Tree, fruit id

[Hawkins]

A friend put this on FB. Said the leaves were hone off the tree already.

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[hog_down]

Location?

[cmcguire]

Maybe a Balsam Gourd

[Dirtymike]

mayhaw

[Dirtymike]

https://www.southernliving.com/fruits/berries/what-is-a-mayhaw

[jlp04c]

if it's near water i'd say mayhaw... excelllennnnnnttttttt jelly

[Hawkins]

Location?

I think around stephenville

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[Dirtymike]

if it's near water i'd say mayhaw... excelllennnnnnttttttt jelly

The mayhaws i have found on public land are no where near water. The deer LOVE them .

[SaltwaterSlick]

The mayhaws i have found on public land are no where near water. The deer LOVE them .

Then it's likeiy they were not mayhaws, but some other berry producing tree. Mayhaws are a lowlands/marsh plant and would grow in the same environment a black gum or willow tree would grow in.

[junkmanhunter]

Can't tell how big fruit is. Is it a plum? I have some on my property that look very similar.

Tree looks too small for a Persimmon

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[Dirtymike]

Then it's likeiy they were not mayhaws, but some other berry producing tree. Mayhaws are a lowlands/marsh plant and would grow in the same environment a black gum or willow tree would grow in.

I dont know man. That is just what the fruit tree farmer identified it as. I guess i not being totally honest. The san gabriel river is not too far. I just said i want to know what kind of tree this is and about 10 of them.

[Dave_]

I's say Snake Apple aka Balsam Gourd. Its a vine in the tree.

[jds247]

Then it's likeiy they were not mayhaws, but some other berry producing tree. Mayhaws are a lowlands/marsh plant and would grow in the same environment a black gum or willow tree would grow in.

I can show you mayhaw trees growing on hills in east Texas a long way from water.. they only grow in low areas because the berry's float.. I have mayhaws planted in my yard like they were azaleas..

[SaltwaterSlick]

I dont know man. That is just what the fruit tree farmer identified it as. I guess i not being totally honest. The san gabriel river is not too far. I just said i want to know what kind of tree this is and about 10 of them.

I can show you mayhaw trees growing on hills in east Texas a long way from water.. they only grow in low areas because the berry's float.. I have mayhaws planted in my yard like they were azaleas..

I guess that's possible, but they sure aren't native to highlands. Just like you can grow a willow anywhere, but they don't grow native without a good water source.

As far as them floating, yes they do... Old folks used to say if the Mayhaws bloom in water, they'll fall in water as a weather prediction...
I've seined boat loads of them off the Angelina and Neches River bottoms in my youth...

[jds247]

I guess that's possible, but they sure aren't native to highlands. Just like you can grow a willow anywhere, but they don't grow native without a good water source.

As far as them floating, yes they do... Old folks used to say if the Mayhaws bloom in water, they'll fall in water as a weather prediction...
I've seined boat loads of them off the Angelina and Neches River bottoms in my youth...

Yep we use to shake the trees and dip them up with a net.. .shook a few snakes out in the boat by accident too.