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I don't remember the flowers on this particular bush this spring, however we are plentiful in honeysuckles. And after consulting with someone else, it turns out that you are very right! It is a honeysuckle bush indeed! The seeds aren't edible from what I've read. :( I'd never noticed the berries on ...

Thanks for the reply. Someone told me today that the first bush could be a "Thunderberry" which is highly poisonous. Can anyone confirm that? I'll post another picture of it below. *Edited to add: The person now believes it could be a different bush, perhaps a benzoin (sp?) Any ideas? http...

With the help of posters here, I was able to identify, pick the berries and make a batch of beautiful and delicious Autumn Olive jam last weekend. Thank you! :flower: Now, I'm back with two more trees/shrubs that need a name. The first one lies rather low to the ground and has round, plump, bright r...

I picked over 8 cups of berries this evening. I want to make jam tomorrow, but the only recipe I have found is one where you boil the berries in water and mash them in a sieve to get the seeds out. I had planned on just washing them and whizzing the whole berry in my Vita-Mix which is pretty good at...

Wow, you're right! How on earth did my uncle call it what he did? LOL! I never thought of it as being two words. How beautiful! And people do make jam from it, I read. Does anyone on here have a recipe?

Yes, it is Southwest, Virginia, USA. Thanks for the welcome. Let me try and post the link...



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Hello, I am new here and am excited to learn more about wild edible things. A couple of weeks ago, I discovered a tall "tree" that was covered in small dark reddish/burgandy berries in the woods above my house in SW VA. My uncle tried to tell me it was called "Ah-tom-ah-lee" but ...