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7/21/2025, 7:39:25 AM
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myrtles in the US are trees used for their fragrance mainly for christmas-themed stuff, but there are a lot of tropical relatives with edible fruit, most notably guavas and "yangmei"-type myrtle fruits. smaller shrub-type guavas and their close relatives grow in the andes (and are cold resistant) and were imported to new zealand, namely feijoa (pineapple guava) and "strawberry guava"/cattley guava. ugnis are a smaller bush-type similar to small berry-sized guavas, sometimes called chilean guava or strawberry myrtle. the asian species are difficult to source or import, but feijoas are much easier to get from fruit autists.
most nightshades known to westerners are savory vegetable types (tomato, pepper, eggplant), but a lot of them are sweet and fruity instead. physalis (groundcherries or cape gooseberries) are similar to tomatillos but improved varieties are more like dessert fruits. they're covered in a papery shell so you can just collect the fallen fruit. strangely the most popular varieties are from poland and germany, although on a long enough timeline every heirloom is replaced by american autism varieties.
citrus across the board can't handle temperatures in the 30s, but they crossbreed easily, all commercial fruits being hybrids with the parent species being relatively obscure. most japanese citrus (which is a whole thing in itself) are yuzu hybrids and kumquats which can handle a bit lower, but the poncirus (or trifoliate orange, commonly used as a rootstock for real commercial citrus) can handle much lower down to 5-10 degrees. it has almost no decent traits of a commercial fruit for eating or for juicing, but it is possible to gacha in good traits from other species. i am looking for something like a lime (previously i was looking at sudachi), but i have pivoted towards something called a thomasville cintrangequat which is a poncirus+orange hybrid bred with a japanese kumquat.
opuntia is prickly pear cactus. there are actually a lot of these and some grow all the way up to canada. they are similar to dragonfruit/pitaya (which is like a vining cactus that needs support???) but are smaller, have more seeds, and are typically bland. on the other hand, they are shockingly productive and low-maintenance and can handle cold. famously they are covered in tiny clear thorns, but growers have actually bred this out of them so the main drawback is gone. the big question for me is finding a variety with more flavor, and the search continues unfortunately because i can't find much reliable info.
myrtles in the US are trees used for their fragrance mainly for christmas-themed stuff, but there are a lot of tropical relatives with edible fruit, most notably guavas and "yangmei"-type myrtle fruits. smaller shrub-type guavas and their close relatives grow in the andes (and are cold resistant) and were imported to new zealand, namely feijoa (pineapple guava) and "strawberry guava"/cattley guava. ugnis are a smaller bush-type similar to small berry-sized guavas, sometimes called chilean guava or strawberry myrtle. the asian species are difficult to source or import, but feijoas are much easier to get from fruit autists.
most nightshades known to westerners are savory vegetable types (tomato, pepper, eggplant), but a lot of them are sweet and fruity instead. physalis (groundcherries or cape gooseberries) are similar to tomatillos but improved varieties are more like dessert fruits. they're covered in a papery shell so you can just collect the fallen fruit. strangely the most popular varieties are from poland and germany, although on a long enough timeline every heirloom is replaced by american autism varieties.
citrus across the board can't handle temperatures in the 30s, but they crossbreed easily, all commercial fruits being hybrids with the parent species being relatively obscure. most japanese citrus (which is a whole thing in itself) are yuzu hybrids and kumquats which can handle a bit lower, but the poncirus (or trifoliate orange, commonly used as a rootstock for real commercial citrus) can handle much lower down to 5-10 degrees. it has almost no decent traits of a commercial fruit for eating or for juicing, but it is possible to gacha in good traits from other species. i am looking for something like a lime (previously i was looking at sudachi), but i have pivoted towards something called a thomasville cintrangequat which is a poncirus+orange hybrid bred with a japanese kumquat.
opuntia is prickly pear cactus. there are actually a lot of these and some grow all the way up to canada. they are similar to dragonfruit/pitaya (which is like a vining cactus that needs support???) but are smaller, have more seeds, and are typically bland. on the other hand, they are shockingly productive and low-maintenance and can handle cold. famously they are covered in tiny clear thorns, but growers have actually bred this out of them so the main drawback is gone. the big question for me is finding a variety with more flavor, and the search continues unfortunately because i can't find much reliable info.
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