I thought we had identified all the trees on the property worth keeping. There was a tree in the far back corner, that I definitely thought was a “weed.” Santosh asked me to save it, just in case. Since it was in the far corner, I let it be. This trip I was clearing out the corner which still holds the flamboyant stump and related debris and I noticed the mystery tree had fruited! Now that I am familiar with Puerto Rican local fruit, I was able to identify these strange looking fruit as guanábana. Also known as soursop. In India, it is known as RamSita or Ramfal. Per Wikipedia, the fruit has a creamy texture, an aroma of pineapple, the a flavor of strawberries, apple, and sour citrus. Guanabana is a popular juice here. I think I need to eat more of this fruit before I can start to appreciate it. Because the inside is very similar to another fruit, I was disappointed on my first taste of the fruit.

I did not realize I had this tree, so I planted one two years ago. So now I have two. Fun.