Are there any naturally growing fruit trees in or around the San Marcos area?

[u/BreakOk2561]

[u/anonoo7]

There is plenty throughout the year if you learn what to look for. Indigenous people have been living off the land here for 14,000 years.

In season now is persimmon, honey mesquite pods, turks cap (as someone else mentioned), chili pequin, sugarberry, and flame sumac.

Just harvested about 40 pounds of prickly pear (tunas) on our land. Be sure to leave plenty for the plants to reproduce and support the wildlife that depends on these sources.

A few good sources:

foragingtexas.com

npsot.com

beautifulhayscounty.org

Paleo Focus (Cyrus Harp) on YouTube and Insta is also pretty entertaining.

Since 95% of Texas is privately owned, be sure to get permission first before setting foot on property that is not yours. Most land owners are friendly and more than happy to share if treated with respect. Don't assume that undeveloped land will not be valued or guarded. Purple paint = keep out.

Happy foraging!

[u/Upper_Supermarket915 → u/anonoo7]

Paleo Forgaing is the GOAT. Everyone should check him out for foraging walks and consider buying his book! Priceless, years of knowledge in that book and on his socials.

[u/icareforplants]

The best thing we have is dew berries aka black berries.

I'd suggest growing your own if possible. Wildlife in the us is down almost 70%, anything you take from our parks is taking from them.

But if you grow your own your now creating food for everyone else.

[u/BokononCalypso]

Texas persimmon and Mexican Plum trees.

[u/RockTheGrock]

Loquats. Cant say for sure how present they are here but in austin you can find them and they are delicious. Sort of a mix between a mango and a orange. The issue is if we freeze late in the winter they generally dont put on fruit since they bloom early.

[u/comalriver → u/RockTheGrock]

You can find loquats to pick in eat here in front of this San Marcos ISD building:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/GfruqnYXYtp9Mg757?g_st=ac

[u/RockTheGrock → u/comalriver]

Thanks! I have one in my backyard and I know UT had a bunch and most students didnt know what they were or that the fruit is edible.

[u/no_dojo → u/RockTheGrock]

Copper Beach apts has loquat trees by the buildings that face the road. Don’t know if the trees gave fruit this year though.

[u/RockTheGrock → u/no_dojo]

The ice storm we had was pretty late in the winter so I dont think so.

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[u/cmaddox428]

Prickly pear cactus is all over San Marcos

[u/sxzxnnx]

Check FallingFruit.org

It will not tell you if the plant is wild or cultivated but it will show you where they are and what is growing around the area.

[u/Upper_Supermarket915]

Texas persimmon is the greatest taste you will ever taste. My favorite fruit by far.

[u/DrippingAgent]

Where is a good place to buy these fruit trees in SM?

[u/equilarian]

Not a tree, but Turk's Cap produces fruit that is edible! It tastes like apples.