Hi, i just found a huge patch of these like mini peaches on a grassy plain in the middle of a small lake. They seem to be just like peaches, however they are very small. I thought they just might not be ripe yet, but if you even bumped the plants, the peaches fell right off. So i knew they were ripe. I tried one, and the inside tasted just like a peach or nectarine. They are 1.5-3 cm in diameter and the skin varies from green (bitter) to red (tasty) They also have a big pit in the middle just like a peach. Any idea what these could be? They grew in a bush type configuration with clusters of the peaches at the end.
Red fruits indicates plum trees, such as Prunus americana or P. cerasifera. Unlike peach trees, these don't produce fruits with fuzzy skins, of course. What is it that reminded you of peach trees?
they werent fuzzy. I am trying to find my friggin camera cord or an XD card reader so i can post pics.
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8451/p8110015mediumnq8.jpg http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6956/p8110005mediumit5.jpg http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/189/p8110006mediumzk9.jpg http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3268/p8110008mediumgz1.jpg http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/576/p8110009mediumqa1.jpg http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2669/p8110013mediumdx3.jpg heres the pics guys, sorry it took so long. The pit still had some of the peach stuck to it, but i believe it was more rippled than smooth.
I'm just curious as to how you knew these were safe to eat. I wouldn't try it until I looked it up hehe.
haha i didnt i just figured it would be a cool way to go out... "In other news, a Minnesota native dies from anaphylactic shock after eat what he believed to be a 'baby peach'"
So, why would it not likely be Prunus americana, the native wild plum? The fruit are said to be 1" across. (Small fruit would certainly be normal for non-cultivated varieties.)
It could very well be - I've had the wild plum in the past. I don't recommend eating them before they are ripe.
hey I googled this after I ate one of the aforementioned fruit! haha, I figured that it would be a great way to go out as well. I found the fruit to be quite delicious :D and sweet, when I tasted the sweetness I knew it probably was not poisonous in any way (but we'll see haha) I would really like to know what they are. The fruit I picked was from more of a tree-looking growth than a bush. maybe a tree with a distance bush second cousin.
yeah I'm pretty positive its the Prunus Americana (saw pictures, exact match) I didn't feel/experience any thorns but hey, there could be some. I'd like to know what these could be used for, when there best time to eat them is, and what should I be looking for to know that a fruit is in its prime eating stage? Is there nutrition information on these anywhere?
I found a small tree of American plum at the Interstate State Park campground whose fruit was sour near the skin and pit, so I squeezed the pulp out through a hole in the skin instead of eating all of it. Is sourness (or even bitterness) in the fruit an indication that it's not fully ripe? It certainly looked ripe -- the color was yellow turning red, like in the pictures chuckleberry posted. Or is it supposed to turn completely red?
hmmm I'm not quite sure yet, I've had yellow,yellowish-red, and Red ones. I've gotta say, usually the skin is bitter on all of them. I believe it has nutritional content so I personally eat it anyway. However, I found that the sweetest and most delicious fruit I have had so far was actually from the yellowish-red fruit...the red (to me) loses its flavor a bit. The yellow, is a tad more tart. This is all just my first season ever eating these, I'll know more once I started eating them more often. Anyone else have comments on when the prime time to eat them is? Oh and does anyone make these into things like jam, pie, or desserts?
I know exactly what you are talking about. I found a similar shrub (NOT TREE, unlike the Prunus Americana) near my home when I was a teenager (20 years ago) New Brunswick, Canada. The plant is gone, but I remember the distinct peach taste and what it looked like. I have been unable to find it through many web searches. Your pictures are exactly what I saw and tasted. Please let me know if you find out more. Don't lose it either. Save the seeds and try to propagate. You may have a treasure on your hands.
well. we've already established that it IS prunus americana. so go out and get some If you haven't had it for 20 years!!! and it grows on a shrubby tree.
