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habitat_gardener · November 2, 2010

I haven't grown it, but one of the public gardens nearby has a low hedge of Ugni. I've tasted the fruits and like them. The volunteers pick them, so I don't usually see any fruit on it. It doesn't get below freezing often here, but it has gotten as cold as 20F for a day or so at a time. It looks like a good one to try in a container.

Another favorite from the Myrtaceae is pineapple guava flowers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acca_sellowiana

I've tried a few fruits in the myrtle family and so far the only one that's blah is the Syzygium (haven't tried any eucalyptus or callistemon flowers or fruit, though). I taste a fruit whenever I pass a Myrtus communis hedge -- a resinous edge, so best for occasional nibbling.

There used to be a Luma apiculata
http://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org/Gar...om_08_09.shtml
in a front yard along my dog-walking route, and I used to pick a few whenever I passed. It was pruned into a lovely small tree. Alas, one year it had a huge crop, and I noticed it dropped all over the driveway and car, and within a few months it was removed.

November 2, 2010	#19
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,540	I haven't grown it, but one of the public gardens nearby has a low hedge of Ugni. I've tasted the fruits and like them. The volunteers pick them, so I don't usually see any fruit on it. It doesn't get below freezing often here, but it has gotten as cold as 20F for a day or so at a time. It looks like a good one to try in a container. Another favorite from the Myrtaceae is pineapple guava flowers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acca_sellowiana I've tried a few fruits in the myrtle family and so far the only one that's blah is the Syzygium (haven't tried any eucalyptus or callistemon flowers or fruit, though). I taste a fruit whenever I pass a Myrtus communis hedge -- a resinous edge, so best for occasional nibbling. There used to be a Luma apiculata http://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org/Gar...om_08_09.shtml in a front yard along my dog-walking route, and I used to pick a few whenever I passed. It was pruned into a lovely small tree. Alas, one year it had a huge crop, and I noticed it dropped all over the driveway and car, and within a few months it was removed.