What is this fruit…???

[Tbar]

My cousin found these inside a mesquite bush and said they tasted sweet and resembled a persimmon. Medium size seeds. Very fleshy/juicy

[jerp]

Looks like balsam gourd but I didn't think they are edible. They grow on a spindly vine that climbs other trees

[kcmarullo]

Looks like persimmons to me ?

[Stoof]

Jerp is right. Also known as Snake Apple. Deer like em but not recommended for human consumption. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/re...?id_plant=IBLI

[Tbar]

Native plum maybe?

[oktx]

Sand plum.

[Puncher51]

Native plum maybe?

No, just like the others have said, Balsam Gourd

[Shane]

We saw some this past weekend as well. Same deal....thorny vine growing up in a mesquite. I don't remember seeing them before, but my plant ID app said the same thing. Balsam gourd.

[oktx]

Google says Balsam gourd not sweet.

[McClain]

Looks like persimmons to me ?

not on that tree