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Hi I have taken a photo of a bush in my mums back yard as I am new to all of this any ideas of what it is and is it edible
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It looks like a mahonia. Did it have bright yellow flowers in winter? I don't think you can eat them - I've never heard of anyone eating them. Maybe they don't live to tell?
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It looks like a mahonia to me too, I have a spikier version in my front garden and it gets those black seed pods after it has flowered in the winter ( yellow flowers)
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cheers looks nice though, but think ill have something else for tea instead
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All mahonia species have edible berries, but M. aquifolium is one of the best, & is the most heavily productive.
The fruit occurs in bunches & really do look like small grapes, the size of large black currants. They are quite tasty right off the bush despite being seedy & acidic. Cooked, sieved, & sweetened for jams is best. As with most acidic autumn berries, if they are harvested in winter after they have gone through a couple of frosts, they taste much better, as the cold breaks down the pectins & increases the percentage of fructose.
lifted from: http://www.paghat.com/oregongrape.htmlAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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Looks like Mahonia to me Waynebeddal. The berries are known as Oregon Grapes. Blackbirds love them. I believe they are edible but I haven't eaten them myself. I think best left to the birds on this one.
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