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| My husband discovered this tree (big shrub?) near a birch & pine tree in our yard. I posted this on another forum & a couple of people said "mulberries". I've never seen such small ones. (I lived in Indy for a few years & the mulberries by my place were huge). I'm sure I'm being overly cautious . |
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- Posted by theforgottenone1013 5b/6a MI (My Page) on Wed, Jun 18, 14 at 16:17
| It's a mulberry. The size, color, and taste depend on the individual tree. With wild mulberries there is an extreme amount of natural variation.
The 4 different berries above are from 4 different wild trees and all of them all ripe. This photo was taken last year (they are almost getting ripe here now). Rodney |
This post was edited by theforgottenone1013 on Wed, Jun 18, 14 at 16:25
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- Posted by wannaflower 5 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 18, 14 at 16:40
| Thanks Rodney! I can now use them to make something without fear of poisoning my family! :0) How do I know if they're ripe? do they fall from the tree easily or just taste ripe? |
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- Posted by theforgottenone1013 5b/6a MI (My Page) on Wed, Jun 18, 14 at 17:22
| You're welcome. The berries will come away from the tree very easily when ripe. A time saving way to harvest them is to put a tarp or old sheet (old being the key word; the berries stain) on the ground under the tree and give the tree/branches a shake. The ripe berries will fall off onto the tarp/sheet. Rodney |
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