wild berry

[Randy Brutkoski]

Stringing tubing today and i found a few small berry bush that had about 6 berries on each one.They almost looked like blueberries, same size as one too. I broke one open and it had a pit. The plant was about 16 inches high. Anyone have an idea. They are not poke berries.

[spud]

I am not sure what they are but I have the same in my woods. I know one thing for sure and that is I'm not eating them. If I see you never posting again them I will know you ate of the forbidding fruit.

Spud

[happy thoughts]

I can think of at least 10 wild plants with blue/black fruits this time of year, few of them edible. You'd need to describe the plant in detail or post a clear picture of branches, leaves and fruit before anyone can take a wild stab at id'ing your plant. Until then follow spud's advice

[GeneralStark]

Stringing tubing today and i found a few small berry bush that had about 6 berries on each one.They almost looked like blueberries, same size as one too. I broke one open and it had a pit. The plant was about 16 inches high. Anyone have an idea. They are not poke berries.

Probably Blue Cohosh. It likes rich soils and is often in the understory beneath sugar maples.

[Mike in NY]

speaking from experience the large pit withstanding I would advise against tasting them. both sour and bitter x 10 is what I recall before spitting them out. no fatalities occured during thist ill advised taste test...

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

ill come up with weekend and you taste it, ill have cell phone ready for either picture or 911 call, I got your back buddy