Identify these berrys?

[kenbro]

What do they taste like?

Bitter but not unpleasant taste. Big seeds inside for size of berry.
Kb.

 

[shakey jake]

Bitter but not unpleasant taste. Big seeds inside for size of berry.
Kb.

Wow, brave. I normally let someone else taste random berries

 

[Demetrius]

"the berries are great for making wine."............and throwing at older brothers just after they've put on a fresh white shirt to meet the girlfriend.......

Blimey, that was a long while ago....

D

 

[kenbro]

Wow, brave. I normally let someone else taste random berries

Figured Tesco wouldn’t want claims from Mums’ who’s kids had eaten them so they’d be safe.

 

[Smellydog]

Might do you good mate. I eat a few hawthorn berries come autumn.

 

[RoeStalker270]

Good to know, never come across those before. Look very much like sloes but the rest of the plant didn’t look correct.

 

[kenbro]

Might do you good mate. I eat a few hawthorn berries come autumn.

I find the Redwing get real close and perch on my shoulder when I’m eating Hawthorne berries.
Ken.

 

[Smellydog]

I find the Redwing get real close and perch on my shoulder when I’m eating Hawthorne berries.
Ken.

Really? They take one look at me and pi$$ off!

 

[Smellydog]

 

[shakey jake]

Figured Tesco wouldn’t want claims from Mums’ who’s kids had eaten them so they’d be safe.

Tesco sell bleach

 

[kenbro]

Tesco sell bleach

Bet they don’t leave any on the car park

 

[kenbro]

Really? They take one look at me and pi$$ off!

Doh, it’s the Waxwings I’m thinking of.

 

[Borntofarm84]

Damsons I would say. Very much like sloes, but larger, more oval, and sweeter. Not yet though, they arnt ripe yet!
Great for damson gin.

 

[kenbro]

Damsons I would say. Very much like sloes, but larger, more oval, and sweeter. Not yet though, they arnt ripe yet!
Great for damson gin.

Not big enough for Damsons and Damsons don’t have prickly leaves.
Thanks,
Ken.

 

[csl]

The app agrees:

 

[weblyish]

Sloes I think

Never seen a bunch of sloes they come in few on a branch

Could be underripe grapes

Looks more like mahonia
A sort of holly bush

 

[kenbro]

Never seen a bunch of sloes they come in few on a branch

Could be underripe grapes

Looks more like mahonia
A sort of holly bush

Think Mahonia and Oregon grape one and the same.
Ken.

 

[Freeforester]

More generally, it seems that many species of the mast are well advanced this year, doubtless aided by the very fine spring weather (though a bit too dry for all, in retrospect); we seem to be around 2-3 weeks earlier than usual in Grampian, the trees are laden with wild cherries already ripe or ripening.

Sorry to hijack.

 

[kenbro]

More generally, it seems that many species of the mast are well advanced this year, doubtless aided by the very fine spring weather (though a bit too dry for all, in retrospect); we seem to be around 2-3 weeks earlier than usual in Grampian, the trees are laden with wild cherries already ripe or ripening.

Sorry to hijack.

We’ve seen ripe blackberrys for 2 weeks now!
That’s really early.
Ken.

 

[GrumpyGrandpa]

Late to the party but I'll go with mahonia too - we have several of the bu@@ers around the garden.
Our plants (some over eight feet tall) flowered, fruited and were cleared of their berries by blackbirds about a month / six weeks ago. The prickly leaves are lethal, even getting through leather gardening gloves. I pruned a couple of plants back to about four feet and some of the scars are still visible. The main stems / branches are bright yellow when cut (with long handled loppers).
I group mahonia maintenance alongside bramble and rambling rose pruning as one of the gardening jobs to be avoided.