Strawberry tree

lakeview3, Jan 2, 12:23am
adorable! Part Clydey?

My one is ‘that’ type. into everything. like a kea, nothing is safe, not even your windscreen wipers!

26copper, Jan 17, 10:47am
Good on your horse! lol

I remember them being sour and "don't" touch, when I was a kid.

Proper strawberries the way to go!

Thanks all

harrislucinda, Jan 17, 10:52am
any fruit that you see a bird eating is ok to eat something i have been told since i was younger

26copper, Dec 31, 8:57am
Can you eat the fruit from these trees? Thanks.

jmma, Dec 31, 9:00am

lakeview3, Dec 31, 9:13am
One of the horses in our paddock eats them! He’s 25 and he does it every year!

articferrit, Dec 31, 10:39am
You can apparently make jam from them, but I havent.

wheelz, Dec 31, 3:36pm
Or there's this tree. which is more likely the one grown in NZ
https://kahikateafarm.co.nz/product/himalayan-strawberry-tree/

perfectimages, Dec 31, 4:02pm
26copper wrote:
Can you eat the fruit from these trees? Thanks.[/quote

As a child our next door neighbour had one and we all used to eat the fruit even though it was a bit bitter. Birds love them.

apollo11, Dec 31, 6:54pm
https://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Strawberry_Tree_10303.php
"while overripe fruit ferments on the branch and can cause mild intoxication"
Your horse is an alcoholic.

oh_hunnihunni, Dec 31, 6:59pm
They need a lot of extras to make palatable. Real strawberries are nicer.

lakeview3, Dec 31, 9:52pm
lol wouldn’t surprise me! He can be a little rat at times. but he’s retired now, he can do whatever he wants! He’s certainly earned it. He probably weighs about 400kg so he would need quite a few I imagine! My horse is a thistle nut. He will eat them till he’s frothing st the mouth. It’s quite funny watching him pick each one off.

apollo11, Oct 16, 3:51pm