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PostSun Nov 04, 2018 2:32 pm 
I've been seeing these for years around my neighborhood, never knew what they were. A couple minutes of googling gave me an answer. They are edible apparently. Might have to try one next time I'm out walking. Doesn't seem like anyone harvests them, just see a bunch of them fallen to the ground. They are really soft and squish easily. https://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Strawberry_Tree_10303.php

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PostSun Nov 04, 2018 5:28 pm 
I tried it. Very mild flavor, not much to it. A little sweet. Not an instant favorite, but I've been curious about those for years. Now I know.

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PostSun Nov 04, 2018 5:39 pm 
My wife and I were just wondering this on a walk a few days ago. Thanks for the report, I'll have to try some. "...overripe fruit ferments on the branch and can cause mild intoxication" - maybe a supplemental report is in order? Apparently there are other Strawberry Trees - Arbutus menziesii (madrona) and Muntingia calabura in addition to your Arbutus unedo. All reportedly edible. None sound as tasty as the Ugni molinae (Chilean Guava) I'm growing here though.

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PostSun Nov 04, 2018 6:58 pm 
Either they weren't fermented, or I needed a bigger dosage. No intoxication to report here.

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PostMon Nov 05, 2018 12:00 am 
We have one in our front yard. I noticed there was some fruit on it for the first time today, way before I read this thread. Small world. I'll try the fruit tomorrow.

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PostSun Nov 11, 2018 9:40 pm 
neek wrote:
None sound as tasty as the Ugni molinae (Chilean Guava) I'm growing here though.
I had a Chilean guava growing in my yard for a couple of years, until it died in the cold one winter. I found the fruit a little mealy but it had a neat bubblegum-like flavor. Although one of its common names is "strawberry myrtle", the Chilean guava is from a different family (Myrtaceae - myrtle family) than the "strawberry tree" discussed above, which in the Ericaceae (the heath family, which includes blueberries, huckleberry, rhododendron, salal and madrone, among other local plants).

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PostSun Nov 11, 2018 11:38 pm 
Another tasty fall treat that many people don't know about. http://www.eattheplanet.org/kousa-dogwood-fruit/

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