Any ideas what this fruit is? looks like a tiny pear

[masraum]

It kind of looks like a tiny ugly apple or tiny pear. The tree (I should have gotten a picture of the tree/leaves) reminds me a bit of a crepe myrtle (no central trunk, fairly small, etc...). The folks that have this in their yard also have some other fruit trees including one that produces amazing pomelos. They trimmed a branch and put the fruits from the branch on their wall (something they did with excess pomelos when they were ripe). I'm kind of thinking that is their way of offering them to passers-by. As you can imagine, I'm a little dubious about eating strange fruit with no idea of what it really is.

[stomachmonkey]

Anjou pear?

[Bill Douglas]

Figs?

It would be great if they are figs.

[Baz]

I agree with Bill....figs. Do you have a pic of the tree they came from?

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Baz

I agree with Bill....figs. Do you have a pic of the tree they came from?

I'll get one later when we take the dogs out.

I don't think it's a fig. It seems to have a central hard stone.

[mattdavis11]

Its not a fig. Have 2 fig trees in the back yard, and the time is now for harvesting.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

My best guess is a green jujube.

[BeyGon]

Guava? I had a couple trees that produced fruit like that.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

My best guess is a green jujube.

Not even close




cereal, Looks like Ziziphus jujuba

[masraum]

the tree

[DanielDudley]

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=quince+fruit+tree

[masraum]

Originally Posted by DanielDudley

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=quince+fruit+tree

Cool, that seems like it fits the bill. I think the folks that live in the house are possibly Chinese, and this may specifically be Chinese quince.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

quince have seeds

[john70t]

wag: Unripe plum?

[wdfifteen]

seckle pear?

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=CT4tXdjuFcHR5gLRuaSgDA&q=seckel+pear&oq=seckle+pear&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i10l10.1471.5213..8138...0.0..0.429.1310.1 0j1j4-1......0....1..gws-wiz.....0..35i39j0i131j0.e7-9mkSXEEM

[tabs]

Well have someone you know take a bite and if they die then you will know that you shouldn't be eating them.

[rusnak]

Maybe an unripe loquat. That tree looks like it may have cross pollinated with something else.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

Sorry, that I didn't come back to this thread for a while, but Shaun is absolutely right.

https://www.nutrition-and-you.com/jujube.html

Jujube, also known as Chinese red date (枣), is an attractive "drupe" fruit of Chinese origin. "Zao" as the fruit recognized in the mainland China, it grows in natural wild and cultivated orchards in Korea, Japan, and many Middle Eastern regions. Dry jujube has similar taste and nutrition profile as that of dates; packed with energy, minerals, and essential vitamins.

This makes sense (since it's a Chinese fruit) and the other fruit in their yard is also a fruit of primarily Chinese origin.