Can anyone identify this for me?

[scarey55]

Any idea what this is? It is growing beside one of our Ash trees, and there is another in the hedgerow. I don't recognise the fruit and I can't fint it in any of my books.

Cutting into the fruit, which has four distinct lobes, each lobe contains a pip/seed with a bright orange skin, inside which is a white nut(?) which has a bright green centre when cut open.

I think I shall play safe and not eat it ...

[PAULW]

Spindle tree
Euonymus europaeus

[rustylady]

Go with Paul on that one. No idea what uses, but there are probably some recipes if you go to the old books. Birds do love the seeds/fruits.

[scared55]

Go with Paul on that one. No idea what uses, but there are probably some recipes if you go to the old books. Birds do love the seeds/fruits.

Thanks, guys. I wonder if it will go with limoncello (hic)

[seasprout]

Anybody ever noticed how scarey55 and scared55 are never on this site at the same time.... Could it be....

[roitelet]

Spindle Tree - because the waxy interior of the seed case was used to wax the spindles for spinning (distaff and Spindle)

Hows that for useless information?

[terrier]

Anybody ever noticed how scarey55 and scared55 are never on this site at the same time.... Could it be....

...they only have one PC and take turns

[Nicos]

Spindle tree...

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?im...%3Den%26sa%3DG

( don't think it will go with lemoncello!!!)

[Hazel at the Hill]

Spindle Tree - because the waxy interior of the seed case was used to wax the spindles for spinning (distaff and Spindle)

Hows that for useless information?

I think that's a 'no' for eating then, Scarey55!

Anybody ever noticed how scarey55 and scared55 are never on this site at the same time.... Could it be....

Sorry, Seasprout, unless he/she can do simultaneous talking too, they are, in fact, two quite proper and distinct peeps!

[scarey55]

Sorry, Seasprout, unless he/she can do simultaneous talking too, they are, in fact, two quite proper and distinct peeps!

You've been peeking haven't you Hazel

[scarey55]

Spindle Tree - because the waxy interior of the seed case was used to wax the spindles for spinning (distaff and Spindle)

Hows that for useless information?

Pretty useful, I'd say - thanks roitelet

[Hazel at the Hill]

You've been peeking haven't you Hazel

Hmph - not yet, Clare.....!

[scared55]

Hmph - not yet, Clare.....!

What you need is a working model of a webcam