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Garden Gate:  Anyone know what kind of tree/bush this is??  |
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Carrie W
Farmgirl Legend/Chapter Guru
437 Posts
Saratoga Springs
New York
USA
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 Posted - Jul 02 2008 : 09:27:45 AM
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I have this growing in the corner of my garden. Last year it got real tall, like a tree about 5 feet tall, and put out some dark colored clusters of berries. It may be something my kids stuck in the garden and forgot about...I don't know. I cut it down and we didnt eat the berries. Now, here it is again this year!!! What if it is edible??? I don't want to waste it.
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Anyone know what it might be????
Thanks,
Carrie
www.totallykadeshfarm.blogspot.com
Farmgirl Sisterhood #147
Tis better to weep at joy than to joy at weeping--Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing |
Edited by - Carrie W on Jul 02 2008 09:30:02 AM |
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
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Posted - Jul 02 2008 : 09:40:28 AM
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| Hey, Carrie! I am sure one of the other farmgals will have the absolute correct answer but I think it is elderberry. I have it cropping up here and there in my Norfolk garden and I HATE it! Maybe the birds drop seeds, but it is really difficult to hack out the root base once it gets established. Good luck on getting the "real deal" answer! |
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dandsfarms
Farmgirl at Heart
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Sandy
Boerne
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 02 2008 : 09:41:38 AM
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| It looks like what is called poke salad. You can eat the green leaves (do not eat the berries) but it is VERY TOXIC in the raw state. You have to bring it to a boil 3 times draining and rinsing each time. It is good but I do not know if it is worth the trouble. Spinach, Kale, and so many other greens are easier and non toxic. |
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dandsfarms
Farmgirl at Heart
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Sandy
Boerne
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 02 2008 : 09:47:52 AM
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| Elderberry leaves are usually smaller and is like a small tree or bush having a more woody trunk. Elderberries make good syrup and is even used for a cold remedy. To be sure, take a leaf and picture to you local nursery they should be able to tell you what it is. If it is poke salad you want to make sure your kiddos don't take a bite. |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 02 2008 : 09:49:51 AM
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yep, POKE...it's actually the name of a band my husband plays in, because of how prolific they grow in this area, especially around our fenceline! I understand you can eat it, but it's never been something I've wanted to try. The roots on those things are AMAZING!!!
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Jul 02 2008 : 10:05:47 AM
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It looks like poke weed to me. It isn't worth all the trouble you have to go through to make it edible. :) Plus, if you don't prepare it correctly, well... But, it is pretty to look at!
Karin
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
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Posted - Jul 02 2008 : 10:17:54 AM
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yep I agree here as well, looks like poke salad to me. We have alot of it grow in the field and yes its hard to get rid of once it takes root. Karen
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judith
Galt
CA
USA
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Posted - Jul 02 2008 : 7:33:52 PM
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Looks like poke to me, too. We had it mysteriously appear in our yard about five years ago.
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Carrie W
Farmgirl Legend/Chapter Guru
437 Posts
Saratoga Springs
New York
USA
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Posted - Jul 03 2008 : 10:48:58 AM
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Thank you, gals!!! You're wonderful!
Nancy, I have elderberry growing in another spot that I planted ON PURPOSE :) and this is definately different. It has reached this height (five feet) in only a few weeks. It's "trunk" is like a tree's and it is very difficult to cut down. I let it go in case I found out it was edible but now, according to the agreement of the vast majority here, it is not anything I want to harvest!
Here I go a hacking!
Thanks ladies-
carrie
www.totallykadeshfarm.blogspot.com
Farmgirl Sisterhood #147
Tis better to weep at joy than to joy at weeping--Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing |
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Woodswoman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jennifer
Altamont
NY
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 5:30:53 PM
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Pokeweed-we get it all over out here.
Speaking of which-anyone know any good ways of getting rid of it??
Jennifer
Farmgirl Sister #104
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AliShuShu
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alison
Charlotte
NC
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 6:21:14 PM
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i pull them up by the root... if you grab ahold of it at the base... close to the ground, it will come up, root & all... much easier after a good rain when the ground is soft... if you hack it down, it will come back again & again. they're all over here too...
Alison
I think that if ever a mortal heard the voice of God it would be in a garden at the cool of the day. ~F. Frankfort Moore, A Garden of Peace
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