I've been eating these since the mid 90s. If you wait until they are fully ripened, then just hold them between your index finger and thumb where the stem was connected and squeeze the fruit out of the skin, and into your mouth. There is a hard small seed in the center you will have to spit out, but GOOD EATING!
I like them, I thought they were poison but I tasted it out of curiosity and it tasted like peach. I thought it was too good to be poison but I spit it out just to be safe. Good to know they are good to eat
Unfortunately alot of the things we humans have been told are poisonous or toxic are in fact not at all. There seems to be a slightly nefarious intent to this misconception as many specific included items have amazing beneficial properties inherent to them, such as cancer exclusion for one.
Ha! There is a plant nursery near my old middle school that had them out front as well. We kids used to chuck them at the school buses. I now work at that plant nursery so we've come full circle. And then I watch this video and do a little casual research and learn that they are edible, after having searched Arbutus Unedo fruit as well...
Jared Rydelek well, youre right, thats the stuff its made from. but you dont call the handle of a knife "wood" because its the material. the big dinglebop part is called floob
I remember a few years back, I was in a park and one of my friends picked these and started eating them. So I did too and then I asked her what they were. She said “I don’t know, but they taste good.” I spent the next few days wondering if I poisoned myself. I’m glad these are harmless LMAO.
@@fluffyhead6377 Not the case for all persimmons, a fuyu for sure, but they're talking about astringent varieties, people freeze them to ripen them faster to get them mushy, reduces astringency.
@@stormevans6897 Freezing unripe astringent varieties doesn't actually cause them to ripen any quicker. I just wait until they're soft before freezing and skinning them, as I find that eating them when they're both ripe and frozen is easier than dealing with a ripe but mushy fruit. I've even frozen a few Hachiyas that appeared to be ripe from the outside but were still under ripe and astringent towards the middle (especially so right under the calyx). It's kinda frustrating when that happens because they're so seasonal around here that even "wasting" one feels like a misuse of a precious resource.
My grandma has a Kousa Dogwood tree and I snacked on them (mostly for some shock value) and I got an astringent taste to it. But I ate it skin and flesh together
I've been paying more attention to the trees around me and in my region as I am getting ready to start up a garden at my house. Your videos have been immeasurably helpful for all the fruits I've seen that I never knew about before! I saw these late last year and had no idea what they were - then saw the flowers these past few weeks. I've been meaning to ID the tree, but you saved me the effort!
once saw a family eating the berries from our kousa dogwood in the front yard, that’s how my family figured out they were edible. eaten them almost every year since- taste like peach mixed with pumpkin. very good
Im really curious, what movie is this song from? The reason I ask is because I'm a huge movie buff and I love old horror movies, I believe it's old because the music you use from that movie sounds very retro.
My mom used to tell me that the mulberry tree in my back yard had poisonous berries but last year I asked her what they were and she told me they were mulberries and that they were really tasty -_-) I went almost 5 years thinking my favorite berry was toxic to eat.
Mustache Ham, lol. But seriously she never even went near the tree because she even told me she hates most berries. We had sour black berries growing in the edge of our property's woods that me and my brother and sister used to gorge ourselves on. My mom even tried some and found out they were disgustingly sour when we picked them because me and my siblings thought the green ones were ripe. Long story short me and my siblings used to eat unripe berries for fun. The mulberries always looked like grubs to me so when my mom told me they were poisonous I never even touched them. -_-) so I ended up going nearly 5 years thinking some of the tastiest fruit ive tasted were poisonous. Now I live in a city so I can't grow them and I never see them in the store :(
My friends and I were bored one night and wandered around our town. We found a little area with benches and there were small trees around with those on them. We started eating them because.... we were dumb teenagers? (Don't try that unless you're sure) And I never knew what they were until now. Glad to know our instincts were right and we didn't eat poisonous fruit lmao.
@@TheRyanator36910 Then you're very wrong. Plenty of ornamental bushes and trees have poisonous fruit. I hope you don't try to tell anyone else this. People have died from eating random fruit plenty of times
Sure it does! I live in Zurich, and both of the buildings where I have lived since 2009 have had these in the garden! Zurich is colder than much of Germany, and New York, where he is, gets REALLY cold. If these can grow in Zurich and New York, they can grow in Germany!
