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Sun, Aug 31, 08 at 15:48
| OK, I am having some trouble identifying this plant. Even my Tree Surgeon next door neighbor doesn't know what it is.
It has long thorns (1-1.5"), fine while 5-petal flowers and red fruit (maturing from green to red). What is it? It is growing like a shrub outside our house, but isn't necessarily a "shrub", as it hasn't been pruned in the two years we have lived here. Here are a couple of shots of it:
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| natal plum, Carissa macrocarpa. -ming |
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| That's exactly it - thanks very much! Glad to know, finally, I can eat the fruit! |
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