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My town in years past, as part of a tradition, planted fruit trees throughout the parkways. Cherry, plum, apple, etc. They are left mostly unpicked today. I bel
by SubiculumCode 9y ago
My town in years past, as part of a tradition, planted fruit trees throughout the parkways. Cherry, plum, apple, etc. They are left mostly unpicked today. I believe they were planted to be picked, by visitors to the parkways, to be able to grab down a plum for your daughter on her tricycle. And I do. Especially the cherries.
- spaceflunky 9y agoI've long since thought municipalities should plant fruit trees where they can, but I think most people would not eat the fruit for fear of not knowing if it's some poisonous variety. There are some delectable looking blackberries that grow in some parts of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, but I've never picked them for fear they might be poisonous.
- taejo 9y agoWhy not find out? I'm not in North America, but I eat wild blackberries whenever I see ripe ones. From what I can see with a quick Google, all blackberries and black raspberries in NA are edible and delicious.
- Symbiote 9y agoI was picking some mirabelle plums from the tree in my garden in West London (this is a few years ago). Some passing teenagers asked what I was doing, so I offered them some plums, straight from the tree. "No way! My mum only buys fruit from Waitrose!" A much younger girl and her granddad took a few, although in this case it was grandad that was reluctant. It's a shame. Neighbours complained about the fruit making a mess on the pavement; if it wasn't that that particular neighbourhood was special and had a requirement for the trees to be maintained, I'm sure they'd have been replaced with something more friendly to Lexus paintwork.
- SubiculumCode 9y agoWe have been collectively programmed to trust the grocery store product over what we can reach out and grab.