Is this fruit TOXIC?

Question

In the city of Sonoma CA, there is a row of trees on 2nd Street that produce a Fall crop of fruit that is chartreuse and yellow . The tree looks like a Cottonwood tree (not as tall) and the fruit resembles a human brain, varying in size from a softball to a large Grapefruit. It smells like a cross between a pineapple and pine tree. I have trepidation about eating this fruit as I cannot find any reference to it's toxic nature.

Answer 1

It's a Scupie. Scupies only bear fruit every seven years or so. Otai Indians would dry them and put the little dried brain figures in a bag with other sacred doo dads. Now they hang them from their rear view mirrors!
They're second cousins, once removed, of the Red Chestnut tree, and, although quite poisonous Scupies contain large quantities of Vitamin C.
So my bags are packed to take a look at the Scrupie Tree. When are we leaving?
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Answer 2

The fruits of Osage Oranges look like green oranges from a distance, but up close they look weirdly brain-like. Unlike oranges, Osage Orange fruits are quite inedible, and not only do they have a bitter taste, they will also ooze unappetizing white latex if cut. Osage oranges are not even members of the same family as oranges and other citrus fruits, instead they are members of the Mulberry Family (Moraceae).

Answer 3

Depending on the part of the country you are in, it is called a horseapple, Osage Orange, Cherokee Apple, or bois d'arc. It is a very hard long lasting wood. I don't think the fruit is edible by humans but not because it is poisonous - just hard to eat.
Data http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/54097/
images of fruit http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=RNWE,RNWE:2004-15,RNWE:en&q=bois+d'arc+tree&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

Answer 4

thats grose , i dont know if its tocix but i woulend eat it lol