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The listing, Appalachian Ocoee Seed Native American Delicacy has ended.

Ocoee fruit was a prized delicacy of the Native Americans. The town of Ocoee in Tennessee was named after this fruit, as was the Ocoee River which the Olympics were held on a few years back. This fruit is different from it's western cousin. It grows on a vine, has green easter egg looking fruit that are green and turn yellow when ripe. The fruit is tart and delicious. I made jelly out of some this year and it was unreal. It is the Tennessee State wildflower.
My friend and I are wildcrafters and our seed are gathered in the remote Appalachians in East Tennessee. This seed came from vines planted by an old homestead as they were prized by the women of that time for their fruit and beautiful flowers. A taste that is unique and beautiful to boot.
These vines can be planted by shrubs and trees and they will climb making the tree look as if eggs are hanging from it.

This auction is for thirty (30) freshly collected organic ocoee seed. Shipping is free.

If you want to add 2 dollars to my pay pal to help with shipping, I will double the amount of seed.

Questions & Comments

OK, found good info here:
http://tcpermaculture.blogspot.com/2012/03/permaculture-plants-maypop.html
It says it's hardy to zone 5.
Definitely 'gonna need a greenhouse in zone 3 LOL!
Beautiful little vine!

Nov 18th, 2012 at 8:59:03 PM PST by

sounds like it,. I guess the western version definately wont work, better get the greenhouse going.

Nov 18th, 2012 at 9:32:57 PM PST by

Do you know the USDA hardiness zone rating on this?
Thanks!

Nov 18th, 2012 at 2:57:25 PM PST by

unfortunately, I am not a gardener and have no idea. It is from the same family of passion fruit but different from the ones you find in the stores out west. Most of the other variety thrive in frost free zones. I live in the Appalachian mountains and we get frost, and we get snow. Thats the best I can tell you. My friend and I are wildcrafters and we collect herbs and seed during our travels over the ridges. When it is time to garden, we are usually at our busiest collecting and harvesting. I was told they were easy to start if that helps any?

Nov 18th, 2012 at 4:08:58 PM PST by

Thanks-- I'm guessing I'd still need a greenhouse to keep it alive in Zone 3. I'll do some more research, and see what I can find.
Out of credits at the moment, but have some more coming soon, so I'm watching this one :-)

Nov 18th, 2012 at 7:19:42 PM PST by

ok, let me know what you find out if you dont mind, am curious to know thanks

Nov 18th, 2012 at 8:17:30 PM PST by

Still researching-- will let you know if I find anything useful :-)

Nov 18th, 2012 at 8:54:47 PM PST by

Nov 18th, 2012 at 9:31:49 PM PST by

I'm lovin' this too! watchin'

Nov 24th, 2012 at 1:13:46 PM PST by

well mosey on it and pull up a chair, room for everybody, I'll get another log for the fire, you pour the coffee........

Nov 24th, 2012 at 3:01:16 PM PST by

good mornin' cantankerousoldlady better put that coffee on brrr.......

Nov 25th, 2012 at 9:29:53 AM PST by

Hey, I'm outside running around barefoot today. It's a little nippy for skinnydipping but otherwise, we still getting out a litle. Heck, I might hit that creek yet today......

Nov 25th, 2012 at 12:58:43 PM PST by

Love your profile pic AND your name, we must be kin.......fanned ya back.

Nov 16th, 2012 at 2:25:23 PM PST by

I live in Southern Missouri in the middle of the state 19 miles from the Arkansas border, zone 6. Do you think they would grow here very well ? I don't see any of these growing in the wild I will check on Google. I sure would like to get some seeds from you, it all sounds great.

Nov 24th, 2012 at 6:15:38 PM PST by

This is a passion flower variety and is hardier than the ones grown out west. Ours survive our winters here on the east coast.

Nov 24th, 2012 at 6:38:43 PM PST by

well now...don't mind if I do! hope it's a rockin' chair...

Nov 24th, 2012 at 5:12:11 PM PST by

If you get to it first, lol

Nov 24th, 2012 at 6:39:56 PM PST by

I need to go pick me some. Maybe tomorrow as I am planning on fishing near where I saw them last. YUM!.

Nov 24th, 2012 at 2:30:11 PM PST by

LOL, eat one for me.....I'm eating one for you right now......

Nov 24th, 2012 at 2:55:37 PM PST by

I live on the east coast of North Carolina and I have seen them growing here in the wilds. I love the fruits they are great. I always wondered when these would turn red as they never did now I know there are 2 different kinds. LOL. Friend you. Will be watching this.

