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Thursday - June 26, 2008
From: Raleigh, NC
Region: Southeast
Topic: Edible Plants
Title: Information about Citrus mitis
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
I was given a Citrus Mitis plant. It has beautiful white flowers and delicious looking tiny oranges.everyone in my office is asking if they're edible?ANSWER:
Yes, apparently, they are quite tasty.More Edible Plants Questions
Are berries of American Beautyberry poisonous?
September 21, 2008 - I have an American Beautyberry Plant and I need to know if the purple berries are toxic - we have dogs and I wouldn't want them to eat them. Thanks for any information you may have on this plant.
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Are flower petals poisonous?
December 01, 2008 - Is it toxic to eat the petals on a flower?
Ashley
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Pruning non-native peach in Austin, TX.
June 18, 2015 - I planted two five gallon Texas Star peach trees last February but didn't have the nerve to prune them back to knee height. After having been convinced that this is a good thing to do, I'd like to k...
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Edible plants native to Austin, TX
August 05, 2009 - Hello,
I am a chef from Buenos Aires Argentina visiting Austin, Texas and would like to learn about native, edible plants in the region.
Please let me know if there are any native, edible plants...
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Citrus trees for Austin
May 21, 2008 - I am looking for citrus that grows in the Austin,Tx area.
Could you offer any suggestions please?
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