Comments on: Berries Through the Seasons: Red Winter Berries http://whimfield.com/2008/11/berries-through-the-seasons-red-winter-berries/ Modern Pre-Industrial Living Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:13:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Svetlana http://whimfield.com/2008/11/berries-through-the-seasons-red-winter-berries/comment-page-1/#comment-20844 Svetlana Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:12:02 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=616#comment-20844 oops, VIBURNUM; GUELDER ROSE oops, VIBURNUM; GUELDER ROSE

]]> By: Svetlana http://whimfield.com/2008/11/berries-through-the-seasons-red-winter-berries/comment-page-1/#comment-20843 Svetlana Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:10:23 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=616#comment-20843 ROWANBERRY. It has a bitter taste and really I would recommend to make a jem out of them. It will be very nice and sweet/bitter taste... Add some lemon and vanilla, but not over do it... ROWANBERRY. It has a bitter taste and really I would recommend to make a jem out of them. It will be very nice and sweet/bitter taste… Add some lemon and vanilla, but not over do it…

]]> By: Svetlana http://whimfield.com/2008/11/berries-through-the-seasons-red-winter-berries/comment-page-1/#comment-20841 Svetlana Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:04:34 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=616#comment-20841 Not a currant!!! I am from Russia and we had currants all over. They are very fragile and will not be able to stay on the brunch till winter. Plus the grow in different berry clusters. It a калина, I am sure, but unfortunately, I don't know how it will be in English. Sorry... Not a currant!!!
I am from Russia and we had currants all over. They are very fragile and will not be able to stay on the brunch till winter. Plus the grow in different berry clusters. It a калина, I am sure, but unfortunately, I don’t know how it will be in English. Sorry…

]]> By: Nicole http://whimfield.com/2008/11/berries-through-the-seasons-red-winter-berries/comment-page-1/#comment-11300 Nicole Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:59:25 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=616#comment-11300 I can safely identify two varieties of plants: dead and alive. :-) LOVELY pics! I can safely identify two varieties of plants: dead and alive. :-)

LOVELY pics!

]]> By: RazorFamilyFarms.com http://whimfield.com/2008/11/berries-through-the-seasons-red-winter-berries/comment-page-1/#comment-11296 RazorFamilyFarms.com Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:29:27 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=616#comment-11296 Mystery solved. I didn't even play. Of course, I never was very good at plant identification. My beloved Aunt Judy could tell you its latin name and social security code. Okay, not the social security code but you get the idea. She's great to take on walks because she points out various plants and even eats some of them. She's my hero. Blessings! Lacy Mystery solved. I didn’t even play. Of course, I never was very good at plant identification. My beloved Aunt Judy could tell you its latin name and social security code. Okay, not the social security code but you get the idea. She’s great to take on walks because she points out various plants and even eats some of them. She’s my hero.

Blessings!
Lacy

]]> By: Phil http://whimfield.com/2008/11/berries-through-the-seasons-red-winter-berries/comment-page-1/#comment-11293 Phil Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:29:17 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=616#comment-11293 Yes, these are indeed red currants. I grew up on a farm w/ lots of misc. berry bushes, and these were my "fallback" berries when the nearby raspberries were all dried up. They pretty much stick around forever, as they have tough skins. Excellent in jam w/ lots of sugar, I believe. Enjoy! Yes, these are indeed red currants. I grew up on a farm w/ lots of misc. berry bushes, and these were my “fallback” berries when the nearby raspberries were all dried up. They pretty much stick around forever, as they have tough skins.

Excellent in jam w/ lots of sugar, I believe. Enjoy!

