My daughter brought this berry home. It was a tree in her friend’s yard in a residential neighborhood. The skin has a pattern and prickly skin which looks like a pineapple. Unfortunately we do not have a picture of the tree. No one seems to know the name of the berry. The online search didn’t get us results. Charlotte NC Roger
Hi Roger,
this is a fruit of the kousa dogwood tree, Cornus kousa, a relative of our native dogwood, but from Asia. It is very popular in cultivation. According to Internet sources, it is edible and sweet, though I have not personally tried it.
Here is some more information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kousa_Dogwood
I hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Steve Hill, SCNPS