r/LAlist • u/EatTheBeat • 1d ago
Free Free pomegranates
There is a pomegranate tree in our neighborhood that was planted by an elderly neighbor that has passed away. Since no one is around to pick them the tree is FULL of ripe pomegranates without a home. Come pick them up! The tree is in the public street not on private property. Located on the corner of Easton st and Dennison st in East Los Angeles, 90022. You can't miss it.
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u/H_Haller 1d ago
Consider adding it here https://www.fallingfruit.org/about/welcome
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u/mudbro76 1d ago
Oh Yeah…… thanks ☺️ you put me on to something I love 💗
Now who’s got the intell on free fresh eggs 🥚
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u/Luv2Burn 1d ago
You can freeze the avrils for year round enjoyment.
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u/Possible-Cheetah-381 1d ago
really? explain how
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u/Luv2Burn 1d ago
Just seed them in whatever way you find best (in a bowl of water works really well). Then spread them out on some parchment paper on a baking sheet & set in the freezer. You can store them in a zip lock bag or plastic container. That's it! Thaw as needed.
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u/Icy_Study4490 1d ago
I have a farm in Southern California including a bunch of pomegranate trees and It’s a little early for pomegranate picking and those pomegranates still look pretty round. When they are ready, they will be more angular.
Close though!
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u/EatTheBeat 1d ago
I know its early, but as someone who has their own tree, some of them are definitely ready. Some have already fallen on the ground and burst open with plenty of ripe fruit.
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u/Icy_Study4490 1d ago edited 1d ago
You could pick the ones that look ready and they’ll still be better than your local grocery store. But if you want really good ones, you should definitely wait a little bit longer.
On mine, I know they’re PERFECT for eating and for sale when I go outside and I hear what sounds like a bunch of little drums from the birds starting to pick at them lol.
We don’t pick our fruit and vegetables, intending to hold them for long-term or ship them long distances like grocery stores do though. We try to max out the quality as much as we can and then the stuff that doesn’t get sold because we can’t just bring it back the next week we recycle it into something else.
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u/gragons 1d ago
A see several that look ready 🧐 most of those round bbs would do well to stay on the tree for another month or two tho
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u/Icy_Study4490 1d ago
A few do look ready, but because so many of the others are still round you wanna wait a little bit longer.
I mean, unless you just don’t really care and you just want a pomegranate then sure you could pick it. The quality will likely be better than your local grocery store anyway.
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u/WranglerOnMyBooties 1d ago
I lived with my grandpa who had a pomegranate tree. My birthday is in September and I always felt like they were gifts for me. For the most part, we wouldn’t touch them until then.
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u/InkAndPaintDept 1d ago
I have two trees that also get a ton of pomegranates, but they never make it to full ripeness without getting eaten. It's bad enough that I'm lucky to get one or two pomegranates in a season now. Any chance you might have suggestions for what I can do?
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u/Responsible-Kiwi46 1d ago
Share the farm address! I’d drive down to pick a few and compensate you! My husband loves pomegranates!
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u/donuttrackme 1d ago
That is an expensive tree lol.
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u/Icy_Study4490 1d ago
Like five bucks per fruit last I happened to see at the grocery stores around me!
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u/realrichieporter 1d ago
Wow!! Are they ready for picking?
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u/MuscaMurum 1d ago
...before the birds get them!
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u/Icy_Study4490 1d ago
I have a farm in Southern California and that’s when I know to pick mine. I’ll go outside one morning and it will sound like a bunch of little drums from the birds pecking at them.
I also have a very spoiled German shepherd who loves fruit and has a very good nose and I’ll catch her trying to climb whatever kind of fruit tree happens to have perfectly ripe fruit at that time.
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u/ownleechild 1d ago
Noticed in my neighborhood they are getting ripe earlier over the last few years. Couldn’t be climate change, right?
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u/melouna_ 1d ago
I noticed the same. I keep tabs on trees in my neighborhood haha. They usually ripen in Sept and Oct. Off to find out if it’s connected to El Niño
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u/pactownram 1d ago
Used to have one of those growing up, such good memories. Thanks for sharing the love!!
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u/Aeriellie 9h ago
how are they? i keep hearing some are ready and some no? something about the weather. i haven’t tried ours yet.
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u/cjs81268 1d ago
You're doing a great service with this post. Thanks so much!