Palm tree fruit

Fascinating. I'd want to try one at least. Do they have to be cooked or what.

I was just looking at there outside my hotel room and wondering whether they are poisonous...qu. Answered. Don't think I'll try though.

I do not have enough knowledge about it. I was told that it is sweet tasting. And I do not see locals picking them. I believe these are royal palms but not 100% sure.
I think I will stick with the coconuts, dates and acai.
Delonix on Goy here is a palm tree expert so he could tell us .

I hope he does. :)

Its a Stunning plant to look at !

Thanks Amy.

I looked at my other pictures and found that Delonix2 (Andy) identified these as Queen palms. The fruit is edible but not much flesh on it. Some web browsing told me that if you crack the seed it taste like coconut. They are related to coconut palm.
So Feverfew, we can probably cook them and make some jelly :-).

Klahanie:

This is definitely fruit from the "exotic" Queen Palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana). I'm just being funny, because this is one of the most commonly planted palms here in San Diego, CA. (there's millions) The fruit is edible; however, the fruit can taste sweet or not be very palatable. Many times the fruit is taken off the tree because it becomes a huge mess and it weighs down the tree. The heavy fruit clusters can make the tree topple with their relatively small root system (this is generally during wind storms). Old queen palms can grow to about 90' (27m) tall.

Thanks Delonix, I agree on your statement that the fruit is a mess when on the ground but looks pretty on the tree.

You're welcome. Yes, the fruit cluster on the tree can be quite decorative; however, many people don't like the mess or don't want to the tree to topple on their house or car (which always seems to happen when they fall). Very tall trees are especially susceptible to falling, because the trunks get skinnier as they get older.

Here's a photo of very tall queen palms that were planted 100 years ago. Some of them are about 100' (31m) tall. You can see how skinny the trunk get with age.

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/184472-syagrus-romanzoffiana-queen-palms/all

I wouldn't want to be the one who has to shin up 100ft to cut the fruit down!

:-)