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Re: windbreaks for the Santa Clara Valley (was Re: Dodonaea viscosa)
Barry Garcia wrote:
>
> I love the Native Rhamnus (californicus?) or Coffee berry, however it
> seems to be a very slow growing bush. I have a seedling from last
> summer, and it still has just 5 leaves! Anyways, the berries are the
> kicker.....if you slightly chew them it the aftertaste you get is just
> like coffee! Kind of a slimy texture though. The seeds look like coffee > beans do.
Barry
Interestingly real coffee berries have a mucilaginous layer under the
skin, which makes them somewhat slimy too. This slimy layer is also
sweet and where I was brought up, in Kenya, children used to love to
chew into the berries for this sweetness, but they would spit out the
actual kernels all over the place. This infurtiated my father, whose
profits were being wasted on the ground, but I don't think he could do
much about it..
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, New Zealand
"Old" is 10 years older than I am.
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