The ultimate wildlife tree

Deanmac · Post by **Deanmac** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:55 am

The problem I need to find out what it is and where to get some.
LOL

These trees are on the way to my school and I have noticed them for the last 7 years. They are always loaded with fruit and start dropping early when the tree still has leaves and hold the fruit into the winter.

My guess they are some type of wild pear. The leaves look like a pear, the bark on the trees look like a pear and the fruit seems to have the tecture and look of a minature pear.

The pictures below were taken this morning. You can see all the fruit still in the trees and the ground was covered.

If I can find a source, I sure will plant some of these trees.

Anyone know what type of tree this is? It is growing in Haralson Co. GA.

Thanks,

Dean

shurite44 · Post by **shurite44** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:58 am

You have a source. All of those fruit have a seed. Cool looking tree, I have no idea what it is.

A.W · Post by **A.W** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:07 am

Kinda looks like some sort of plum. Take a couple to school and ask some of your teachers they might know.

Deanmac · Post by **Deanmac** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:08 pm

A.W wrote:Kinda looks like some sort of plum. Take a couple to school and ask some of your teachers they might know.

I am the teacher. LOL

Been in Rural Ga for over 50 years and have never seen these before.

Another forum sent me this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashi_Pear

sure looks the same, but this fruit has a bitter taste, not sweet.

Same texture as a pear.

A.W · Post by **A.W** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:16 pm

Deanmac wrote:
A.W wrote:Kinda looks like some sort of plum. Take a couple to school and ask some of your teachers they might know.
I am the teacher. LOL

Been in Rural Ga for over 50 years and have never seen these before.

Then you know it's NOT an apple.

oops!!!

Deanmac · Post by **Deanmac** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:49 pm

A.W wrote:
Deanmac wrote:
A.W wrote:Kinda looks like some sort of plum. Take a couple to school and ask some of your teachers they might know.
I am the teacher. LOL

Been in Rural Ga for over 50 years and have never seen these before.
Then you know it's NOT an apple. oops!!!

I am to mean to get apples.

I teach middle school and coach varsity baseball

mdcrossbow · Post by **mdcrossbow** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:15 pm

Wild Pear's. I had a few of them on my lease. When they started dropping that was my presfered location to hunt. I would also shake the branches and get a load of them on the ground. Mid to late season drop

raydaughety · Post by **raydaughety** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:34 pm

From what I can see in the photo, it looks lile a Japanese plum tree. I'm from S.C. and we had alot of them around. The closer you get to Hilton Head Island the more of them you see. This is just my opinion, please let us know when you find out for sure.

Thanks,

Deanmac · Post by **Deanmac** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:55 pm

Another site gave me this site.

http://www.oikostreecrops.com/store/pro ... =&PT_ID=87

IMO this is the tree.

A.W · Post by **A.W** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:58 pm

Deanmac. You have a PM.

flbuckmaster · Post by **flbuckmaster** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:13 pm

LOOK LIKE PERSIMMONS TO ME

JAY

groundpounder · Post by **groundpounder** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:50 pm

I've seen persimon trees loaded down with fruit like that before, but the close up of that fruit is not a persimon.

AirForceVet · Post by **AirForceVet** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:10 pm

flbuckmaster wrote:LOOK LIKE PERSIMMONS TO ME

JAY

ditto....or a cousin there of.

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:46 pm

I would contact local nurserymen and ask them what it is. If they can't look at it in person, take them some photos, and a leaf, a new branch tip, some bark, and a fruit, if you can.

I was raised in a nursery family and worked in nurseries many years. I don't know what that tree is, but different regions have different plantings, and there are many, many different trees.

Most local nurserymen could either tell you or else find out quick. So could many extension agents.

widowman · Post by **widowman** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:45 pm

Looks like a persimion tree to me.