Annatto

[dayna]

Anyone have an Annatto tree? What on earth do I do with it? I was hoping it was a dried up rambutan tree but on further google-ing it appears to be an Annatto tree.

Also a very small sour orange colored fruit citrus tree, it smells like an orange but is small (the size of a key lime) but tastes sour. larger than a kumquat. Anyone know what that could be?

Dayna

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[lquade]

possibly a calemondin?? small and orange but a lime...

[dayna]

Yeah after reading about it, that sounds like what that citrus is.

Dayna

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[Carey]

Dayna, Annatto seeds ground up give a spicey-peppery flavor to foods & are used to make foods red (annatto cookie are a more savory treat)

There are main 2 sour orange trees that are planted, the calemondin with smaller very globe fruit (good for making a sweet -sour treat in simple syrup) and the kona ranspur that has a larger, almost oranges sized warty fruit that makes great lemon-limeade, if you don't mind it etching most plastic container :0

Citrus root stock can also be a wild sour citrus, but it does sound like you have the calemondin

Hey, do you guys still need manilla palm seedlings, or coffee seedlings? have a bunch if you do (when you move)

[dayna]

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Originally posted by Carey

Dayba, Annatto seeds ground up give a spicey-peppery flavor to foods & are used to make foods red (annatto cookie are a more savory treat)

There are main 2 sour orange trees that are planted, the calemondin with smaller very globe fruit (good for making a sweet -sour treat in simple syrup) and the kona ranspur that has a larger, almost oranges sized warty fruit that makes great lemon-limeade, if you don't mind it etching most plastic container :0

Citrus root stock can also be a wild sour citrus, but it does sound like you have the calemondin

Hey, do you guys still need manilla palm seedlings, or coffee seedlings? have a bunch if you do (when you move)

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Carey, I gotta figure out what kind of palms I have on the property now. I recognize the coconut ones, as they have huge coconuts on them! There are these others, tons all in a row of cute smaller ones (hopefully they grow).

But yeah, I totally want some manilla palms! My birds love the christmas palm nuts. I'd also love the coffee seedlings!

Dayna

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[Carey]

We do have one full clump of red seeds & partial clumps of green seeds (which do parrots prefer?) on the palms, if you would like to also pick up some seeds for the birds....

Just call or email us

[dayna]

They love them all! How tall are your palms?

Dayna

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[Carey]

The big flowering ones are about 10', 14' & 20'. We have a number of smaller ones, some that are seedlings that grew, but I am pretty sure are too close to the mother plant & have root issues (they were here when we bought over 6yrs ago & are pretty much the same size)

As I posted in the bee thread, the seed clumps look to be coming in less than 1/2 full (it is still early to tell, the red ripe seeds are on a full clump, but the next 2 ripening seed clusters do not seem to be filling up... and there are no swarms of bees that are usually around the flowers... this is the 1st we have noticed a lack of bees, so I am hoping it is something more to do with us not noticing them, and less to do with they are gone, but I do fear the bees may not be here...

[Rene Siracusa]

There are (at least) 2 varieties of annatto here. One has brightly red pods and these are used decoratively - you'll see them in December on wreaths. I don't know if their seeds are edible.

The other annatto is not as showy, but it has the edible seeds. These are added to the rice water for Latino and Filipino foods to add flavor and color. They can also be ground up and sprinkled on top of various foods. If you borrow some cookbooks from the library you will certainly find it in the ingredients lists.