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Old 16 December 2008, 02:16 PM   #1
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Strange Fruit

I was down in sunny Florida, visiting my grandmother for her 95th birthday. As we usually do we picked some oranges to take back with us. While selecting between tangerines, oranges, and lemons I came across the most amazing fruit. It was just begging to be picked and kept, so I did.



Thanks for looking...
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Old 16 December 2008, 02:19 PM   #2
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Nice one
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Old 16 December 2008, 02:23 PM   #3
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I need one of those trees in my yard!

Nice find!!
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Old 16 December 2008, 02:24 PM   #4
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Keep looking for a Yachtmaster tree. I need one of those.
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Old 16 December 2008, 02:26 PM   #5
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Old 16 December 2008, 02:27 PM   #6
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damn that watch smokesem
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Old 16 December 2008, 02:29 PM   #7
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Do Dat tree grows gold? hey queens. hahaaa. dont we all wish for a tree like that??
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Old 16 December 2008, 02:31 PM   #8
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CONTRARY to what my father told me.... I guess it really DOES grow on Trees!
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Old 16 December 2008, 02:31 PM   #9
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I never saw a tree like that here in Brooklyn.
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Old 16 December 2008, 02:37 PM   #10
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Great idea for a photo.
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Old 16 December 2008, 03:24 PM   #11
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Do Dat tree grows gold? hey queens. hahaaa. dont we all wish for a tree like that??
Hellz yeeah...dis iz nize buttt betta if dis waz guld on dat tree branch
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Old 16 December 2008, 03:31 PM   #12
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Very Nice!
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Old 16 December 2008, 03:42 PM   #13
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Nice Shoot , thanks for sharing :)
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Old 16 December 2008, 04:47 PM   #14
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Nice photo - thanks!
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Old 16 December 2008, 08:31 PM   #15
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very important to pick these as soon as they ripen for, if you don't get them as soon as they mature you risk them falling and becoming vintage... hehehehe
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Old 16 December 2008, 08:50 PM   #16
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OH DEAR I bought mine in at a AD, didn't know they grow on trees!!
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Old 16 December 2008, 11:13 PM   #17
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good found ;)
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Old 16 December 2008, 11:25 PM   #18
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Reminds me of the sub I once found while harvesting Mangos...

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Old 17 December 2008, 12:44 AM   #19
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Old 17 December 2008, 12:47 AM   #20
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Great Photo!
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Old 17 December 2008, 01:01 AM   #21
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Old 17 December 2008, 01:15 AM   #22
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Not fruit but the bushes in my front yard produce Rolex as well....


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Old 17 December 2008, 02:12 AM   #23
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This never before seen image seems to contradict Jocke's recent photo-essay concerning the way Rolexes are brought into the world (or dare I say, come to fruition).

Great shot. I'll bet that grove charges more than $10 a bag to pick 'em yourself!

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Old 17 December 2008, 02:18 AM   #24
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Nah, not 10 bucks a bag. FREE. (The grove is my family's) the oranges and tangerines are a special hybrid that are nigh on impossible to find anymore, the big freezes in the 80's and 90's almost wiped them out. MUCH different taste than can be gotten in a store. Didn't mean to contradict Jocke's work though, have been a fan of his for years..
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Old 17 December 2008, 02:22 AM   #25
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Pick it fast......
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Old 17 December 2008, 07:29 AM   #26
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If only it were true.
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Old 17 December 2008, 09:41 AM   #27
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It looks ripe to me.
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Old 17 December 2008, 10:32 AM   #28
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That Roley needs picked. Cool photo
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Old 17 December 2008, 12:00 PM   #29
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Where's the Submariner tree? Nice photo
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