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Fruit Trees and Shrubs

Rosaceae - Rose family

subfamily Prunoideae

(one of the many wild plums) **zt 5** Scientific Name

Bushy tree grows 10-12 feet tall.  Flower is about 1" wide growing in clusters.  Fruit is yellow and red and about 1/2" diameter.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, July 2004, flower March 2005

(Native of Texas)

Hunting Similar Species

possibly  Wildgoose Plum Prumus munsoniana

Rosaceae - Rose family

subfamily Prunoideae

Peach Prumus persica

This tree is an escapee, grown from a pit tossed from a car into a country fence row.  Fragrant 1"-2" wide flowers bloom before leaves grow.  Leaves 3"-6" long.  Rounded tree, to 24 feet tall.  Fruit (drupe) are large and fuzzy, green turning yellow and red.

Flower photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, March 2005

Fruit photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, July 2005

(Native of China but widely cultivated in Texas)

Moraceae - Mulberry family

Common Fig Ficus carica

Bush shown about 10 feet tall.  Fruit is about 1" long.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, July 2004

(Purchased)

Punicaceae - Pomegranate family

Pomegranate Punica granatum

This bush/tree grows to 25 feet tall but most often more like 12 feet tall.  It was introduced into California in 1769 and has naturalized in dryer locations.   Flower is 2"-2 1/2" wide and needs hot dry summers to mature.  This is a double petal variety that is very common outside the older homes of Taylor County.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May 2005

(Introduced from Asia Minor)

Other Fruit Trees

Rosaceae - Rose family

subfamily Maloideac

? Apple Scientific name

? Pear Scientific name

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