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Are these elderberries?

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LiterallyOnFire · 21/08/2024 15:05

I threw in a mixed native hedging pack down one boundary when we moved in a few years ago, as a wildlife friendly place holder as much as anything.

I think these are elderberries but I'm not familiar enough to be sure.

Anyone?

Are these elderberries?
Are these elderberries?
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MereDintofPandiculation · 21/08/2024 19:59

MamasitaGringita · 21/08/2024 15:27

Look like Whinberries to me. Great in a pie!

Not in a hedge.
And that shows why you shouldn’t just pick berries without checking the plant they’re growing on

MereDintofPandiculation · 21/08/2024 20:03

TonTonMacoute · 21/08/2024 17:13

I know someone once who made a huge batch of elderflower champagne - with cow parsley!

Good job she didn’t do it with hemlock.

TonTonMacoute · 21/08/2024 20:34

LiterallyOnFire · 21/08/2024 18:38

Oh wow. Did anyone try it?

Not me, thank goodness. Apparently it was horrible, I'm not sure if it fizzed up at all.

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