Some homeless lady convinced me to try the berries from this tree. They look like oval blueberries, maybe a little bigger. Sweet but a little tannic, with small seeds, any idea?
Not sure what those are, but my partner has an app on her phone that identifies plants by taking a picture of the leaves. Seems to work pretty good. When I took botany in college, we learned to use keys to identify plants, but that requires lugging a big book around.
>>>>>Some homeless lady convinced me to try the berries from this tree.
Lol. No offense to you or the homeless lady, but IMO that's not a very smart reason to decide whether or not to consume unknown wild foods. YMMV I guess.
Hoover got it. Myrtle. They have the slight junipet taste from the myrtle description. We started talking because I warned her about eating random berries but she said she'd eaten them a few days before and felt fine. She seemed sane, the berries were pretty good in a small dose. The airplane lyrics have been in my head even since.
I thought I posted this yesterday but I don't see it so.....I am going with myrtle, for a couple reasons. They had an astringent herbal flavor that reminded me of juniper, just like myrtle berries are described as tasting. Honeyberries are described as being sweeter. Also, honeyberry is described as a shrub or bush growing up to 5-6 feet. These were on a tree where I had to reach up to get the lowest berries. Finally, I guarantee that this was a cheap and common plant, as it is in a very humble city park. I don't know how common honeyberries are, but I know myrtle's are pretty common.
The leaves in the original shape are pointy, not rounded at the top, and resemble the picture of myrtle more than the honeyberry, IMO. I don't know either plant though, just basing myself off the pictures posted.
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 01:07 pm
Honeyberry?
Honeyberry?
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 01:08 pm
snozberries
snozberries
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 01:15 pm
Not sure what those are, but
Not sure what those are, but my partner has an app on her phone that identifies plants by taking a picture of the leaves. Seems to work pretty good. When I took botany in college, we learned to use keys to identify plants, but that requires lugging a big book around.
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 01:21 pm
>>>>>Some homeless lady
>>>>>Some homeless lady convinced me to try the berries from this tree.
Lol. No offense to you or the homeless lady, but IMO that's not a very smart reason to decide whether or not to consume unknown wild foods. YMMV I guess.
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 01:29 pm
I second the snozberry
I second the snozberry
Every bite is a lil explosion in your mouth
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 02:35 pm
Say, can I have some of your
Say, can I have some of your purple berries...?
Yes, I've been eating them for six or seven weeks now
Haven't got sick once
Prob'ly keep us both alive
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 02:42 pm
They are indigenous grapes,
They are indigenous grapes, not berries.
Us homeless use this trick all the time.
It was a good cause she is homeless not by her choice
Go back and buy more
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 03:02 pm
Probably keep us both alive.
Probably keep us both alive.
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 03:05 pm
Be careful hanging out with
Be careful hanging out with that berry crowd..... one moment you're like
then, after not too long...you find yourself
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 03:18 pm
Dingle?
Dingle?
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 03:18 pm
It’s a Common Myrtle or
It’s a Common Myrtle or Murtus Communis L.
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 03:27 pm
They look like member berries
They look like member berries to me .
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 03:34 pm
Marion Berrys
Marion Berrys
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 03:41 pm
Hoover got it. Myrtle. They
Hoover got it. Myrtle. They have the slight junipet taste from the myrtle description. We started talking because I warned her about eating random berries but she said she'd eaten them a few days before and felt fine. She seemed sane, the berries were pretty good in a small dose. The airplane lyrics have been in my head even since.
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 04:33 pm
Not to split hairs, but
They are indigenous grapes, not berries.
Not to split hairs, but grapes ARE berries, and that's no grape, "indigenous" or otherwise.
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 04:36 pm
PS they look like Honeyberry
PS they look like Honeyberry to me
https://www.soonerplantfarm.com/plant/lonicera-yezberry-honey-bunch/
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on Thursday, November 29, 2018 – 10:48 pm
Honey berries 100%. I grow
Honey berries 100%. I grow them in the garden, aurora borealis variety to be specific. Kind of like the sour patch kids of the berry family.
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on Friday, November 30, 2018 – 09:20 am
Interesting to see all of the
Interesting to see all of the various responses. My thoughts on unknown Berries are "Do not eat them just because the Birds eat them."
Same with Wild Mushrooms.
Although many Amanita species are delicious, many are extremely poisonous and will kill people.
Every Grape I've seen is accompanied by Grape leaves, which are not present in the photo.
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on Friday, November 30, 2018 – 09:35 am
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on Friday, November 30, 2018 – 12:03 pm
I thought I posted this
I thought I posted this yesterday but I don't see it so.....I am going with myrtle, for a couple reasons. They had an astringent herbal flavor that reminded me of juniper, just like myrtle berries are described as tasting. Honeyberries are described as being sweeter. Also, honeyberry is described as a shrub or bush growing up to 5-6 feet. These were on a tree where I had to reach up to get the lowest berries. Finally, I guarantee that this was a cheap and common plant, as it is in a very humble city park. I don't know how common honeyberries are, but I know myrtle's are pretty common.
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on Friday, November 30, 2018 – 12:15 pm
The leaves in the original
The leaves in the original shape are pointy, not rounded at the top, and resemble the picture of myrtle more than the honeyberry, IMO. I don't know either plant though, just basing myself off the pictures posted.
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on Friday, November 30, 2018 – 04:20 pm
BLUEBERRIES!!
BLUEBERRIES!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlgShuV6wAA&feature=youtu.be
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on Friday, November 30, 2018 – 04:22 pm
apparently honey berry is a
apparently honey berry is a generic name for many species of berries. It’s possible myrtle berries are also honey berries
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on Friday, November 30, 2018 – 04:39 pm
God God God I'm dead I'm dead
God God God I'm dead I'm dead I'm dead water water BLUEBERRIES
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on Friday, November 30, 2018 – 04:45 pm
lol
lol
I’m dead
Thanks Hall
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on Friday, November 30, 2018 – 04:54 pm
such fond memories...
such fond memories...
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on Friday, November 30, 2018 – 05:02 pm
Festival 8 was a little nicer
Festival 8 was a little nicer but they were both a blast.
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on Friday, November 30, 2018 – 05:17 pm
we had great crews
great crews
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on Friday, November 30, 2018 – 05:45 pm
>>https://www.youtube.com
>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlgShuV6wAA&feature=youtu.be
Lol, too much too fast.
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on Friday, November 30, 2018 – 05:53 pm
he was just a few camps over
he was just a few camps over from us (at Furthurfest).... I blame the motorboat dealer (who was right across from us).
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on Friday, November 30, 2018 – 06:03 pm
Have you tried smoking the
Have you tried smoking the leaves ?
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on Friday, November 30, 2018 – 06:35 pm
i prefer elderberries
i prefer elderberries