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I live in central Texas & yesterday (Jan. 10th) I nibbled on a couple of very ripe chinaberries. Ther flavor was quite \good & I would have eaten more if I had been sure that I wasn't ingesting a toxin. I had tried them earlier in the year and they were a little bitter and they weren't good. We are deep into the cold season now, they look very ripe and they are sweet. I think their biochemistry has changed. Still a little risky, but I will test them like wild animals test things, smell and take a slight nibble, then later if nothing happened nibble a bit more (and keep googling and researching).
When I put a branch with a thousand chinaberrys still attached into the grazing area that my two little pygmy goats use, they gorged on them. I counted how many one ate--seeds & all--in 1 minute (40-45). Don't pay too much to that though. Although they are as selective as we are, they relish poison ivy & other plants that would do damage to us.
My guess is that they are used as a food source in their place or origin (Asia, china), but still looking for proof.
Steve
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