Inspired by Sunshine’s Macro Monday #30
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While walking along a street in a Washington DC neighborhood last Friday, I passed by a line of trees with small prickly seed pods (?) hanging from the branches. I had never seen anything like it.
My 3 year old grandson thinks they are coconuts, but I have my doubts.
Does anyone know what this is?
Arbutus. Those fruits are tasty when they’re not quite so dried out. 🙂
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Fruits! Wow, I would never have guessed that. I guess coconuts were not as far off the mark as I thought 🙂 Thank you for solving the mystery.
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That tree is called a “strawberry tree.” 🙂
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Thank you! Now I know – and I will let the kiddo know too 🙂
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All my years living on the West Coast, I never heard an Arbutus called a Strawberry Tree! Learned something new.
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So did I!
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I recognized the fruit as Arbutus and then checked and found that people in that foreign culture known as the east coast call it a strawberry tree. :p
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LOL! What is it called on the west coast, an Arbutus tree?
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Yep. 🙂
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Well, that makes much more sense…
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These things fascinate me.
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Me too 🙂
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Well, it sure looks like it could be as hard as a coconut. 😁
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Yes it does. Coconut would be a logical guess 🙂
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I didn’t have a clue, and wondered if the photo showed the true size they are…then I read the comments, and I’d never heard of arbutus or strawberry tree. Always more fascinating things to learn in the blog world–that and the people make it so addicting 🙂 Blessings on your day! My ant man will be here today…what fun.
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It was hard to know how to describe the size, except they were small (maybe sort of ping pong ball-ish?). But now we know 🙂 Good luck with the ants.
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I should post about the ant guy… Fortunately, one of my dear blog sisters (since 2011) said she has a product that’s great, works faster than what the ant guy estimated. So I may order some–I need to feel I have control over this issue, not rely on my manager to schedule an appt for a 10-min visit by ant guy… I am Woman I am Strong–I can do ants 🙂
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Go Forward and Succeed 🙂
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I shall indeed! Thanks 🙂
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You’re welcome 🙂
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😊
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Cool photo!!! – and now I know what it is too. I’m pretty sure we don’t have those trees where I live.
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Thank you! I haven’t seen them where I live either.
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Now I know it’s a fruit!
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🙂
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Were the fruit hard? Sycamore tree?
http://biologicalthinking.blogspot.com/2013/03/sycamores-trees-of-wonder.html
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Thank you – I think you’ve guessed it! I didn’t touch them so I don’t know if they were hard. But the description and photos on the link you provide look like an exact match – (I should have also included a photo of the entire tree to help figure this out, but since it was a “macro” challenge, I didn’t). I appreciate your research 🙂
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Hee hee! No worries, it was a pleasure. I love all this treasure hunting.
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So do I! 😊
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This fruit is looking more gorgeous, thanks to the blue sky background 🙂
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Thank you! It was a beautiful day 😎
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