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Out for a run in Bellingham last week to maintain my strength for the rigors of the CA berry industry when I spied a tree sporting raspberry-like fruit like those pictured below (and hence my senses being drawn to it immediately). I've done some internetting on it, but not quite sure.
Thoughts? Anyone want to take a shot at identifying it? Family is good, genus or even species would be better.
Mandrin-Melonberry-HS-Female-1
Comments:
2.
That is a Che fruit.
3.
I believe it's a Mandarin melonberry, also referred to as a Chinese Mulberry.
Native to the Himalayas, China and Nepal.
Macular tricuspidata
Family: Moraceae
Bonnie Dwyer
Master Gardener Contra Costa County
4.
Hi Mark, I think it is in the mulberry family, maybe Maclura!
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Cornus capitata is what we came up with. Has a cornus type fruit; the evergreen smooth leaves puzzled us; images on google appear to approach C. capitata.
6.
Thank you all for the responses! Wow.
So I gather that it's in mulberry family, or if not that a dogwood?
What is so striking to me that the fruit look so much like a raspberry, at least from casual inspection and indeed has druplets much like the caneberries as well.
It's worth mentioning that while I myself have next to zero expertise with this plant, obviously there are a lot of people who are!
Thank you again all for your input - it's a great community here.
Posted by Eric Gerbrandt on August 21, 2024 at 6:22 AM