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Offline SteveJ

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Re: Does anyone know the name of this fruit?
« Reply #20 on: September 10, 2014, 22:52:53 PM »
still here then  ;D

Not Star Fruits either Steve, when the fruits weren't picked they turned black but remained in the same shape as the green ones. You can see a black one on the left of one of the first pictures. Star Fruits are much more angular (and star shaped)



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Re: Does anyone know the name of this fruit?
« Reply #21 on: September 10, 2014, 22:56:40 PM »
Wow well done Steve, it is indeed :D

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Re: Does anyone know the name of this fruit?
« Reply #22 on: September 10, 2014, 22:59:13 PM »
and the prize goes to......

Buddy - if you are reading this thread do not go anywhere near this tree - it's not called a Be Still tree for nothing, it's extremely poisonous.

It's at the end of your terrace. We should consider getting it professionally removed.  :(

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Re: Does anyone know the name of this fruit?
« Reply #23 on: September 10, 2014, 23:42:27 PM »
I've read a little more about this plant and I'm convinced that we have been lucky to identify it before some little kids got chewing on the "funny shaped apples" - Thanks Steve.

A little more worrying is that one of the sites which discussed the increase in suicides attributable to the deliberate ingestion of the seeds (from zero to 173 in a single year in Sri Lanka - all young pregnant women) had an advert at the bottom where you could buy one of these buggers. Go Figure!

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Re: Does anyone know the name of this fruit?
« Reply #24 on: September 11, 2014, 06:21:12 AM »
If you are going to get rid of it, make sure you wear gloves. All Oleanders are poisonous and you can get a severe reaction just from getting the sap on your skin. Also be careful of where you dispose of it.

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Re: Does anyone know the name of this fruit?
« Reply #25 on: September 11, 2014, 07:22:20 AM »
Thanks KKOB but did you miss the bit where I suggested that we employed professionals?  ???

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Re: Does anyone know the name of this fruit?
« Reply #26 on: September 11, 2014, 08:05:51 AM »
No I didn't, but do you honestly think you're going to find ANY in Fethiye ?  ;)

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Re: Does anyone know the name of this fruit?
« Reply #27 on: September 11, 2014, 08:22:14 AM »
Yes - we have a contact at the Forestry Commission who will sort it out for us.

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Re: Does anyone know the name of this fruit?
« Reply #28 on: September 11, 2014, 09:32:32 AM »
It would have been more pleasing if it was a squapple or even a quintile,but never mind,hope you get shot of it without any problems.
While are on does anyone know what this hairy apples are,I've heard them called custard apples but know little about them

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Re: Does anyone know the name of this fruit?
« Reply #29 on: September 11, 2014, 10:00:18 AM »
We have  three of these in our garden, bought them in the garden centre because we liked the little yellow flowers.  We have also seen them with orange flowers.  We bought the first one about six years ago to shade the patio. 




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