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2steps

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 05 7:24 pm Post subject: Berry Question
There are lots of berries in my local park but I do not know what they are or at least am not sure. If I posted some photos could you help me identify them?

jema
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 05 7:30 pm Post subject:
I think we could

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 05 7:41 pm Post subject:
If you can include some leaf with them and get a few berries so much the better.

2steps

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 05 8:15 pm Post subject:
thankyou. will take some pics tomorrow

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 05 8:21 pm Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

If you can include some leaf with them and get a few berries so much the better.

I mean capture the berries with the leaf in the photo rather than pick the berries.

2steps

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 05 8:26 pm Post subject:
ok I think they may be roships and haws

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 05 8:38 pm Post subject:
I find google images very useful - https://images.google.co.uk/ Just pop rosehips in and you get a good collection of pictures, take care with haws though.

2steps

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 05 9:53 pm Post subject:
why? what wrong with them or are there just other things taht look like them?

cab

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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 05 9:32 am Post subject:
Always take care when picking wild foods. Goes without saying Post the pictures any time you like, very often someone or other will be able to ID them for you.

2steps

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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 05 10:41 am Post subject:
ok, heres the pictures

Will

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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 05 11:00 am Post subject:
The middle ones are hawthorn and the bottom ones rosehips. Not sure about the top one.

judith

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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 05 11:08 am Post subject:
The leaves on the top one look like laurel - cherry laurel? I don't imagine they are edible - I would leave those well alone.

Bugs

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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 05 11:17 am Post subject:
I would agree with Will and Judith and definitely not eat the laurel either. I think you are supposed to take care with the leaves (eg not burn them, and be careful if you shred them because of the spray ). The middle pic is really nice 2steps, Tahir might be after that for his tree article

cab

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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 05 11:50 am Post subject:
Top is indeed cherry laurel or such like. Really toxic. Middle is hawthorn, and bottom is a slightly out of focus rose. Nice pics. Hawthorn is edible, and some people live a jelly made from it. You can use it for wine too. Rose makes the second best syrup known to humanity

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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 05 12:14 pm Post subject:

2steps wrote:

why? what wrong with them or are there just other things taht look like them?

I meant take care googling "haws".

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