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Laaz
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Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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| Posted: Mon 25 Sep, 2006 12:45 pm |
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A few pics of the Miracle fruit tree Citrus Joe sent me last winter. This tree is going crazy with fruit.
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bencelest
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Location: Salinas, California
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| Posted: Mon 25 Sep, 2006 3:07 pm |
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Laaz:
They look so yummy but are they edible? |
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Millet
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Mon 25 Sep, 2006 5:08 pm |
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Laaz, Citrus Joe also gave me a Miracle fruit last year. The one I received was a new seedling with just two leaves. It acted just as Dr. Malcolm Manners said it would. The Miracle Fruit just sat in the container for the first year (building up the root structure) then about a month ago the pland started to grow some new leaves. It is now growing at a rapid rate. Pretty soon I too can eat lemons with out tasting anything sour. - Millet |
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Patty_in_wisc
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Location: zone 5 Milwaukee, Wi
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| Posted: Mon 25 Sep, 2006 10:30 pm |
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Citrus Joe also sent me 1 or 2 fruits. I planted the seeds but nothing grew. That's an amazing little fruit! I don't have room for any more plants, but would love to have one of those...they are too cool.
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Laaz
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| Posted: Mon 25 Sep, 2006 11:18 pm |
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Benny there is not much flesh to eat. They are almost all a big pit. You put them in your mouth & chew the flesh there is. Swish it around your mouth... Then take a fresh lemon & it taste sweet like a orange, no sour taste at all. PM me your address & I will send you some seeds.
Patty I have a small plant I grew from seed, I'll mail it to you. |
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Patty_in_wisc
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bencelest
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| Posted: Tue 26 Sep, 2006 12:50 am |
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Thanks Laaz. But I'll pass this one out. |
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Ecomtl
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Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada
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| Posted: Wed 27 Sep, 2006 10:44 pm |
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I have never heard of that fruit until today, and that thing is absolutely amazing!!!! Nature is spectacular.
How does it affect any other foods you may eat that may be sour, anyone know??
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Patty_in_wisc
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| Posted: Wed 27 Sep, 2006 11:03 pm |
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I think it has a numbing effect on certain taste buds. Someone jokingly asked if it would make okra taste better LOL. (I think that was Millet)
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Ecomtl
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| Posted: Thu 28 Sep, 2006 2:45 am |
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Millet would like it here in canada then. "We ain't got no Ochra or Grits" LOL
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Patty_in_wisc
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| Posted: Thu 28 Sep, 2006 3:02 am |
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That was cute Gen. I think Colorado has a little bit of Canada LOL.
Laaz, how old is the tree?
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Laaz
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Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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| Posted: Thu 28 Sep, 2006 9:06 am |
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From what I know these trees take 2 years to fruit, so I would say 2-3 years. |
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BabyBlue11371
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Joined: 28 Nov 2005
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Location: SE Kansas
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| Posted: Wed 04 Oct, 2006 3:47 am |
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Laaz,
If you get a few seeds you can't think of any thing better to do with, you can throw them my way.. sounds like a very fun seed project to me!!! 
Gina *BabyBlue* |
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Laaz
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Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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| Posted: Thu 05 Oct, 2006 10:10 am |
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Gine I have some germinating. I get one to you. |
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Skeeter
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| Posted: Thu 05 Oct, 2006 3:20 pm |
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Hi Lazz,
I'll take a couple seeds if you still have any extra.
-- Skeet |
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