Couple Of Trees/Shrubs to ID

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  1. dss

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    Hi , I have a couple of large shrubs or small sized trees growing behind the house that I can't ID.

    First 2 photos are of the larger one which is about 9-10ft tall currently. The flowers started out as tight little clusters and have spread out.

    3rd photo I thought might be a salmon berry bush but doesn't look quite like it. Has some thorns on the lower stalks and seems like some kind of berry bush.
     

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    tipularia Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    First one might be an elder.
     
  3. K Baron

    K Baron Well-Known Member

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    The first are Sambuca caerulea if fruit is blue....(Elderberry) and the second is a Salmon berry I believe... (Rubus spectibillis)
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Pacific red elder and salmonberry - two abundant local natives. The elder produces fruits that are most often red but some places have numerous purple-fruited individuals. Occasional specimens may bear orange or yellow fruits. One I spotted up the road from me one year was sporting canary yellow fruits. After I asked at the door for cuttings and seeds (and was allowed to collect these) the specimen disappeared.

    Seedlings of it produced red fruits.
     
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    Great , thanks so much guys!
     

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