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sunfish
04-08-2012, 11:40 AM
Free Palm Tree (http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/grd/2936446328.html) :nanadrink:

GoAngels
04-08-2012, 12:55 PM
Oooh...the rare palm banana hybrid.. LOL

Darkman
04-08-2012, 01:16 PM
It's a bit far for me to drive from Florida. Otherwise I'd love to take it off his hands. One that size must be at least ten years old.

momoese
04-08-2012, 02:25 PM
I hear the fruit is edible

planetrj
04-08-2012, 04:29 PM
That's a Monstera Deliciosa... and yes, the fruit is edible (when it fruits). Sort of tastes like Dragon fruit. A little insipid but is supposed to be very healthy and has micronutrients and antioxidants.

caliboy1994
04-08-2012, 04:52 PM
Actually, I think that's Philodendron bipinnatifidum. I have a few of these growing in my backyard.

momoese
04-08-2012, 04:57 PM
That's a Monstera Deliciosa... and yes, the fruit is edible (when it fruits). Sort of tastes like Dragon fruit. A little insipid but is supposed to be very healthy and has micronutrients and antioxidants.

I was actually joking but you are right, the Monstera Deliciosa does make edible fruit. Wow that is really cool! That said the plant in the listing is not the same, there are no holes in the leaves. This one looks like a garden variety Philodendron to me. Do they make fruit too?

Monstera Deliciosa
Monstera Deliciosa Tropical Fruit and Plant - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHIiEkWgpMg)

momoese
04-08-2012, 04:59 PM
Actually, I think that's Philodendron bipinnatifidum. I have a few of these growing in my backyard.

Yep!

How to tell Monstera deliciosa from Philodendron bipinnatifidum - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7_8VQzuEpw)

caliboy1994
04-08-2012, 05:09 PM
I'm not sure. I haven't noticed any fruit on mine. They don't seem to like full sun a lot.

RAINFOREZT
04-08-2012, 07:38 PM
It is not Monstera Deliciosa..but it is Philodendron bipinnatifidum

caliboy1994
04-08-2012, 09:18 PM
They must really want to get rid of this plant if they're calling it rare and giving it all of these false names....either that or they're ignorant :ha:

planetrj
04-09-2012, 04:07 AM
You're right! I just glanced at this after reading the description. Looking a little more at the foliage and seeing the trunk, then I realized it's not a m. Deliciosa at all. Also, you're right Andreas, that this one IS a philodendron, and NO, It does NOT grow fruit, so again, the lister was inaccurate... not just incorrectly naming, but this has no fruit. It gets funnier and funnier. :)

How to tell Monstera deliciosa from Philodendron bipinnatifidum - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7_8VQzuEpw)