@@trex70 Mache im Moment ein FSJ in einem brandenburger Schlosspark. Haben ein paar dieser Büsche da. Ich konnte auch ein paar Beeren probieren. Waren allerdings recht bitter.
Interesting that you liked it. I have tried them several times but they were always just very bland. The inside was always reddish instead of yellow, and soupy. Possibly they were overripe. Maybe I need to try more of them and give it another chance.
I will next time. It's too late for them now unfortunately. I'm almost certain I got them too ripe too. I never notice them till the leaves have all dropped, and by that time the insides have turned soupy.
You live in Northern New York? So do I. Those wind mill look like the ones in Malone. If you know where to look, you can find these wild yam type roots in your area. The vines look like morning Glory vines, but not like bind weed.
I picked these off a tree in my yard, juiced them, and turned then into jam. It does taste like apricot! It was with the skin though, which adds a slight bitter aftertaste, but everyone who has tried it has enjoyed it.
Thanks to Jared for this video. There’s a Kousa Dogwood tree in the far corner of my yard. I never knew anything about the fruit (which is now ripe in September) until now. Tried the inside of one after watching this video - they’re good! Just not much there in one fruit to enjoy. 😆
There’re a couple of beautiful trees outside the hospital at which I work. One of them has exceptional fruit, even the peels taste good (though still gritty). Seriously I am addicted to these things. I’m so glad I found them.
I am originally from Richmond, Virginia. The first and only time I have ever seen these was in someone's yard in the city. I grabbed a few and tried to tasted them, but they didn't really have a flavor. I assumed they were inedible so I didn't actually eat it.
I found a kousa dogwood tree while picking native blackberries a few weeks ago. Hopefully the next time I get out there, they'll be ripe. They were also near snowberries, which are not recommended eating, but I tried one anyhow.
Respectful response to your recent question: I would really appreciate a series of fruit videos based on their Zones. Like you, I consider myself a quality-fruit freak. For example, I live in Miami, FL Zone-10b. And, knowing what quality fruits do well growing in this Zone, and where to get them, would be really helpful and appreciated. Thank you for all your fruit videos. Please keep going and don’t stop.
Oh, I forgot to mention that your recent question was: (Q) Is there an interest in you doing a video series on hard to obtain spices? (A) Sure, that’s OK. I personally have a preference for organic-spices.
Thank you so much for this info. We have a Moon Mountain Dogwood tree we planted over one of our dogs that we buried when she passed away. Right now it has lots of fruit. I was curious whether they were edible. I'll try it when they are ripe.
Thanks so much for this! I've been eyeing these for a while. They grow on a tree on my college campus and I've always wanted to see what they tasted like. Have one in my hand now. About to try 😄 Edit: I bit into it when I was halfway through the video and basically have the same opinion you did when you tried it. I didn't like the gritty texture of it and I'm not a fan of the skin itself. The skin was a little bit better, but the inside was very mild and soft. It wasn't too sweet but it wasn't bad either. Next time I'll just break it open and eat the middle.
There are a couple of those trees in my back yard! (Shared garden of an apartment building.) And amusingly, in the backyard of my previous apartment too!
For those who were wondering, Trypophobia is when you feel fear or disgust at the sight of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes, or bumps. The word translates roughly to “fear of holes”. Also, what’s with the screaming?
I've read that these fruits are produced in such quantities so that unwanted seedlings coming up all over the place can be a problem in a home's yard. The flowers on these trees in the spring are why they're cultivated a lot in temperate climates.
We have one in our backyard in Bethesda MD, just outside of DC. I just tried them for the first time and they are ripe and super delicious! I just have times it just right!
I found these in my neighborhood. Red, ripe, ready to eat. The three I had were delicious and tasted like a peach, the best most sweet peach ever mixed with mango. The aroma was wonderful. I did not eat the skins, the fruits I had were not gritty at all. The fruit had the consistency of wet custard. Now I want to grow several trees on my property hoping to have at least one tree that has wonderful flavorful sweet fruit.
@@RagingMerc I need to find a local source to buy these. I imagine ice cream made with the fruit would be great. I want to make preserves with them too.
