In the past couple of weeks I've noticed lots of lovely red berries on the yew. Is this a new phenomenon? Or is it just that I never noticed them before? I absolutely love the look of berries in autumn and winter, and would like to find some additional berry-producing plants/shrubs for our garden. Any ideas?
Nancy C.
Taking a break during work day
Precious Tree
Planted by gadeners in 1986, this beautiful cornus alternifolia (native Pagoda Dogwood) died and had to be removed in 2008. For many years it provided much needed shade.
Dave Hall refinishing the bench
Susan Bowen designed this bench in honor of Guy and Nancy D'Angelo
Guess this plant from our garden
Clue: It grows from seeds and self sows for the following year in the same area if you let it be. Nancy Young's favorite.
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Berries
Where are they in the PSUMC garden?
There are quite a few places in the garden where we have berries. Most should be coming out in the fall. They are actually the seeds of the plant. The ones that come to mind are the pyrecantha (orange), the yew (dark red), and the holly (red). The crabapple tree has little crabapples. These are fruits although they look like berries. Birds love these berries and will gradually eat them all by the spring. Do you remember any other plants with berries? Oh the crape myrtle has something but I'm not sure if they would be called berries. This is a good questions for a botanist.
Ellen
The berries have always been there but the birds sometimes strip them so that people miss them. A great plant for berries is the Ilex Verticulata which is a deciduous plant that leaves its berries in the winter. Native plant. Y0u have to have at least one male ('Southern Gentleman' is a good one) for up to five females. You have to have male and female to get the berries. It's in the photo I posted for winter at BBG last year. Ellen Kirby
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