Marietta resident Eddie Rhoades picks a piece of fruit from one of his trees. Once this year’s fruit has ripened, Rhoades will send samples to be tested and propagated so he can start the patenting process.
Special-Tiffany R. Jansen
A Marietta, Georgia man is claiming the discovery of new sweet, or sour, fruit, and is currently waiting on the test results to prove it. According to a story from the Marietta Daily Journal, Eddie Rhoades was checking the fruit trees in his yard for bird nests last spring when he discovered three unfamiliar citrus fruits. To read more of this story click here.