What are these?

hayley11

Hi

While out wakling today, I noticed a lady picking something off the bushes, I later had a good look and I think they're blackberries?



We also spotted these, do you know what these are? Are they just unripe blackberries?




When is the best time to forage for blackberries? Is there a good website with tips and recipes?

I've never been berry picking but I can't wait to pick these and make something tasty with them, there were loads of bushes with lots of and we didn't even walk down half of the path.

Thanks in advance

suejb2

The top photo are blackberries the second is a bit hazy but they look like rose hips

redsam

blackberries but the others are definately not rosehips, look very similar to a plant my parents have that its berries are poisonous but it may not be that!

Errata

The first is blackberries, the second is honeysuckle berries.

hayley11

Thanks

Can't wait to pick some of the blackberries now, been googling recipes

emiff6

Errata wrote: »

The first is blackberries, the second is honeysuckle berries.

I think the second is actually unripe berries of hypericum - Rose of Sharon - in the background you can see dark blue/purple berries which is the colour of ripe hypericum.

Errata

I thought it was more likely to be honeysuckle as it grows wild in hedgerows. Rose of Sharon may also do this, but more rarely.

Savvy_Spender_South

I am 99% sure they are Honeysuckle berries. They are the right colour, its the right time for them to appear like this, plus there are Honey Suckle stems in the bush (behind the Berry) do not eat!

Blackberries look ok now so pick them before that other lady returns with a Tupperware and snaffles them all!

cautious_bob

First picture- blackberries
Second picture- rose of sharon -grows like weed, so not surprised its strayed out of a garden
(honeysuckle berries are redder, softer- squishy between finger and thumb, and tend to be in small clusters)

Regards
Bob

Errata

Now I've looked at pictures on the net of both honeysuckle and hypericum I'm now going with hypericum

rosy798

So do you grow hypericum from these seeds then? Yummy blackberries go get 'em.