I know one thing  -  eat them  :-)

Esben

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Getty" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: [P-F] Fruits


> I know one thing..........you ought to take the seeds from them, plant them,
> wait to see which ones have nice fruit, and propagate the best ones.  You
> may have a new variety in the making that is disease resistant.
> 
> P
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan Harkness" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 5:49 PM
> Subject: Re: Fruits
> 
> 
> > I am not one of the technical or educated members of this list, but I do
> > learn from it and do like to participate from time to time.  Regarding
> wild
> > fruits, we have a mining claim near a ghost settlement that was settled in
> > the 1800's.  Along the river are some old apricot trees.  The apricots are
> > about the size of nickels or penneys and are not very sweet.  These trees
> > had to come up from seeds, not planted by the former residents, because
> they
> > are not in that sort of location.  The town was torn up and "moved" in
> 1908.
> > So, how close to paleo could these be?  They have obviously survived
> > infestations of bugs or fungus or whatever, so are hearty.  I know they
> > aren't indigenous, so aren't truly paleo.  I can see how early man could
> > have enjoyed these for a few weeks during the summer.  I do!
> > Enough rambling, Jan
> >
> >
>