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Alfirin · 07-11-2007, 04:39 PM

There's also Australian Blackwood (Acacia Melanoxylon) but that, like the African ebonies in Dalbergia (the rosewoods) is a compound leafed legume and therfore a bit unlikely. Jacaranda(Bignoacae, the trumpet creeper family) is also compound as you noted and thefore not a good choice. Good for noting that persimmon is a true ebony very few people know that! Because of that ebony fruit is actually edible. it's called caca-poule (yest that means exactly what it sound like) or more often now chocolate pudding fruit. One of the things I kick my slef for daily is that i passed on my once chace to buy some of this fruut and hence to have my own ebony tree in a pot for one of the pits. IF you are a UK resident and want to try it about the only place i would gess its obtainable is in the food halls of Harrods and even there only seasonally.

07-11-2007, 04:39 PM	#11
Alfirin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 435	There's also Australian Blackwood (Acacia Melanoxylon) but that, like the African ebonies in Dalbergia (the rosewoods) is a compound leafed legume and therfore a bit unlikely. Jacaranda(Bignoacae, the trumpet creeper family) is also compound as you noted and thefore not a good choice. Good for noting that persimmon is a true ebony very few people know that! Because of that ebony fruit is actually edible. it's called caca-poule (yest that means exactly what it sound like) or more often now chocolate pudding fruit. One of the things I kick my slef for daily is that i passed on my once chace to buy some of this fruut and hence to have my own ebony tree in a pot for one of the pits. IF you are a UK resident and want to try it about the only place i would gess its obtainable is in the food halls of Harrods and even there only seasonally.