Okay, so you can clearly see that my new digital camera is AWESOME, or cheap, but you can see the fruit right? That's a persimmon tree growing right on the side of the road by my neighbor's house. Do not try to see what an unripened persimmon tastes like. Ripe persimmons look a little like old tomatoes, but not so ripe ones...yeah, don't even touch your tounge to see what it tastes like. I read not to do that, but I did it. I think it's going to take a bit of a while before these persimmons are ready, as I think they're not supposed to be ripe until winter or so.
I found a little tree about two years ago growing near the tall pines in the uncleared section of my back yard. It didn't look like any other tree I had, so I transplanted it in the front of my house. I need to know what it is. It smells like bay. It looks like bay. I do think it is a Red Bay tree, and I'll be happy if it is, but I don't have the low-down on all the science-y aspects of tree identification. The Red Bay is in the Lauraceae family, genus Persea, and species Borbonia. That's what I Googled- up anyway. The Red Bay is in the same family as the avocado, and I love avocados, but I don't think I can grow some good ones 'round these parts. If you've stumbled on this blog (or my personal-yet obviously public garden diary), then please feel free to school me on what type of tree this is (also, could I grow a fruit bearing avocado in zone 9? I'd love to do that! I have this red bay or whatever it is in the front y...
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