I heard that people will use a food mill to separate the flesh of the fruit from the skins and seeds, and then use that pulp to make jams and baked goods. I have two of these trees outside my house, and I am going to make stuff with them for the first time ever this year once they ripen.
There are some around here. The guy down the street gave me permission to eat them off of his trees. His dogwoods didn't fruit last summer. I only saw a couple flowers on the tree. The quinces didn't fruit, either, but they had tons of gorgeous coral colored blossoms on them.
I saw them at my job and i started messing with one. I have no self preservation when it comes to poisonous plants (but don't eat black berries just in case) so I tasted a little of it. It was sweet so I looked it up later and positively identified it. Whenever I was done with my shift or sometimes when going to lunch I would grab one or two. I was sad when they went out of season they are fun to eat because of their weirdness.
+porp109 try this site fallingfruit.org/ its pretty inaccurate but does help give you an idea of places to look. They are in season during the fall (early November I believe) so there might be some still around, I'm not not entirely sure.
I just foraged these in front of my grandmothers assisted living home. She loved them also! They’re all over the ground. They taste like bananas and pineapples or something tropical. Delicious Why don’t you want to eat this if it falls?
I had several dogwood trees at my house growing up, and we would see thousands of these every year. We never thought to eat them, if we thought about them at all it was the nuisance of them getting squished underfoot. Honestly, looking back, I don't know why I never tried to taste one. Hell, I ate bugs and grass literal feet from this tree and never thought to eat the fruit. Weird how the brain works. Maybe one day when I'm visiting the old place, maybe I'll try one.
It looks like a raspberry that got mugged and stabbed a bunch of times
the NYC raspberry, a rare genus...
He did find it in Central Park.lol
LOLOLOLOLOL
I thought it looked like a raspberry had a baby with a noni fruit.
I thought it looked like a girl raspberry
I've been eating these since the mid 90s. If you wait until they are fully ripened, then just hold them between your index finger and thumb where the stem was connected and squeeze the fruit out of the skin, and into your mouth. There is a hard small seed in the center you will have to spit out, but GOOD EATING!
I like them, I thought they were poison but I tasted it out of curiosity and it tasted like peach. I thought it was too good to be poison but I spit it out just to be safe. Good to know they are good to eat
same story here
You eat em everybody now. You can't help yourself
Unfortunately alot of the things we humans have been told are poisonous or toxic are in fact not at all. There seems to be a slightly nefarious intent to this misconception as many specific
included items have amazing beneficial properties inherent to them, such as cancer exclusion for one.
my middle school had trees that had these berries and the kids used to throw tons of these things at the sides of the school
Ha! There is a plant nursery near my old middle school that had them out front as well. We kids used to chuck them at the school buses. I now work at that plant nursery so we've come full circle. And then I watch this video and do a little casual research and learn that they are edible, after having searched Arbutus Unedo fruit as well...
i did the same cuz they stank
Lol same
@@bazookallamaproductions5280 are you sure your not thinking of ginkgo fruit?
@@mikella959 positive. they get weird funk when overripe. though i am also familiar with gingko. cheesy little fart fruits lol.
this looks like the floob of a plumbus
I always thought it looked more like the dinglebop after its pushed through a grumbo.
Jared Rydelek
well, youre right, thats the stuff its made from. but you dont call the handle of a knife "wood" because its the material. the big dinglebop part is called floob
i thought it looked more like the fleeb, and he's squeezing fleeb juice into his mouf
😂😂🤣
holy shit thats exactly what I was thinking
Thanks to this video I am now certain death will not befall me for having consumed a fair quantity of these strange fruits today. Thank you.
anytime
Did you also eat a lot of these off of a tree outside Walmart
Did you also eat a lot of these off of a tree outside Walmart
I remember a few years back, I was in a park and one of my friends picked these and started eating them. So I did too and then I asked her what they were. She said “I don’t know, but they taste good.” I spent the next few days wondering if I poisoned myself. I’m glad these are harmless LMAO.
Like a persimmon. Try freezing it solid and then rub the skin off while you run it under warm water. Skin will come right off.
The skin on a persimmon is my favourite part it’s the sweetest part and is nice and crunchy.
