits all over the ground near the top of a ridge. I thought someone dropped their snacks on the trail but further investigation revealed the source and type of fruit. They are blue/purple and marble sized with a sweet fleshy inside. I had never seen this before. Anyone else know what they are? 8)

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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: What type of fruit is this?
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2014, 09:14:41 pm »
Looks like a blueberry, one of the wild varieties grows on bushes in the woods around here and are called Gooseberries.

I picked about 7 qts of blueberries off my bushes yesterday and today.
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Offline Crogacht

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Re: What type of fruit is this?
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2014, 09:50:08 pm »
Look like blueberries to me, but slightly less round than the ones I buy here.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: What type of fruit is this?
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2014, 10:16:30 pm »
That's a good one TRACY.......................
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Offline TRACY

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Re: What type of fruit is this?
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2014, 08:59:56 am »
Yes,  I thought they looked like blueberries also, but they are not.
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Re: What type of fruit is this?
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2014, 09:22:24 am »
Hackberries? SI is covered in hackberry trees isn't it?
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Offline RidgeRunner

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Re: What type of fruit is this?
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2014, 09:41:35 am »
They look like Persimmons to me.
Persimmons will often drop (immature) in large numbers.
After they stay on the ground a few days they will turn dark blue like that.

Mash some open and see if there are seeds in them.

David

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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: What type of fruit is this?
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2014, 09:53:02 am »
Hackberries drop little round fruit about the size of a BB, zillions of them.
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Re: What type of fruit is this?
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2014, 10:49:45 am »
I thought Persimmons also, they look like that when they fall early,but they ant sweet to the tast when that happens to them.  :) To large for Hackberry,at least the ones we have.
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Offline TRACY

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Re: What type of fruit is this?
« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2014, 11:11:36 am »
Quote from: RidgeRunner on July 14, 2014, 09:41:35 am
They look like Persimmons to me.
Persimmons will often drop (immature) in large numbers.
After they stay on the ground a few days they will turn dark blue like that.

Mash some open and see if there are seeds in them.

David

David and Pappy are correct! I've never seen this happen or should say never taken notice. I was sure they were blueberries until I mashed a few and saw the larger seeds. Kept looking and found a few that were green/blue with the familiar stem and leaf collar attached. There were about 7 softball sized persimmon trees and saw some of the green/blueberry fruits still attached. Is this a sign of stress like drought or insect damage with persimmon? Learning something new

I agree they look like hackberry fruits as well PD.


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Re: What type of fruit is this?
« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2014, 01:12:45 pm »
Look like what we call Elderberry... Brian
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Offline Gsulfridge

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Re: What type of fruit is this?
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2014, 05:24:27 pm »
Chew one up and try to whistle.  >:D
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Offline TRACY

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Re: What type of fruit is this?
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2014, 07:36:16 pm »
Quote from: Gsulfridge on July 14, 2014, 05:24:27 pm
Chew one up and try to whistle.  >:D

I don't think so Mr. Sulfridge! ;D I haven't forgotten the taste of my first ripe one as a kid.

Seriously though they had a very sweet fermented smell to them. Just like mushrooms I'm not familiar with, let the other guy try first.


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Offline okie64

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Re: What type of fruit is this?
« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2014, 11:31:19 pm »
 I have a couple of big persimmon trees behind my shop and they usually have some fruit falling off this time of year, not sure why though. Persimmons are kinda weird I guess, some of them fall in mid summer and some will still be hanging on the tree in January. One of my favorite late season deer stands is next to a couple big persimmon trees that are still dropping their fruit in January.
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Offline PatM

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Re: What type of fruit is this?
« Reply #14 on: July 15, 2014, 12:45:11 am »
Looks like highbush blueberry to me.
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