1. I have gooseberry bushes growing in the field and beside (among) them are similar berries, but don't quit look the same.. 2. These small brush / tress are in our yard.. they are approximately 4-5 feet in height.. and have these pinkish / green berry like things growing on them.. if we pinch the berries they have a nice smell.. hard to describe though.. something like a potporri, 3. Very large tree with green berry like things growning on it. Any help in id of these will be appreciated.. thanks
Pic 1. Gooseberry. Pic 2. Looks like a red currant or blackcurrant, Ribes rubrum or Ribes nigrum. Not sure which, you will have to wait till they are ripe. Pic 3 and 4. Looks like Zanthoxylum. Praps Z. americanum. Pic 5 and 6. Looks like a Tilia.
Here are some updated pictures of number 2 and 3-4. does #2 still look like a red or black currant ? and if so is it edible ? also is there a more common name for Zanthoxylum. Praps Z. americanum, I couldn't seem to find anything. Again thanks
All Ribes are edible; while some are rather boringly tasteless and some are very sharp, none are poisonous. Try some, if you like them, then eat them. You'll not come to any harm.
Zanthoxylum americanum, common name pricklyash. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have very good pages. Be sure to scroll right to the bottom to see Views and pictures. See... http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ZAAM http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/zant-ame.htm http://www.botany.wisc.edu/wisflora/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=ZANAME