Re: Coffee Berry -Rhamnus californica

theclan@cruzio.com writes:
>Anyone had any experience with this native californian, eating the
>berries or propogating from such?
>This seems to me to be a truly mediterranean type bush (actually almost a
>small tree in form)
>and I wonder why it isn't used more in landscaping? 
>Has anyone had any experiences with growing it?

Yes, they are edible but they have a large seed inside, and taste bitter.
They also have a very slimy mucilaginous texture to them. I can't eat more
than two or three because of the sliminess of the insides, and when I do i
suck on the fruits and not chew them. The fruit is more of a novelty for
the cofeelike flavor than anything else. I guess if you were starving you
can eat them to survive. I also wonder why the plants arent in clutivation
more often.
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