Hi I am a new commer to El Paso texas. I am not familiar with the plant life here. I have a huge tree in my back yard that as began to produce berry like fruit. the tree is at least 40 t0 50 feet and it is totally coveredin dark red raspberry like berries...... CAN someone tell me what the tree is and if the berries are edible........ Trixie
Dont eat anything from a tree until you have an almost 100% acurate ident of that tree.......it sounds a bit like a mulberry, a picture of the tree and fruit would help a lot. For the brave or foolish, a survival technique of identifying if a fruit is edible is to rub a small amount on your lip, if it doesnt blister or cause any pain etc, its possible it might be edible. its still best to be 100% sure its edible before you try.
it could also be a cornus, im sure they have fruits like you describe...just a thought if they are edible why arnt the birds etc eating them?
the birds are eating them..thats why I am thinking they r ok thanl you all for your replys.......I am from Canada nad have never seen a tree like this
The cornus i was thinking about was Cornus capitata (just so you can have a look) just because birds eat berries doesnt mean we can eat them (my disclaimer incase anyone eats something they shouldnt and blames me)
well I am not sure wjhat it is but the birds are eating the berries and they look like dark raspberries
