We’ve lived in coastal VA for 5 years now and we have this lovely little tree in our backyard. Every Fall it produces these pretty flowers 🌸 (they literally look just like that) but this year it is fruiting?!?! What are these tiny little “fruits” and what is this tree? I really have no idea. Thank you!!!
by Shannorauma
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Some kind of holly / Berberis species (I would say Mahonia but they’ve now been lumped in with Berberis)
They look like camellia ‘apples’, the fruiting/seed body of certain varieties of camellia
It’s camellia! Or the tea plant. It’s lovely, and here is a resource to learn more:
[is camellia fruit edible?](https://avanote.net/is-camellia-fruit-edible/)
I always love “fruits” and “flowers” in this sub
Camellia sasanqua, looks like it has smaller leaves than the japonica variety.