Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: The fruit of the other species is not an important crop in most areas , being extremely sour and ( in some species ) woody , and is rarely eaten raw for this reason .
Simplified: The fruit of the other species is not an important crop in most areas because they are very sour and ( in some species ) very like wood , and is rarely eaten raw for this reason .