came across this during my wanderings
pretty sure it's a Rowan Tree and the berries are edible
anyone here ever come across and/or tried these berries ?
Rowan 3.jpgRowan 1.jpgRowan 2.jpg
Rowan Tree
came across this during my wanderings
pretty sure it's a Rowan Tree and the berries are edible
anyone here ever come across and/or tried these berries ?
Rowan 3.jpgRowan 1.jpgRowan 2.jpg
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Knowledge without experience is just information
there are two types of wild food enthusiasts,
one picks for enjoyment of adding something to a meal,
and the second is the person who lives mostly on ( wild ) edibles
Lydia
I haven't ever laid eyes on that plant, the berries look like they would be tasty, but until I was positive I wouldn't eat one.
i guess it's also known as the Mountain Ash
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Knowledge without experience is just information
there are two types of wild food enthusiasts,
one picks for enjoyment of adding something to a meal,
and the second is the person who lives mostly on ( wild ) edibles
Lydia
Sure looks like rowan. We have plenty growing on your yard, and it grows wild in places too. The berries are bitter, very bitter, but edible. They give a nice twist for a apple jam. We mostly make jam and jelly out of them, usually(not always) mixed with sweeter berries and/or fruits. Those berries on the pics look like they are not fully ripened yet. If that is the sort of rowan we got here. Ripened berries are a bit more orange around here.
Something like this.
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As a side note, rowan also makes a usable, not excellent, bow wood.
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CG - I have never seen it before. Sorry. Not very well dispersed down here if that's what it is.
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It's definitely Mountain Ash. As NCO said the berries aren't quite ripe. Here's a pic showing berries on the turn.
http://www.treesbypost.com/index.cfm...s-aucuparia%29
I've also tried Rowan jam. Puckering doesn't come close to describing it! But a 50/50 mix with Crabapples is supposed to soften the bitterness, apparently.
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