Went out to check on my umm tree, not saying what it is. I don't want the squirrels to find out.
To my dismay, but not shocked to find said fruit gone. I still had hopes of finding it on the ground
close by. Had a squirrel find it, it may not know what to do with other than to sample it, perhaps.
Not knowing that we humans love these roasted and with a dash of salt.
Exhibit ' A ' and no banana for scale.
Inspired by my monumental find, I thought that I would set out and go on a mid Summer
fruit and nut expedition.
Starting at the center and spiraling counter clockwise of said collection, we have the conspicuous
red and black caped seed known as Abrus precatorius or Rosary Pea. The next colorful pale purple
fruit is from the Callicarpa americana or American Beautyberry. The pea sized pearly white fruit is
from the Pseudorhipsalis ramulosa or Red Rhipsalis Mistletoe Cactus. The one still attached to a branch
is a sacrificial acorn that is from a hybrid Live oak tree, genus Quercus.
Top and center is the fruit from our Podocarpus macrophyllus or Buddhist Pine. The mammoth of
bunch, is a cone from the Bald Cypress tree, aka Taxodium distichum. Not to be mistaken as a Pond
Bald Cypress,which like to the standard Bald Cypress tree does not need a pond to grow in.
Up this point, the mysterious smooth shelled fruit belongs to the genus, pretty sure that it is the
Macadamia integrifolia, smooth shelled....drum roll....psst, it's been revealed in the binomial linius
nomenclature and it's origins are from Australia and not from Hawaii as the Mauna Loa nut company
might want you to believe...and now for the reveal...
I have no doubt that this year's rainfall is above average. So far this far into the year and all my rain
barrels are topped out and manually filled to by yours truly. Did I mentioned That I have nine,
fifty-five gallon, food grade drum drum drum drum druuuuuuuuuuuuums.
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