Please Help Identify this Tree for Me

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  1. Blue123

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    Can anyone please identify this tree for me so I can know if the berries are edible?

    Thanks!
     

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  2. togata57

    togata57 Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    Sorbus aucuparia?
    If it is, its berries are bitter but edible.

    Welcome to the Forum!

    (Please---do not consume any part of this tree until ID confirmed!)
     
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  3. Blue123

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    Ok, thanks. I'm just going to post a picture of the flowers it has... hopefully that helps in identifying it.
     
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    The flowers look right enough.. I think it is a Sorbus aucuparia... Thanks!
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Ditto to Rowan Sorbus aucuparia. The berries are not edible raw, but you can use them to make jam / jelly; they needs lots of sugar. Rowan jelly is a traditional accompaniment to game (venison, etc.) in Europe, in the same way that cranberry jelly is eaten with turkey in America.
     
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