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Can anyone identify this tree with green berries?
It's a wild grape vine, muscadine or something similar.
https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=654
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black nightshade plant
Black nightshade - yes, Solanum nigrum see the wiki page here. Short lived perennial. Is it edible ... the wiki page has something to say on this; answers yes and no would be correct, but probably you ...
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What plant is this magenta berry like shrub?
It is Callicarpa americana, common name Beautyberry, a deciduous shrub native to the southern United States. The berries appear in late summer/fall and are attractive to birds and deer.
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What is the species name of this red berried tree from Stellenbosch, Cape Town
It looks like Nandina domestica, an evergreen or semi evergreen shrub - if your 'tree' has a thick trunk, then it isn't Nandina. Usual height is up to 8 feet, but I suspect this plant is pruned back ...
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What is this tree with these red berries?
Based on the veining in the leaves, the tree is a dogwood. which leads to the ID of a Cornelian Cherry or Cornel, Cornus mas. It would've had bright yellow flowers in the spring.
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Berry identification help please
The plant is Aucuba japonica 'Serratifolia', or a very similar cultivar.
Take a look at this link, or elsewhere to double check.
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What edible, winter-hardy plants would grow well on my northern patio?
I would challenge some of your assumptions. I think some annual plants are good. You can buy some of them for few francs on every "grocery" shop e.g. basil, rosemary, or also tomatoes, etc. Then you ...
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What type of berry is this?
Yes, this looks very much like a wineberry. It's a type of raspberry. Wineberries are one of my favorite raspberries and one of the only I've ever seen that produce reliably in the shade. It is ...
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Could I use fleece covering over blackcurrant plant in England all year round?
Not a good idea - fleece will likely encourage fungal infection, will block or filter any available sunlight and daylight, and reduce the plant's capacity for photosynthesis, plus, unless its tied ...
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Tall stalks with berries
Pl@ntNet says it is most likely Arum italicum. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arum_italicum.
Looks like the berries aren't ripe yet, and that they will be a nice, bright red when they are.
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If a pineapple is actually a berry then can it be grafted onto another berry tree?
No, you can not graft a pineapple to another "berry" tree. This is because the fruit name "berry" is merely a botanical term for a "type of fruit" that the plant produces. The term "berry" has nothing ...
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Is it too late to harvest aronia berries
I am not much familiar with Aronia but if you examine the pictures offered by various online sales sites what you have look like regular dried berries. University of Maryland offers an interesting ...
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Can anyone identify this shrub/berry
Your shrub looks very much like a Nanking cherry bush. The cherries are small, but when they turn dark red, they are very sweet. The kids (and birds) love them. I've had one in my yard for years, and ...
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Can someone identify what berry this is?
Based of the shape and color of the berry, and the shape of the slightly serrated leaves, this is likely a Black Mulberry tree.
Source
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Need help identifying these vine berrys. Please!
Booo! Malabar Spinach it is!!
And yes, they are edible!!! Those green leaves and that strong stem - you can eat them. Now about those black berries - they contain seeds. If you want young malabar ...
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Do goji berries have thorns?
Lycium barbarum, the usual variety of goji berry, does have spines or thorns, mentioned under pruning and training in this link https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=581 It suggests wearing ...
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Why would my goji berry plant in California get sick and full of aphids?
I wouldn't bother with insecticides for aphids, although they could get rid of them, probably. I recommend getting a shower nozzle for your hose and showering the foliage every two or three days. ...
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What type of clippers is suggested for berry picking?
what type of shears they were using
In the Comments to the first video (both shown as posted by Leons Choice) 'Leon' mentions: these tools I made by myself.
Here are some other tools used by Leon: ...
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What type of tree has these purple berries
I would say you have a Privet, Ligustrum sp. Most likely Ligustrum lucidum, native to southern China but widely introduced where it has become an invasive species in some regions.
http://www.iewf.org/...
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What are these fruits / berries from the Rocky Mountain National Park?
After a bit of research, I determined that the plant was a streptopus amplexifolius (aka clasping twistedstalk)
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What berries can be grown on the Faroe Islands?
Rose hips (rosa rugosa) come immediately to mind as a common coastal fruiting plant in Maine (and elsewhere.) You have to scrape out a lot of seeds, but they do grow and fruit reliably, and have very ...
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What berries can be grown on the Faroe Islands?
On the similarly situated windswept treeless islands in northern parts of Norway, currants (Ribes nigrum, Ribes rubrum) still thrive even in considerable wind exposure. I would also give Ribes uva-...
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Leaves are dying slowly on Raspberry plant-what on earth is wrong?
Thanks for the greats pictures.
Honestly, I do not think there is anything to worry about.
Raspberries branches grow in a cycle of 2 seasons:
* growth the first year, fruits if it has time
* fruits ...
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Juniperus virginiana and producing berries
Juniperus virginiana are largely dioecious, but occasionally monoecious, so it's safest to select male and female plants if you want to be sure of fruits/seedcases http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/...
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What are these fruits / berries from the Rocky Mountain National Park?
Looks like watermelon berry. And yes, it tastes like watermelon.
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Can I graft elderberries (Sambucus)?
Don't use the stems with pit cavity. Use small new twigs that are still green on the outside for grafting. I am convinced it may work. I'm not sure about the altitude though!
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What edible, winter-hardy plants would grow well on my northern patio?
If it's not too wet in your area, I highly recommend growing cacti. There are many kinds that could easily survive the cold in your winters. Cacti are great for containers (especially since containers ...
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What edible, winter-hardy plants would grow well on my northern patio?
I'm pretty sure these will survive in your climate, I know these types to be very hardy, as they all grow even in Russia ;) just get bigger pots for them - Raspberries, blueberried honeysuckle (...
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Could I use fleece covering over blackcurrant plant in England all year round?
As others have pointed out, a shroud of fleece will trap moisture and prevent airflow, encouraging fungal diseases. It will also prevent pollinators getting to the flowers, but this is only an issue ...
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Can someone help me identify these berry bushes?
It is from the family of serviceberries which has various names, e.g. "wildplume", but I cannot decide between two species. In any case they seem to be eatable raw and cooked, but I have ...
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