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Sun, Jul 29, 12 at 15:27
| Thanks all of you for helping indentify a lot of the plants in my new yard, I think I am almost half way there in the taxonomy portion of my venture here! What about this cherry tree? Any clue how I can tell what type it is? |
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| Probably Prunus avium. Show closer view of leaves for better results. |
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| Ok, I'll post another pic, are the cherries edible? Are there any cherry tries with poisonous cherries? |
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- Posted by fatamorgana Zone 5/6 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 30, 12 at 10:00
| Check out "Wildman" Steve Brill's page on the fruit of this tree - link attached. According to the page, there are no dangerous look-a-likes. You should know that all cherry leaves, pits, etc. do contain poisonous compounds. Yes, they've always been like that. The ripe fruit is safe and very edible. I only mention it because you asked about "poisonous cherries." FataMorgana |
Here is a link that might be useful: Steve Brill - Prunus avium
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| Thanks for the info |
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