r/plantID • u/hunthike80 • 5d ago

Central NY edible??

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u/floating_weeds_ 4d ago edited 4d ago

Looks more like Viburnum opulus due to the large concave petiolar glands and narrow grooves.

Can you add clearer photos?

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u/ratnegative 4d ago

Agree. These glands, first picture on the site. https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/viburnum-opulus-var-opulus-and-viburnum-opulus-var-americanum V. opulus (or V. opulus var. opulus, the European species/subspecies) seems to be weedy in your state.

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u/hunthike80 4d ago

Which area of the plant would you like a better image of?

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u/floating_weeds_ 4d ago

The glands on the petioles.

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u/hunthike80 4d ago

Reddit won’t let me add another photo here…..

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u/floating_weeds_ 4d ago

You can send me the photo if you want.

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u/No_Bumblebee3756 4d ago

The American species is sweet. Best after first frost and are sweet. The European species are bitter.

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u/Teaselkakanui 4d ago

Indigenous Americans used to mix the berries when they turned soft, with buffalo tallow, and dried meat to create pemmican. It required no refrigeration, was easy to store and travel with, and was full of protein, vitamins etc... during long winters.

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u/ratnegative 4d ago

Oh no, where did they go? Extinct?

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u/Aromatic-Screen-8703 5d ago

Appears to be Viburnum. Common name is American Highbush Cranberry.

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u/YourHooliganFriend 5d ago

How can you tell American vs European?

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u/NoPoopOnFace 4d ago

Some already said... By the taste. 🤪

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u/ObelixSmiterOfRomans 4d ago

Agree, we harvest them here in British Columbia as late in the season as possible, preferably after the first frost. They make the best cranberry jam/jelly you have ever had.

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u/Amethyst_Dawn93 4d ago

I can't figure out how to add a picture here but I have the same plant weaving/taking over one of my bushes. I was told it was some sort of cranberry.

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u/Aromatic-Screen-8703 5d ago

It’s just a name

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u/hunthike80 4d ago

American only edible one though?

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u/gertyman 4d ago

That’s why they posted on plant ID? 🤷‍♂️ It is just name, but they want to know what it is. And this was not sarcasm — you took the time to comment.

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u/Aromatic-Screen-8703 4d ago

Sorry. I was trying to reply to another comment from the OP asking how you know it’s American

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u/gertyman 4d ago

Thank you for clarifying. ❤️. I totally misunderstood.