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ID Required - Red Berry Bush
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Can anyone identify the type of berries from the attached photgraphs. I need to know if the berries are poisonus or edible. The reason I ask is that if they are poisonous then I am going to remove the bush from the garden. Better safe than sorry. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
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ID Required - Red Berry Bush
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:27:35 +0000, scottbmckin
wrote: Hi, Can anyone identify the type of berries from the attached photgraphs. I need to know if the berries are poisonus or edible. The reason I ask is that if they are poisonous then I am going to remove the bush from the garden. Better safe than sorry. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: Red Berry Bush 1.JPG | |Download: http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=14414| |Filename: Red Berry Bush 2.JPG | |Download: http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=14415| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ I am not the world's best at ID, and apologize if I am in error, but I believe it is a cotoneaster. If so, then yes, the berries are mildly poisonous. Boron |
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ID Required - Red Berry Bush
scottbmckin said:
Hi, Can anyone identify the type of berries from the attached photgraphs. I need to know if the berries are poisonus or edible. The reason I ask is that if they are poisonous then I am going to remove the bush from the garden. Better safe than sorry. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I concur; Cotoneaster. The berries are usually described as toxic in "large amounts" leading to gastroenteritis. It's a valuable nectar plant, though, because of the timing and abundance of flowers. Here is one of the more nuanced descriptions of Cotoneaster on a list of "poisonous plants" (from a source in NZ): "Cotoneasters (Cotoneaster species). The pretty red berries, which nearly all species have, seem to be mildly poisonous, but have never caused serious harm. Because they are so abundant in gardens and public places, children may often eat a few berries without parents being aware." I've never heard of any poisonings by Cotoneaster, and it is a widely planted ornamental. There are far more dangerous plants often found in gardens and plants that show up on these sort of lists that really don't belong. One of the lists which decribed Cotoneaster berries as toxic in "large quantities" also included Poinsettia with no disclaimers, even though "poisonous Poinsettias" is an Urban Myth-- a small child might be hurt if s/he grazed on a whole store's worth of plants...and how likely is that? http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/poinsettia.asp -- Pat in Plymouth MI "Yes, swooping is bad." email valid but not regularly monitored |
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The plant is specifically Cotoneaster horizontalis, a very common garden plant, often arriving of its own accord, presumably a gift of the birds. |
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