@@fluffyhead6377 Not the case for all persimmons, a fuyu for sure, but they're talking about astringent varieties, people freeze them to ripen them faster to get them mushy, reduces astringency.
@@stormevans6897 Freezing unripe astringent varieties doesn't actually cause them to ripen any quicker. I just wait until they're soft before freezing and skinning them, as I find that eating them when they're both ripe and frozen is easier than dealing with a ripe but mushy fruit. I've even frozen a few Hachiyas that appeared to be ripe from the outside but were still under ripe and astringent towards the middle (especially so right under the calyx). It's kinda frustrating when that happens because they're so seasonal around here that even "wasting" one feels like a misuse of a precious resource.
I think I still haven't said it enough times: your chanel is amazing! Love how simple and original your editing is!
They are good but usually the squirrels beat me to them....lol
Me and my siblings call these chuck berries because when they’re ripe they explode if you throw them at something/someone
Hello from the future: That fruit looks like the Corona Virus Molecule
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viruses arent cells you idiots
I love those they grow all over in portland oregon. They're very sweet and melon/ strawberry like
The one that I taste tested had that flavor too... Thought I remembered wrong when I heard others describe the flavor.
I love your goofy 1970's soundtrack ☺ thanks for the great videos!
Had one of these in my backyard for years, never suspected a thing!
The skin makes a nice tea when dried.
That's interesting - I'd never heard of this use before. Will have to give it a try.
Makes sense because it seems to me it would have a bunch of tannins.
My grandma has a Kousa Dogwood tree and I snacked on them (mostly for some shock value) and I got an astringent taste to it. But I ate it skin and flesh together
+Gothemo95 Yeah I would wait until they are super ripe and then take the skins off. I got no astringency that way.
+Jared Rydelek Alright, I will make sure next time they come in.
I've been paying more attention to the trees around me and in my region as I am getting ready to start up a garden at my house. Your videos have been immeasurably helpful for all the fruits I've seen that I never knew about before! I saw these late last year and had no idea what they were - then saw the flowers these past few weeks. I've been meaning to ID the tree, but you saved me the effort!
Kind of looks like coral
I had one at the beginning of October. It was like a very mild plum filled with sawdust.
Great description for it haha
once saw a family eating the berries from our kousa dogwood in the front yard, that’s how my family figured out they were edible. eaten them almost every year since- taste like peach mixed with pumpkin. very good
That scream at 7:27 is a little bit disturbing.
+ala bala The music I use is from a horror movie, so that kind of slipped in there.
Im really curious, what movie is this song from? The reason I ask is because I'm a huge movie buff and I love old horror movies, I believe it's old because the music you use from that movie sounds very retro.
@Esgedius Cannibal Holocaust
That’s one weird looking fruit! How cool
@@Kiido11 Thanks, could never pin point the song. Always reminded me of M.A.S.H.'s intro song, suicide is painless.
used to have a neighbor that grew these but my mom told me they were poisonous
I guess that's the standard response when a parent doesn't know what it is
My mom used to tell me that the mulberry tree in my back yard had poisonous berries but last year I asked her what they were and she told me they were mulberries and that they were really tasty -_-) I went almost 5 years thinking my favorite berry was toxic to eat.
Mustache Ham, lol. But seriously she never even went near the tree because she even told me she hates most berries. We had sour black berries growing in the edge of our property's woods that me and my brother and sister used to gorge ourselves on. My mom even tried some and found out they were disgustingly sour when we picked them because me and my siblings thought the green ones were ripe. Long story short me and my siblings used to eat unripe berries for fun. The mulberries always looked like grubs to me so when my mom told me they were poisonous I never even touched them. -_-) so I ended up going nearly 5 years thinking some of the tastiest fruit ive tasted were poisonous. Now I live in a city so I can't grow them and I never see them in the store :(
an 8th dimentional being who cares
Dont leave your email on a school computer, not you obviously. I wasnt even talking to you. Why do you need to but into other peoples conversation?
