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Id of plant please...

Theresa May NotTheresa May Not Posts: 109
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i am trying to learn a bit more about fruiting trees n bushes...whats this one please?

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  • cassie.a.stewartcassie.a.stewart Posts: 279
    Looks like sambucus nigra can you show a better picture of the leaves? 
  • Theresa May NotTheresa May Not Posts: 109
    Hi Cassie. Thanks. Sorry , i only have this pic.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391
    Agree, Sambucus nigra, commonly known as elderberry.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • cassie.a.stewartcassie.a.stewart Posts: 279
    Yeah from what I can see of the foliage it is elder. Totally ripe and cooked berries can be eaten, used to make wine, jam, sauces etc and the flowers can be infused to make cordial. Leaves and wood are poisonous, unripe berries mildly so.
  • Theresa May NotTheresa May Not Posts: 109
    Oooh, thanks all, i’m coming over all david bellamy (giving my age away!)
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    I like to bake the berries in an apple crumble.
  • Mike AllenMike Allen Posts: 208
    josusa47 said:
    I like to bake the berries in an apple crumble.
    YUMMY.  Any invites to your next baking session??????
  • Theresa May NotTheresa May Not Posts: 109
    I ,might give that a go tonight...sounds good!
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