On my last post, I asked you to guess where this bumpy red fruit came from! Here is the tree.
They come from the Japanese Dogwood! Don't feel bad if you didn't guess. We have a lot around here, yet I never saw the fruit or knew about it. And it took me about four years to find out! Inside the fruit it is like an orange custard. You can eat it raw or cooked. It is very seedy, but many people love it. And here is the tree in bloom. I bet you will recognize it!
“God spoke: “Earth, green
up! Grow all varieties of seed-bearing plants, Every sort of fruit-bearing tree.” And
there it was. Earth produced green seed-bearing plants, all varieties, And fruit-bearing trees of
all sorts. God saw that it was good. It was evening, it was morning— Day Three.”
Genesis 1
28 comments:
Whew! Now I can get some sleep!!
Best,
Bonnie
Ginny, that is a lovely tree!
That is really unique and colorful.
Lovely flowers and fruit. Have a good week.
Yay!! I answered correctly.
Wow, I just saw some fruit like that for the first time this year. I've lived in the south for over 30 years but I don't think I noticed that bumpy fruit till recently. And I had no clue it was edible!
God's creation never ceases to amaze me. I had no idea what the tree is and also that this tree has edible fruit. blogland is my favorite place to learn things. it is a rare day that i don't learn something new or see something i never saw before.
Wow that's a dogwood! Now that I see both fruit and flower, I think I read about it somewhere. Very pretty pink fruit and beautiful white flower, what a gorgeous tree! I wonder how the fruit tastes like.
Happy Sunday!
ps....Thanks Ginny for stopping by to view my bird photos this weekend. I'm always pleased to see you pay me a visit!!
Obviously I had no idea,but then this kind of tree does not grow here.You have a way of keeping us guessing. Have great day.
It looks a bit like raspberries.
Greetings,
Filip
I don't think I've ever seen these berries IRL.
Japanese Dogwood - it is just gorgeous - I didn't know there was anything so beautiful!
Japanese Dogwood - it is just gorgeous - I didn't know there was anything so beautiful!
What a beautiful tree. I never would have guessed.
Beauty all year long...first with the blooms, then the foliage, and now the berries.... Beautiful tree.
Dear Ginny,
It is a beautiful tree. I think that the Dear Lord certainly gave us so much beauty to behold.
I hope your weekend was fine.
Thank you Ginny for all your kind words and your encouragement. I helps me and gives me strength.
Thank you and blessings, Catherine xo
Good day Ginny :)
LOL....I came late. Wow...whole tree full of it. so colorful
That is amazing that it is a Japanese Dogwood Tree Ginny. I enjoy these posts of yours where you ask us to guess what you have taken a photograph of. Thanks for stopping by my post. I also enjoyed learning about your Grandmother's clover rolls.
I would not have guessed that they come from a Japanese Dogwood. Interesting!!!
I'm fascinated that you can eat the fruit.
Hi Ginny, I am back to answer your question about clotted cream. I don't really know why it got its name but don't think it is to do with us putting cream or milk in our tea. I don't think the word 'clotted' is a good sound for the new healthy way of eating market but I can still buy this cream at our local Giant supermarket. You can also buy Devonshire Cream and it's delicious but it is not quite as thick as Clotted Cream and this is the one I grew up with on our trips down to Devon.
The link will take you to a page that tells you all about its history. When I was a child we could only get it in Devonshire on our vacations and not where we lived in the Midlands. It was a delectable treat as we only ate it on vacation. Maybe just as well, for the same reason I am glad we don't have a Krispy Kreme just down the road. I love those doughnuts so much I would be there every day and when I go to the supermarket I try to avoid the dairy section, most times :)
Here is the link:
Clotted Cream
Wonder if I would like the orange seedy custard inside. Maybe not.
We still have Francie - we just built her a safe place to eat her meals!
I have not seen this fruit in New Zealand.
That is really cool! I didn't know that! They're very pretty. :-)
So what state do you live in? It is flower wonder land.
I still think it is very odd the dogwood produces this fruit. I think I saw it on someone else's blog a while back. That's the only reason I got it right. I love your mystery photos Ginny!
I have never seen that tree before. Will be on the lookout now.
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