Finally one I've tried!! Love these things had one on the way to the park as a kid
i have one of these outside my work... never seen these berries before and finally have identified them!
i love the old intro so much, its so nostolgic
My friends and I were bored one night and wandered around our town. We found a little area with benches and there were small trees around with those on them. We started eating them because.... we were dumb teenagers? (Don't try that unless you're sure) And I never knew what they were until now. Glad to know our instincts were right and we didn't eat poisonous fruit lmao.
Shy_Koneko im for certain that no town would have benches with poisonous fruit trees.
Ryan Who - we have benches in the park with Euonymus bushes around - the fruits are among the most dangerous since they are deadly while tasting nice.
@@Hortifox_the_gardener I have yew trees also at my college campus...
@@TheRyanator36910 Then you're very wrong. Plenty of ornamental bushes and trees have poisonous fruit. I hope you don't try to tell anyone else this. People have died from eating random fruit plenty of times
@@TheRyanator36910 There are datura trees at my school. Lmao
Have this in my back yard my dog was eating a shit ton of em
Nature is strange. I love your videos, thank you for bringing the bizarre organisms to my attention.
I think this fruit is perfect to use in a steam juicer to make jelly. But it is sadly not growing in Germany.
Sure it does! I live in Zurich, and both of the buildings where I have lived since 2009 have had these in the garden! Zurich is colder than much of Germany, and New York, where he is, gets REALLY cold. If these can grow in Zurich and New York, they can grow in Germany!
Look here! www.blumeninschwaben.de/Hauptgruppen/cornus_baum.htm#Japanischer%20Blüten-%20Hartriegel
@@tookitogo Danke für den Tip. Ich habe sie hier nur noch nie gesehen.
@@trex70 Mache im Moment ein FSJ in einem brandenburger Schlosspark. Haben ein paar dieser Büsche da. Ich konnte auch ein paar Beeren probieren. Waren allerdings recht bitter.
Interesting that you liked it. I have tried them several times but they were always just very bland. The inside was always reddish instead of yellow, and soupy. Possibly they were overripe. Maybe I need to try more of them and give it another chance.
+sazji Have you tried them from different trees? Kousa dogwood varies a lot tree to tree.
I will next time. It's too late for them now unfortunately. I'm almost certain I got them too ripe too. I never notice them till the leaves have all dropped, and by that time the insides have turned soupy.
what songs does he use in his openings?
That's a funky looking lychee.
You live in Northern New York? So do I. Those wind mill look like the ones in Malone. If you know where to look, you can find these wild yam type roots in your area. The vines look like morning Glory vines, but not like bind weed.
These grow in my buddy's Grandma's back yard they are sweet with no real distinct flavor to them
I really loved the musical intro on this episode. I wish I knew what it is
SAME
I picked these off a tree in my yard, juiced them, and turned then into jam. It does taste like apricot! It was with the skin though, which adds a slight bitter aftertaste, but everyone who has tried it has enjoyed it.
Cornus Kousa. Beautiful Spring flowering ornamental tree
I think that Japan would have a good variety of kiwi fruits too, maby you should keep an eye out for some.
Thanks to Jared for this video. There’s a Kousa Dogwood tree in the far corner of my yard. I never knew anything about the fruit (which is now ripe in September) until now. Tried the inside of one after watching this video - they’re good! Just not much there in one fruit to enjoy. 😆
I have this tree in the yard and I was wondering what this berry was. Thanks for clearing it up.
often kept as a decorative plant its essential to troll friends and coworkers into eating it without telling them if is edible or not
There’re a couple of beautiful trees outside the hospital at which I work. One of them has exceptional fruit, even the peels taste good (though still gritty).
Seriously I am addicted to these things. I’m so glad I found them.
I've eaten the fruit of the Kousa dogwood. Tasted like egg custard: mildly sweet and creamy.
it's plumbus
You should try the cherries from the Cornelion Cherry Dogwood.
I am originally from Richmond, Virginia. The first and only time I have ever seen these was in someone's yard in the city. I grabbed a few and tried to tasted them, but they didn't really have a flavor. I assumed they were inedible so I didn't actually eat it.
The Foreign Citizen I'm from Richmond too, you should hook me up with that guy's address so i can steal some too ;))
Hahaha... It's been 10 years now. I just remember riding my bike randomly around when I found them.
