They grow here in the UK - and are black.

http://sprouting.org/garden/berries/

....has eight photographs of them and the bush they come from.

The bush has spiky leaves - like holly.

The berries are dark - rather like blueberries - but are red inside - and
are a bit smaller - and more lemon-shaped. They come bunched together
on strands with 20 to 30 berries.

The bushes grow to about 2M tall.

The berries taste OK - but are not very sweet.

I'd love to know the species - or even the family.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.
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"Tim Tyler" wrote in message
...
They grow here in the UK - and are black.

http://sprouting.org/garden/berries/

...has eight photographs of them and the bush they come from.

The bush has spiky leaves - like holly.
The berries are dark - rather like blueberries - but are red
inside - and
are a bit smaller - and more lemon-shaped. They come bunched
together
on strands with 20 to 30 berries.
The bushes grow to about 2M tall.
The berries taste OK - but are not very sweet.
I'd love to know the species - or even the family.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.


It's a mahonia Tim, and edible :~))
http://www.paghat.com/oregongrape.html

And good for a multitude of ailments too !
http://www.herb-store.com/articles/graperoot.shtm

Jenny

In article , says...
The berries are dark - rather like blueberries - but are red inside - and
are a bit smaller - and more lemon-shaped. They come bunched together
on strands with 20 to 30 berries.

The bushes grow to about 2M tall.


It looks very much like Mahonia lomariifolia or certainly one of the
mahonia varieties.
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Pete
http://spamcop.net

In article you wrote:
: "Tim Tyler" wrote in message

: http://sprouting.org/garden/berries/

: It's a mahonia Tim, and edible :~))
: http://www.paghat.com/oregongrape.html

: And good for a multitude of ailments too !
: http://www.herb-store.com/articles/graperoot.shtm

Great - thanks.

I /thought/ it was a species of barberry - but all the photos of them I
had seen had red berries.
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|im |yler http://timtyler.org/

If the ends of the stems are a yellow colour when cut, then its is almost
certainly a Mahonia.

Jeff

"Tim Tyler" wrote in message ...
They grow here in the UK - and are black.

http://sprouting.org/garden/berries/

...has eight photographs of them and the bush they come from.

The bush has spiky leaves - like holly.

The berries are dark - rather like blueberries - but are red inside - and
are a bit smaller - and more lemon-shaped. They come bunched together
on strands with 20 to 30 berries.

The bushes grow to about 2M tall.

The berries taste OK - but are not very sweet.

I'd love to know the species - or even the family.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.
--
__________
|im |yler http://timtyler.org/

Yes, definitely Mahonia.
Chris in Somerset


"Jeff Coles" wrote in message
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| If the ends of the stems are a yellow colour when cut, then its is almost
| certainly a Mahonia.
|
| Jeff
|
| "Tim Tyler" wrote in message ...
| They grow here in the UK - and are black.
|
| http://sprouting.org/garden/berries/
|
| ...has eight photographs of them and the bush they come from.
|
| The bush has spiky leaves - like holly.
|
| The berries are dark - rather like blueberries - but are red inside - and
| are a bit smaller - and more lemon-shaped. They come bunched together
| on strands with 20 to 30 berries.
|
| The bushes grow to about 2M tall.
|
| The berries taste OK - but are not very sweet.
|
| I'd love to know the species - or even the family.
|
| Thanks in advance for any assistance.
| --
| __________
| |im |yler http://timtyler.org/
|
|