A sweet and delicate musk-like odour is produced by the seed coat. The essential oil obtained from the plant is used as a food flavouring and in perfumery...
A native raspberry? Yes, and it tastes great! The fruit of Rubus leucodermis is 1?1.2 cm diameter, reddish-purple, and dark blue to nearly black when ripe, and can be confused with blackberries.
Although the early spring flowers are beautiful and the fruit is attractive, the Pyrus communis is normally grown only for its fruit crop and not as an ornamental.