Lol I've seen these so many times and assumed they werent edible. I tried some after watching this video and it tasted a lot like grape
Oh wow. I have these grow on some random ass trees in my backyard didn’t know they were edible lol
They grow on Dogwood trees. Not randomly. I'm sure that's not what you meant but it's what you said and it sounds dumb.
@@jimmyshrimbe9361 by random ass trees i mean that i have random dogwood trees in my backyard for some reason
I found a kousa dogwood tree while picking native blackberries a few weeks ago. Hopefully the next time I get out there, they'll be ripe. They were also near snowberries, which are not recommended eating, but I tried one anyhow.
Respectful response to your recent question:
I would really appreciate a series of fruit videos based on their Zones.
Like you, I consider myself a quality-fruit freak.
For example, I live in Miami, FL Zone-10b.
And, knowing what quality fruits do well growing in this Zone, and where to get them, would be really helpful and appreciated.
Thank you for all your fruit videos.
Please keep going and don’t stop.
Oh, I forgot to mention that your recent question was:
(Q)
Is there an interest in you doing a video series on hard to obtain spices?
(A)
Sure, that’s OK.
I personally have a preference for organic-spices.
Thank you so much for this info. We have a Moon Mountain Dogwood tree we planted over one of our dogs that we buried when she passed away. Right now it has lots of fruit. I was curious whether they were edible. I'll try it when they are ripe.
idky but your opening music was weirdly soothing. reminded me of those old seventies/60s movies and shows
These are good for making wine out of. I have 7 of those trees in my yard and make a couple gallons wine every fall from the fruit. It's good. :)
One of the most overplanted trees in my area along Bradford pears, and ornamental cherries/plums/crabapples.
I found those growing locally and I like them alot.
Literally saw this for the first time on the ground today. Had no idea it was edible.
Thanks so much for this! I've been eyeing these for a while. They grow on a tree on my college campus and I've always wanted to see what they tasted like. Have one in my hand now. About to try 😄
Edit: I bit into it when I was halfway through the video and basically have the same opinion you did when you tried it. I didn't like the gritty texture of it and I'm not a fan of the skin itself. The skin was a little bit better, but the inside was very mild and soft. It wasn't too sweet but it wasn't bad either. Next time I'll just break it open and eat the middle.
I've been wondering about this fruit for some time now so thanks for clearing that up for me 👍
Just found this tree at my friends apartment complex, Im gonna see if I can take a of graft it. So I can grow one in my back yard.
There are a couple of those trees in my back yard! (Shared garden of an apartment building.) And amusingly, in the backyard of my previous apartment too!
For those who were wondering, Trypophobia is when you feel fear or disgust at the sight of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes, or bumps. The word translates roughly to “fear of holes”. Also, what’s with the screaming?
What's the intro song? I love it.
Funny ending...keep up the good work bro
You're awesome.. I'm sure you're the same guy who did a video on the Osage orange.. I've been roasting and eating their seeds ever since !!!
Is it worth all the work to extract them?
I've read that these fruits are produced in such quantities so that unwanted seedlings coming up all over the place can be a problem in a home's yard. The flowers on these trees in the spring are why they're cultivated a lot in temperate climates.
The intro music makes me think of Little House on the Prairie for some reason xD
It reminds me of pineapple.
There is a fruit here from a wild shrub that looks like it but green.
If it's gritty it would be similar to chico.
Where are you based?
-Its good!
*Thats the moment he realized, it was not good...*
I have these growing all over my college campus
Wait, OSU?
@@lborlet5204 WCU
Always check the inside for gnat larvae...
That just adds protein
@@MaxOakland, also adds disease.
We have one in our backyard in Bethesda MD, just outside of DC. I just tried them for the first time and they are ripe and super delicious! I just have times it just right!
Is it just me or does that look like a devil fruit
Weird Weird No Mi
crack crack fruit
If you haven’t already, you should try cornelian cherries (red and yellow varieties). Fruiting dogwood.
I’ve eaten these a couple times. My grandma has them beside her house here in East Tennessee. She’s got quite the flower garden.
There are _TONS_ of these things in my area. Dogwoods are a very popular ornamental tree.
