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Posted by stephtheogre88 z5/6 PA (My Page) on Thu, Sep 16, 04 at 18:48
| we found this plant in northern mountainous, NJ. it has long thin, green leaves with a texture like blueberries, and blueberry sized dark blue berries. the leaves are perforated along the ends. the berries are the magenta color on the inside of huckleberries. it doesn't taste bad. any ideas? |
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RE: is this edible
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| Are the berries very dark - smallish, and in an upright cluster *above* slender leaf whorls? And did you see white tiny blooms clustered above the leaves? If so, you may have an edible elderberry there. They tend to sucker heavily underground - so look for signs of that around the base to help confirm. A google image seach, and one here on gardenweb & for net web pages may help confirm further. I love to watch Cedar Waxwings in Elderberry trees in the fall. There's really nothing more peaceful or beautiful. |
size? RE: is this edible
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| also the height of the plant - and other descriptive info would be important if possible. Bark color/texture soemtimes makes a difference. Elderberries can be a shrub or controlled to grow to standard tree. Berries are really dark- almost black. Even if you aren't sure this is edible, you proabbly can use the dark berry as a stain/dye or ink. best to wear gloves when handling any plant parts that you are not sure about - as skin irritants and other poisons are very common in northern hardy plant country. I'd leave em for the birds until you are sure. |
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