Classic Adventures: OK, folks, what is this?

Monday, September 29

OK, folks, what is this?

This is a clipping of the fruit we found yesterday. For a size perspective - click on it (I hope it's clickable) and note the average 10yo standing beside the apple tree. The tops of the apple tree and the mystery tree. (Edited to add: the fruits are each about the size of a small marble. Definitely unripe, and seem to have seeds inside, not a stone. Maybe that'll help.)

The top of that tree is absolutely laden with berries/fruit...

And here's the trunk, to show you the bark of the tree...

Do we have something edible? (Please say yes.)

Kiss those babies!
~Dy

5 comments:

Anonymous said...: We think it might be a Bradford Pear. But, we've never seen one ouside of a subdivision or a yard.; 6:45 PM, September 29, 2008
Anonymous said...: i think erin might be right
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:CalleryPearC.JPG

and no - not edible.; 9:34 PM, September 29, 2008
Dy said...: ARGH! You're right. That's it, exactly. *sigh* Oh, well, down she comes. We'll plant something native in its place, though, so that'll work out well. :-)

Thanks for the help, guys!!
Dy; 11:16 PM, September 29, 2008
Anonymous said...: I was thinking it was an Asian pear. Similar? I'll have to take a look at that link and see what a Bradford pear is.

Jeepers, your subdivisions must be nicer than ours in the NW. Pear trees? Ours have flowering plums if we're lucky. Not the fruiting kind.

Pamela; 1:01 PM, October 06, 2008
Anonymous said...: Oh, and silly me, I see the note under the URL, not edible.

Bummer. They look like they would have some potential. Bird and wild critter food maybe?

Thanks for sharing,

Pamela; 1:13 PM, October 06, 2008