Cornus mas is also another dogwood fruit to try. Interestingly it has quite a different shape and texture in comparison to Cornus kousa :^)
you should do an episode of eating coffee cherries, the red berry surrounding the bean.
I tried one in my penang fruit farm video. It tasted like a green twig.
I thought it was pronounced covfefe
Anjin Rider - Good one!
Have you reviewed autumn olive? There's an old abandoned quarry near my property and that sucker has taken over like you wouldn't believe!
I've heard that they grow around here, but I haven't seen them yet! Maybe this fall :)
Well they're a big problem in Northern Ohio. You could fill bucket after bucket of them because of how much they've spread. It's insane really.
Is this the eleagnus bush or silver thorn? If so, they are delicious when ripe and, of course, you can make a jam or a jelly
I found these in my neighborhood. Red, ripe, ready to eat. The three I had were delicious and tasted like a peach, the best most sweet peach ever mixed with mango. The aroma was wonderful. I did not eat the skins, the fruits I had were not gritty at all. The fruit had the consistency of wet custard. Now I want to grow several trees on my property hoping to have at least one tree that has wonderful flavorful sweet fruit.
They are great, peachy and delicious
@@RagingMerc I need to find a local source to buy these. I imagine ice cream made with the fruit would be great. I want to make preserves with them too.
OMG I LOVE THESE SO MUCH 😍😍😍😍
My wife and I watch for your reaction faces.Hilarious.
This is the first time I’ve ever heard of these. I’ve lived in 3 different states and still haven’t seen them
Mine tastes exactly like a cross between a persimmon and a mamey sapote with cream added in. Delicious. Skin is bitter.
interesting, there must be a lot of variation tree to tree
I heard that people will use a food mill to separate the flesh of the fruit from the skins and seeds, and then use that pulp to make jams and baked goods. I have two of these trees outside my house, and I am going to make stuff with them for the first time ever this year once they ripen.
i have. kousa dogwood tree in my yard. The fruit is good and sweet. just this year we discovered that they are edible.
Since the flavor of the fruit can vary quite a bit from one tree to another, it might be worth growing some more trees from cuttings of yours.
Your everyday walrus friend who cares
Why are you just commenting this on everyone's comments?
My ass is edible Donnie, eat that.
Clay Perdue It’s not actually Trump lol
There are some around here. The guy down the street gave me permission to eat them off of his trees. His dogwoods didn't fruit last summer. I only saw a couple flowers on the tree. The quinces didn't fruit, either, but they had tons of gorgeous coral colored blossoms on them.
Looks like a devil fruit from one peice.
I've got one of these in my yard. I'm going to eat the fruit when they ripen this year.
I found these today at my work. I live in the Seattle area of Washington.
Those are delicious. I need to plant some in my yard.
Great info ❤ I just found one randomly growing in a bit of shaded area. it’s September and many are ripped they are good !! May try growing some 😅
I saw them at my job and i started messing with one. I have no self preservation when it comes to poisonous plants (but don't eat black berries just in case) so I tasted a little of it. It was sweet so I looked it up later and positively identified it. Whenever I was done with my shift or sometimes when going to lunch I would grab one or two. I was sad when they went out of season they are fun to eat because of their weirdness.
What song is playing in the opening?
what is his intro?
It's kinda looks like a radioactive fig.
What part of Central Park did you find it in? When are they in season?
+porp109 try this site fallingfruit.org/ its pretty inaccurate but does help give you an idea of places to look. They are in season during the fall (early November I believe) so there might be some still around, I'm not not entirely sure.
we picked ours in mid-late september
I just foraged these in front of my grandmothers assisted living home. She loved them also! They’re all over the ground. They taste like bananas and pineapples or something tropical. Delicious
Why don’t you want to eat this if it falls?
This is white flowering dogwood? I used to see those fruit on dogwood trees but I never knew they were edible.
I had several dogwood trees at my house growing up, and we would see thousands of these every year. We never thought to eat them, if we thought about them at all it was the nuisance of them getting squished underfoot. Honestly, looking back, I don't know why I never tried to taste one. Hell, I ate bugs and grass literal feet from this tree and never thought to eat the fruit. Weird how the brain works. Maybe one day when I'm visiting the old place, maybe I'll try one.