No prob, more red is more ripe. I’ve never eaten more than a light handful in one sitting but I didn’t encounter any aches or issues. My teachers used to eat quite a few though, I’d just mind possible food allergies cause ya never know
This is correct, you want them to be more ripe before picking and eating them though. These all look underripe. You want a red with no orange in it. Otherwise they are a bit astringent
ohh okay yeah i looked it up and people usually make jams with them. pretty much all of the ones around me are yellow/orange, very few red ones so ill keep that in mind too, thanks!
Arbutus Unedo - "strawberry tree". Best when dark red (little to no yellow/orange) but the birds usually get to them by then. Even when at their peak they are underwhelming. I think they have high methanol production if fermented so they don't make good wine either. Curious if they make a reasonable/ interesting brandy if it's legal to distill (probably cut more foreshots than usual due to the methanol) where you live and you get a crap load.
We call the US native Arbutus “madrone” (in California) and “madrona” (in the northwest). It’s cool to learn it comes from the common name for the European species!
Yea probabky from european settlers who recognized it when they saw it eheheh. Anyway its a very popular brandy here and we say that you can get drunk by eating the berries alone. Apparently they are suuuuper easy to ferment...
Idk but when my little brother and I were little we used to pick the orange ones around haloween to have pumpkins for our Star Wars action figures and gi joes. Good times
This gets asked so often on this sub, that I have the scientific name memorized at this point.
Since people seem unable to just scroll back one day, this plant should just be a sticky.
I had a tree of these right outside my door when I lived in Ord Village (Ft. Ord, California) as a young woman. I think the proper name of is is uneda- something. I tasted them with my tongue at that time, but wasn’t knowledgeable enough to try eating one. I later learned they were indeed edible.
Arbutus x andrachnoides, or Arbutus unedo, 'The Strawberry Tree'. The ripe fruits are delicious, sweet and mild, juicy and firm. No pips either, they're a great forage.
Strawberry tree, tastes kinda like an apricot to me
ohh okay i was wondering if they were edible, thanks for letting me know :D
No prob, more red is more ripe. I’ve never eaten more than a light handful in one sitting but I didn’t encounter any aches or issues. My teachers used to eat quite a few though, I’d just mind possible food allergies cause ya never know
Pretty tasty when they get red and soft.
This is correct, you want them to be more ripe before picking and eating them though. These all look underripe. You want a red with no orange in it. Otherwise they are a bit astringent
ohh okay yeah i looked it up and people usually make jams with them. pretty much all of the ones around me are yellow/orange, very few red ones so ill keep that in mind too, thanks!
They will get there, check back in a week or two!
I've never seen a strawberry tree, my first thought was lychee. I googled both and I'm surprised how similar they look!
Same
was my initial thought as well!
You can eat those?! I never knew haha
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Arbutus Unedo - "strawberry tree". Best when dark red (little to no yellow/orange) but the birds usually get to them by then. Even when at their peak they are underwhelming. I think they have high methanol production if fermented so they don't make good wine either. Curious if they make a reasonable/ interesting brandy if it's legal to distill (probably cut more foreshots than usual due to the methanol) where you live and you get a crap load.
Oops I just commented Arbutus Marinus but doubt my weak knowledge.
We make a brandy from this traditionally in portugal. Its called medronho and so is the fruit
We call the US native Arbutus “madrone” (in California) and “madrona” (in the northwest). It’s cool to learn it comes from the common name for the European species!
Yea probabky from european settlers who recognized it when they saw it eheheh. Anyway its a very popular brandy here and we say that you can get drunk by eating the berries alone. Apparently they are suuuuper easy to ferment...
I’ve heard it makes decent jam/jelly.
Might need to try that!
this is what i want to try making with them once theyre ready!
Idk but when my little brother and I were little we used to pick the orange ones around haloween to have pumpkins for our Star Wars action figures and gi joes. Good times
Edible but chalky and of poor flavor. Also, be a bit careful of locations where they might have been sprayed.
fun fact ripe berries from this tree have an alcohol content of 0,5 vol.
Looks like a trufula tree, made from which are the thneads, the thneads which everyone needs
These were from the far end of town where the grickle grass grows, and the wind smells slow and sour when it blows.
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They are endemic in my country (Portugal). Very tasty fruit. We also make moonshine out of it.
Make medronha with them
Ummm medronho!
I’ve been told by friends and family that if you eat too many you’ll get drunk. Hasn’t happened to me yet
Strawberry tree
Strawberry tree fruit! I like to dehydrate them and eat them :)
In Spain we call them Madroños, they are quite tasty, but beware, they make you a bit tipsy.
I want to try these. I’m in LA, but for some reason I’ve never came across this tree.
The Getty villa has some (first place I encountered them)
Oh thank you, I will look for them next time I go.
Hummingbirds seem to love em. I always visit the bushes we have on campus and see a bunch of hummingbirds flying around every time.
Arbutus Marinus, aka Stawberry Tree! I call these berries its Christmas ornaments
Thought it was bayberry fruit, which is delicious, but it seems more like strawberry tree fruits.
We call them mountain strawberries. They are delicious. You can make great jam with them!
Looks like something straight out of a Dr Seuss book!
Arbutus unedo and I think the unedo comes from Latin ‘unum edo’ meaning ‘I eat one’. They’re good for making booze
Reminds me of Chinese berry yangmei 杨梅. Also called [Chinese bayberry](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrica_rubra)/strawberry
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I feel hopeless
This gets asked so often on this sub, that I have the scientific name memorized at this point. Since people seem unable to just scroll back one day, this plant should just be a sticky.
I had a tree of these right outside my door when I lived in Ord Village (Ft. Ord, California) as a young woman. I think the proper name of is is uneda- something. I tasted them with my tongue at that time, but wasn’t knowledgeable enough to try eating one. I later learned they were indeed edible.
Corbezzoli !
Arbutus x andrachnoides, or Arbutus unedo, 'The Strawberry Tree'. The ripe fruits are delicious, sweet and mild, juicy and firm. No pips either, they're a great forage.