What is it?

[Chippy_Tea]

I have found some of these, could someone tell me what they are?

Thanks in advance.

 

[JonnyD]

I believe they are rose hips. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_hip

I'm sure you have heard of them before so are aware they are edible.
Good find :thumb:

EDIT: if I remember rightly, if you split it in two it should have seeds inside, not too disimiler to chilli

 

[Rukula]

I believe they are rose hips. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_hip

I'm sure you have heard of them before so are aware they are edible.
Good find :thumb:

EDIT: if I remember rightly, if you split it in two it should have seeds inside, not too disimiler to chilli

This is correct. Its does not taste fantastic tho. I remember as a kid, i used to gather lots of the seeds inside them and grind them to powder. This makes a great itching powder! Sweet memories, haha :thumb:

 

[evanvine]

I believe it's the wild or "dog" rose!

 

[paddone]

Rose hip is nice when turned into a syrup. As long as you check your variety is safe to eat you can jam or syrup with them. They are very high in ascorbic acid (vit c) so sour unless you add lots of sugar. Hence the sugary jams and syrups.

 

[Tim_Crowhurst]

I believe it's the wild or "dog" rose!

Dog rose (Rosa Canina) flowers are smaller and pale pink, the hips are small, elongated and red, and the leaves are glossy. The thorns are large and comparatively sparse, and the plant forms either a bush if it's on its own, or a rambler if it's mixed in with other woody plants.

The rose in the OP is the Japanese Rose (Rosa Rugosa) a species from coastal China, Japan & Korea. They have single flowers, usually deeper (sometimes purplish) pink, with slightly tissue-like petals. The hips are several times larger, flattened and orange. The thorns are thin and innumerable, and the plant almost always forms a bush.

Both dog rose and Japanese rose hips can be used for rosehip syrup, wine, jelly or marmalade (as can hips from any cultivated rose). In most cases, dog rose hips are preferable as the flavour is in the skin, and smaller hips give you a higher proportion of skin to seeds, however Japanese rose hips are easier to deseed & slice for marmalade.

 

[paddone]

Great knowledge Tim!

 

[MichaelTheObnoxious]

Further to that, medicinally they are pretty **** hot... Really high in vitamin C, and particularly hood for heart health (due to high antioxidant levels). I once failed to make wine from rosehips... Can't comment in the flavour of the brew!