Pineberries, Square Watermelons and Pink Lemons: The Wonderful, Wild World of Plants
 |
| Via Organic Green Roots on Facebook |
Organic Green Roots posted on Facebook some cool photos of edible fruits that make you wonder if they are real or alien plants. First one, the pineberry that looks like an albino strawberry, but in fact they are their own fruit discovered growing wild in South America that taste like pineapple but look like a strawberry. Dutch farmers have since rescued the fruit and have started marketing it in Europe. Has anyone seen these here in the U.S.?
Pink lemons and square watermelons after the jump.
 |
| Via Organic Green Roots on Facebook |
 |
| http://www.cakeandcommerce.com/cake_and_commerce/2009/02/the-variegated-pink-lemon-pink-sweet-and-lemony.html |
Our last fruity find is pink lemons. Of course you've heard of pink lemonade but have you ever seen a pink lemon? We hadn't, either. These pretty citrus fruits were first "discovered" on a lemon tree in 1930. The New York Times wrote a 2005 article on rare and interesting varieties of lemons and mentions the University of Arizona citrus specialist Glenn C. Wright, who has grown more than 400 varieties of lemons at the Yuma Mesa Ag Center to study.
Follow Chow Bella on Facebook and Twitter.
Email to Friend
Write to Editor
Print Article
