HELP.....WHAT IS THIS PLANT?

[jenniferlgibbons]

I have two (that I have seen) very large woody (weeping) bushes in the filtered light of my 40 acre woods. They have a light colored bark with med green leaves and RED berries with little WHITE Spots all over them. I actually opened one and tasted it. Its a bit tart yet still somewhat sweet (reminds me of a Pomegranate berry) the berries are quite small but plentiful.


trying to figure out how to post the pic...........


any help with identity would be greatly appreciated!!
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[Newt]

Hi Jennifer,

Please post a picture. I'd love to see what it is.

Newt

[cmc2dina]

I use photobucket.com to post my pictures.
Once you load your pictures onto photobucket, you select the image you want to post (check the box) Then at the bottom of the page, you select "Generate HTML and IMG code" button. Copy and paste either the clickable thumbnails or the full size image code into your post.

Good luck!
Dina

[Newt]

Jennifer,

I was looking for something else and came across Euonymus americanus - hearts a bustin aka strawberry bush.
https://www.floridata.com/wallpaper/jpg/Euonymus_americanus800.jpg
https://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/euam.html

Another possibility would be Shepheridia canadensis - Canada Buffaloberry
https://weaselhead.org/profile/?s=1201

Either one of these it?
Newt

[grandpasrose]

If that's the right one, I was definitely looking for the wrong thing!!
We'll keep looking, if it's not - waiting to hear...

Val

[jenniferlgibbons]

Thank you all for your help in trying to figure this one out. I took it to the local agricultural office and they confirmed that it is indeed an Autumn berry bush (autumn olive?) Anyway, its a relief to know its not poisonous

Thanks again!

Jennifer

[Newt]

Jennifer, thanks for getting back to us. I was hoping it would be one of the native plants that I had guessed. Autumn Olive - Eleaganus umbellata unfortunately is an invasive species.
https://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/outreach/VMG/autolive.html
https://pick5.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?act=x_ant&name=Elaeagnus+umbellata&path=Plantae/Dicotyledoneae/Elaeagnaceae/Elaeagnus/umbellata&authority=Thunb.&common_name=Oriental+olive;Autumn+olive&xml=Dicotyledoneae;Hawaii_flora;North_American_Invasives;Plants_Chicago;Plants_Georgia_Clarke;Taiwan_Dicotyledoneae;Trees;&btxt=Discover+Life&burl=https://www.discoverlife.org

Newt