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 5:53:22 PM PST by

ahhh thats funny. You been passing up some good vittles. Thats ok cause some critter enjoyed them I'm sure. These in this picture are really not ripe enough but you can still eat them. They get more yellow and sweeter as they ripen. Even when the shell gets almost white and hard, you can bust them open and the fruit will be a deeper yellow and still edible. I pick them before they fully ripen to make my jelly. They have a stronger more tart flavor than the western ones. They are probebly just now at their peak where you are. I picked a bunch yesterday, white shells they were so dried up, fruit is delicious. Am eating one now......just for you......

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 7:10:12 PM PST by

hehe,rub it in why don't ya:-)Hey,it's too bad you don't live closer,I was looking through your stuff,and man,we are the same kind of people:-)I need to throw up some seeds and stuff I have from last years harvests soon:-)

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 1:42:04 PM PST by

ha, now I'm gonna have competition. Hey, my father is in the ranger hall of fame, master sgt hubert h frost. Well decorated war hero. You come from good stock.....

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 1:51:42 PM PST by

Hey,right on!I should have know people would be craving it as good as those fruits are.I think I ate 100 pounds seeds and all this season!

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 1:35:35 PM PST by

Yeah, so many seed, ha. I'm on my third jar of the jelly already, and enjoying every bit of it.

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 1:37:42 PM PST by

Hippy days;-) Wow,I was raised in Paducah most of my life:-)It really is a small world!And I know what ya mean,I mean I've never tried to make jelly from them,because they don't produce a lot of workable material if you know what I mean:-)But yeah,now,please tell me you offer some of that jelly up on here for bid:-)That's on my list of things to try before I go to that great Pink Floyd concert in the sky,hehe;-)

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 12:42:56 PM PST by

OMG I've got so many asking for my jelly and can't deal it on here, haha. My friend does have a wildpantry site that I think she's been stealing my jelly to put on there, hahaha, I KNOW that has to be where its going. Hey, we aint too far apart and I do travel sometimes. I'll keep in touch.

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 1:11:09 PM PST by

Right on:-)we have the same variety here,and I Love them!Fort Campbell eh?We could be kin,I'm near Paducah:-)

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 9:45:51 AM PST by

You need to try the jelly made from them. It's one of the hardest fruits I've worked with to extract the juice, and it takes a lot of fruit as I refuse to dilute with water. Biting into a spoon of this jelly is just like eating the pure fruit, without the seed. OMG it is to die for. I make a lot of jelly out of things most people don't bother with and enjoy the variety, but personally, I love blackberry and nothing can ever beat it, but this runs a close second. I gather these in the wild and have to do a lot of hiking to find enough for a good batch. Fortunately, I have several patches that are prolific. Lived in Paducah back in my hippy days.......enjoyed it.

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 12:04:54 PM PST by

is it possible to purchase a jar of the jelly from you??

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 8:14:11 AM PST by

I'm not a commercial processor. Also, Listia doesn't allow food products. If you wanna stop by, I'd be happy to share though. Can't stop me from giving it to my friends, thats where it all goes anyway, haha. I can't keep enough in stock.

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 11:59:45 AM PST by

I have those all over here too,and we call em Passion flowers here.The fruit is delicious too!

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 6:28:40 AM PST by

Hey Kentucky, I'm a Frost, we are probebly kin. I got forty eight aunts an uncles, LOL, and was born in Fort Campbell. Yes, the ones you see growing there are the variety common with this area, but are a lot different than what most consider a passion fruit. Although the flowers are the same as the western variety, the fruit is different. What most people call passion flower fruit that is used commercially turns red when it ripens, and has a less distinctive taste than the variety we have. Ours turn yellow when ripe and is more tart. Perfect for jelly and juices and the taste is overwhelmingly fruity. They are from the same family, just a lot different. I have heard them called may pops, vine apricots and passion fruit but ocoee is the name given to the eastern form of this plant by the Cherokee. Our beautiful river and town by me was named after this fruit. See ya at the family reunion, lol.

Nov 23rd, 2012 at 6:55:59 AM PST by

is this a prennial ?

Nov 20th, 2012 at 4:34:47 PM PST by

It is a perinneal

Nov 20th, 2012 at 5:02:40 PM PST by

You bet! :-) Thanks for listing these!

Nov 18th, 2012 at 9:41:51 PM PST by

Nov 18th, 2012 at 10:05:44 PM PST by

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