]]> By: Laura-Jane - Whimfield http://whimfield.com/2008/11/berries-through-the-seasons-red-winter-berries/comment-page-1/#comment-11288 Laura-Jane - Whimfield Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:16:19 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=616#comment-11288 You, my friends, are geniuses! I was pretty useless trying to figure this out on my own... Typing "red berries" in a google search turned out to be pretty much just as useless as you can imagine it would be! I needed a little guidance and a prod in the right direction, and you gave it to me. Thank you! I checked out a bunch of images of red currants, chock cherries, and high-bush cranberries. I agree that all three are splendidly similar! Well done, you botanist types, well done! I can tell by comparing photos that, although similar, they are not choke cherries. Now whether they are red currents or high-bush cranberries is difficult to discern. I don't even know myself! Becca, your point about how the berries grow off the stem was very helpful. For this reason, I think that they're probably high-bush cranberries, but I am not %100 certain. Thank you, wise friends and people of the woods! You, my friends, are geniuses!

I was pretty useless trying to figure this out on my own… Typing “red berries” in a google search turned out to be pretty much just as useless as you can imagine it would be!

I needed a little guidance and a prod in the right direction, and you gave it to me. Thank you!

I checked out a bunch of images of red currants, chock cherries, and high-bush cranberries.

I agree that all three are splendidly similar! Well done, you botanist types, well done!

I can tell by comparing photos that, although similar, they are not choke cherries. Now whether they are red currents or high-bush cranberries is difficult to discern. I don’t even know myself!

Becca, your point about how the berries grow off the stem was very helpful. For this reason, I think that they’re probably high-bush cranberries, but I am not %100 certain.

Thank you, wise friends and people of the woods!

]]> By: Gary Gray http://whimfield.com/2008/11/berries-through-the-seasons-red-winter-berries/comment-page-1/#comment-11287 Gary Gray Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:16:12 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=616#comment-11287 Although I have lived on the Island for most of my sixty years I am not sure what the official name is for these berries. Could be Hi bush Cranberries, Choke Cherries or even just plain red winter berries. But...The part that I really like about the berries is watching the Robbins and Cedar Waxwings eating them. Although there can be a couple of problems occur at times. 1) The berries can ferment and the birdies get a little drunk after having a feed. 2) The berries can act as a laxative and the red in the berries makes for interesting droppings. Leaving the berries on the trees should attract some feathered friends to your property this winter. Smiles :o) Gary Although I have lived on the Island for most of my sixty years I am not sure what the official name is for these berries. Could be Hi bush Cranberries, Choke Cherries or even just plain red winter berries. But…The part that I really like about the berries is watching the Robbins and Cedar Waxwings eating them. Although there can be a couple of problems occur at times.

1) The berries can ferment and the birdies get a little drunk after having a feed.

2) The berries can act as a laxative and the red in the berries makes for interesting droppings.

Leaving the berries on the trees should attract some feathered friends to your property this winter.

Smiles :o)

Gary

]]> By: becca http://whimfield.com/2008/11/berries-through-the-seasons-red-winter-berries/comment-page-1/#comment-11286 becca Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:58:49 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=616#comment-11286 Hmmm...currants had been my first guess when I saw these berries but...currants, atleast the ones I've seen, are more like grapes, with berries coming off of a long central stem (see: http://www.pick-your-own.org.uk/currants.htm). Highbush cranberries on the other hand have flowers (and therefore fruits) in clusters. (scroll about halfway down the page: http://www.ontariowildflower.com/shrub.htm). The berries, like in the picture posted above, fall kind of flat because they originate from the same place on the stem. You may just have to wait until it flowers again to see. becca Hmmm…currants had been my first guess when I saw these berries but…currants, atleast the ones I’ve seen, are more like grapes, with berries coming off of a long central stem (see: http://www.pick-your-own.org.uk/currants.htm).

Highbush cranberries on the other hand have flowers (and therefore fruits) in clusters. (scroll about halfway down the page: http://www.ontariowildflower.com/shrub.htm). The berries, like in the picture posted above, fall kind of flat because they originate from the same place on the stem.

You may just have to wait until it flowers again to see.

becca

]]> By: Amber http://whimfield.com/2008/11/berries-through-the-seasons-red-winter-berries/comment-page-1/#comment-11285 Amber Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:26:04 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=616#comment-11285 hmmm... berry pics.. could be choke cherries? I have no idea if that is an official term or an Island term .... that is my guess! hmmm… berry pics.. could be choke cherries? I have no idea if that is an official term or an Island term …. that is my guess!

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