Berry Identification

[freddybamboo 0]

Hello,

I was out with work yesterday just in the North of Glasgow and found these berries beside some raspberries. I am struggling to ID them, and wondered if anyone knows what they are.

They are slightly smaller than a pea.

Hope you can help

[TWOTWOTHREE 152]

Arnt they a type of damson ?

[remi700 99]

Im nearly sure those are non edible. Used to have a plant with berrys and leaves like that in our garden.

 

There defiantly not sloes if that's what your thinking when you say a type of damson. They grow on a black thorn bush and wont be ripe for another 3 months or so.

 

Atb Mark.

[TWOTWOTHREE 152]

Your right on the not being sloes eay to early mate I make lots of sloe gin I love the stuff I've not seen anything looking like this while out and about

Atb

[willum 89]

Defo non edable I'd say due to the spikey leaves most fruit bushes like sloes n damsons have oval Broad leaves n not black currents as there leaves a similar to blackberrys n raspberry I wouldn't want to risk it I've seen those about n was told not safe to eat

[Steve Willis 1]

Looks like a berberis and unedible

[David K 172]

I would say it is Mahonia Aquifolium otherwise known as the Oregon Grape. It is edible but usually made into jam or preserves, wine can also be made but I haven't tried it myself.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon-grape

 

 

Edited July 13, 2012 by David K

[freddybamboo 0]

Thanks for the replies lads. I only had an ilustration of oregon grape. The leaves etc certainly match.