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Meridian, ID  Anneau12 May 22, 2018 6:13 PM CST |
I am in Meridian Idaho, and my new house has quite a few wild areas with plants, trees and shrubs growing. Today I noticed a couple of flowering bushes that appear to have some berries on them… Although they are now dried up. I am trying to identify the berries and determine if they are something that is edible. Some of the bushes have white flowers and some have pink. The leaves have serrated edges, and there are thorns on the shrubs.   |
Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!              Xeramtheum May 22, 2018 6:17 PM CST |
| Hi and welcome to NGA! That looks like a Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata). The berries are seed pods aka Rose Hips. Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata) Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. Douglas Adams |
elizab May 22, 2018 8:14 PM CST |
Trying to identify this tree in my niece's yard. |
Name: Porkpal Richmond, TX            porkpal May 22, 2018 8:22 PM CST |
| Welcome to the forum! What a lovely tree; where approximately does your niece live? Porkpal |
Name: Leslieray Hurlburt Sacramento California (Zone 9b)            HamiltonSquare May 22, 2018 8:27 PM CST |
| Wow thats a beauty. I think it may be this. Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento California. |
Name: Jay Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)       Horntoad May 22, 2018 8:39 PM CST |
Anneau12 said:I am in Meridian Idaho, and my new house has quite a few wild areas with plants, trees and shrubs growing. Today I noticed a couple of flowering bushes that appear to have some berries on them… Although they are now dried up. I am trying to identify the berries and determine if they are something that is edible. Some of the bushes have white flowers and some have pink. The leaves have serrated edges, and there are thorns on the shrubs. Both are roses, but difficult if not impossible to tell the exact species from just those pictures. Some possibilities are Rosa laevigata, R. bracteata, R. palustris, R. carolina and others. The "berries" are called rose hips and are edible. wildflowersoftexas.com |
Meridian, ID Anneau12 May 22, 2018 9:29 PM CST |
| Thank you all! I appreciate the help in identifying this. |
Name: Leslieray Hurlburt Sacramento California (Zone 9b) HamiltonSquare May 22, 2018 9:38 PM CST |
I just realized the tree was posted to your rose question thread by a second person.  Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento California. |
Salt Spring Island, BC (Zone 8b)       islander May 22, 2018 10:05 PM CST |
| Rose reminds me of Rosa nutkana, which I have growing in abundance. He who plants a garden plants happiness. |
Name: Suzanne/Sue Sebastopol, CA (Zone 9a) Sunset Zone 15       |
| Yes, there are two member questions in this thread, unfortunately, I can no longer split the second one off to its own thread as there are answers to both of them. My gardening Blog! Handmade quilts, face masks, new & vintage fabrics in my Etsy store. Summer Song Cottage Instagram Sewing posts |
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