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| Hi,
There are two different "berry" plants in my yard that I need help identifying. The first has red berries, and we were informed by the previous owners that these are poisonous. I just wanted to confirm, and also get an ID so I know what to call them.
The second has berries that are dark purple or black. I spent several hours combing the internet trying to find what these are, but nothing I found was an exact match; there was always something off.
Can anyone tell me about either of these? Thanks so much |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sat, Nov 17, 12 at 19:39
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 19, 12 at 8:29
| in photobucket.. use the HTML code.. paste it right here where you type.. on preview.. if you see it.. we will see it ... [NOT the IMG code] second plant.. if you could get a pic .. in focus.. of that one hanging leaf.. we might get somewhere.. if i saw those berries in summer.. i would think wild cherry.. prunus serotina.. but they should be long gone.. in nov ... the first looks so familiar.. for MI ... but i am blanking this morning ... honeysuckle.. WAG ... which is endemic in MI ... see link if you could mark the plants.. and get pic of actual leaves... or even dead ones from the ground.. it would probably be a lot easier than looking at sticks.. lol...a red berry isnt that great an ID variable by itself ... may the force be with you ... ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: hey honey ...
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| First looks like Viburnum opulus and the second looks like Rhamnus cathartica. |
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Ok, let's try this:  This is a twig I broke off before all the leaves fell, when I was trying to find out what it was by Google. |
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| The shot with red berries looks a lot like Spicebush in winter. Lindera species. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Lindera
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| Agree with viburnum on the red berries - you can see the opposite branching for one and in the second picture you can see that the berries are dangling from clusters. |
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| The second pic is a different plant. |
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| My suggestion on the first one is a black chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa. I agree on the second that it's a viburnum, probably a cranberry viburnum/ V. trilobum. If there are leaves under it, check and see if they look a bit like a maple leaf. |
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