Andee
Chameleon Enthusiast
So I have been petsitting for a family just a couple streets away from me. While on a walk with one of their dogs, I noticed some trees that were bearing fruit that looked highly edible. It's hard to explain unless you've gone foraging, certain plants just have the "I am safe, eat the fruit" vibe. Of course I looked it up, and low and behold I noticed a wonderfully safe, foraging opportunity for me just a couple streets away. They were planted by the city and are totally free to pick. In fact it seems a lot of people just think they are ornamental with how many fruit have dropped or are just sitting on the trees. Anyways, I have discovered the wonderful Strawberry Tree. It's fruit is awesome, I love it myself as do all my rodents, birds, and reptiles who eat fruit. But most importantly is it is a highly nutritious fruit and definitely something I recommend in the regular feeding routine if you can find them. Best of all, they are evergreen and often have at least a few ripe berries year round. Definitely look them up on google, and keep your eyes peeled. I live in central Cali, but apparently a lot of my family has seen them all over California. So I would be excited to see what other states may have them available to them. Don't feed unripe fruit, it causes nausea and over ripe (it takes a while for the fruit to drop) starts to ferment on the tree and will give a slight buzz if too many are eaten. But it's pretty easy to tell what's just the perfect ripeness. The Dubia have taken to them rather well ^^
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