PLEASE HELP! What Type of Tree is this?

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Author Message   Brioli  Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 07:57 am EST :    Hi, I'm new here :). I'm in the southeastern (Georgia) United States, and discovered a tree growing close to the Savannah river. The tree is fairly tall, over 16 feet, and has fleshy raspberry like fruits ranging from orange to pinky-red in color. The pinky red fruits, which look ripe, are the color, shape, and texture of Raspberries. These fruits are a bit larger then a raspberry (about 2 times the size), and when squeezed, ooze a clear juice and a milky/white/sticky substance comes from the fruit too. The milky/white/sticky stuff leaks out of the stem when you pick it as well. It's frosted and fuzzy just like a raspberry, and soft ;).The tree's leaves are tear-drop in shape. Inside the fruit are very tiny (about the circumference of a human hair) brown (looks like seeds) elongated pods (probably only 5-6 of them). The seed things actually remind me of Fescue grass seeds and are brown. Someone on another forum felt it to be a Cudrania tricuspidata (Chinese Mulberry or Mandarin Melon Berry). The fruit looks identical to this tree, however when I google this tree looking for information about the milky stuff, there is no mention of this. I'm not sure if the brown pods are seeds, but can't find a photo of seeds of a Cudrania tricuspidata on the internet . I was able to find that the Cudrania tricuspidata has 5-6 seeds inside. I have been researching this for 2 days, to be sure this tree is a Cudrania tricuspidata. I know the Cudrania tricuspidata is part fig, and figs have milky sap, but no mention of the Cudrania tricuspidata having milky sap. Can someone please tell me what this is? I am just DYING to know. Can you tell me if there is any poisonious trees that resemble Cudrania tricuspidata? It's taking all I can muster not to TRY one :) they look delicious! Below are links to photos of the tree and fruit. I really hope someone can help me with this. Thank you so very much, Brioli Here is picture of fruit and trees: [URL="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n92/Brioliluvlea_2006/PA020564.jpg"]http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n92/Brioliluvlea_2006/PA020564.jpg[/URL] Here is a picture of berry with milky stuff: [URL="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n92/Brioliluvlea_2006/PA020569.jpg"]http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n92/Brioliluvlea_2006/PA020569.jpg[/URL] Here is a picture of the bark and trunk of the tree: [URL="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n92/Brioliluvlea_2006/PA020570.jpg"]http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n92/Brioliluvlea_2006/PA020570.jpg[/URL] Here is a pciture of the berry cut in half: [URL="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n92/Brioliluvlea_2006/PA020588.jpg"]http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n92/Brioliluvlea_2006/PA020588.jpg[/URL] Brioli - Georgia, Zone "8"   Treelover  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 08:11 am EST :    Strawberry Tree? (Arbutus unedo) Treelover - County Durham,UK, Zone "8/9"   Brioli  Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 08:15 am EST :    No, the fruits are different from the strawberry Tree :( Brioli - Georgia, Zone "8"   Treelover  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 10:27 am EST :    Some kind of Mullbery then?(Morus) Treelover - County Durham,UK, Zone "8/9"   Jim49631  My Weather Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 11:24 am EST :    It looks like a Cornus kousa - Kousa dogwood. Jim Jim49631 - Michigan, Zone "5"   Dawndalyce  My Weather My Garden Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 11:39 pm EST :    It's not a Mulberry...I have fruiting mulberry trees... not the same leaf...or berry. See if birds or animals like the berries before YOU try them....better yet, take a branch, berries and leaves and all to your local nursery... maybe they can ID it. Dawndalyce - California, Zone "8-9"   Loretta  Supporting Member Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2008 - 08:19 pm EST :    It reminds me of Lychee nuts except the inside is different. Lychees have white flesh and a brown large seed. Don't eat it without knowing what it is!!! Loretta - NJ, Zone "6"   Loretta  Supporting Member Posted on Friday, November 21, 2008 - 08:10 am EST :    Did you ever find an ID for this tree? Loretta - NJ, Zone "6"   Dirtlady  Supporting Member Posted on Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 05:23 am EST :    Your local county ag. extension agent is very helpful in identifying. They will forward to the UGA plant database if they're unable to identify. Dirtlady - Georgia, Zone "7b/8"   Hans_jorgen_kuus  Supporting Member Posted on Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 06:47 am EST :    it is Cudrania tricuspidata Hans_jorgen_kuus - Nordborg, Zone "7 South Denmark"   Loretta  Supporting Member Posted on Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 09:47 am EST :    Here is a link to a picture of the seeds for Cudrania tricuspidata. Also according to the USDA Plants Profile, it is known to grow in Georgia and North Carolina. According to Plants for a Future, it is a thorny plant. Did your tree have thorns? Loretta - NJ, Zone "6"   Bluethumb  Posted on Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 12:01 pm EST :    Next year you can tell us whether they taste good! http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/che.html Bluethumb - Alberta, Zone "3b"

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