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Sounds like a loquat to me.  I've heard there are varieties with large fruit.

.....Alan.

Quoting "Dr. Lucky Pittman" <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>:

> Oops.  Additional info I left out - my friend says the tree/bush is about 15
> ft tall.
>
>
>
> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Lucky Pittman
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 11:59 AM
> To: 'North American Fruit Explorers'
> Subject: [NAFEX] Tropical(?) fruit tree/bush ID?
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>
>
> I have a friend in central AL, who emailed me with a request for
> identification of a plant that I'm not familiar with.
>
> Not sure where she's found this thing - I'll have to get more info;
>
> Has a dark green leaf that looks somewhat like Chinese chestnut - without
> any significant serrations on the edges.
>
> Fruit appears to be the size of a peach or tangerine, has a smooth orange
> surface.  She says the pulp has the consistency of a peach, but is somewhat
> sour, and she's displayed 4 brown seeds which look very much like
> buckeyes(Aesculus spp.) to me.
>
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
> I can send the photo, if anyone would care to see it.
>
>
>
> Lucky Pittman
>
> Hopkinsville



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