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Wild Tree with blue fruit

14 years ago

At the one park I take my dog to there is a moderate sized tree that currently has, for lack of a better word, some kind of fruit on it. They are about an inch or so long, oval in shape and a light blue in color. When I felt one a week or so ago it was hard to the touch. Anybody know what this may be?

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guadua
14 years ago
Maybe it's a Redbay (Persea borbonia)
guadua
14 years ago
Nevermind, I overlooked the part where you said light blue. Redbay would be a dark waxing bluish black..
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carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
14 years ago
Podocarpus?

Did I spell that correctly?

You can look up 'podocarpus fruit' on Google Image....
organicizer123
14 years ago
What shape is the tree? What shape are the leaves? Any other distinguishing features (bark texture, pattern; fruit odor: pleasant/unpleasant; leaf petiole [stalk] color; leaf color, vein structure, etc.)?
trini1trini
14 years ago
In your area, it could be an elaeocarpus. Maybe Elaeocarpus sylvestris or something.
fishnut
Original Author
14 years ago
No. Not podocarpus or elaeocarpus. Looked at it again tonight and the fruit are round not oval and looks like in groups of four most commonly. The are still hard to the touch. I will try and get some pics this weekend if the weather clears enough.
goldenpond
14 years ago
well I searched a long time to find the name of my tree with blue oval fruit and it was a JAVA PLUM.Google and check pics on that one.

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