Noreen Claire Posted May 3, 2020 Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) I'm afraid it might be poison something-or-other, but my mother thinks it might be a raspberry. FWIW, we have lived here for 4 years. This is growing on a south-facing slope that is at the base of some trees and used to be covered with moss, but we've cut back the tree cover a bit so it's not in full shade and I'm trying to turn it into a garden. There wasn't anything planted here when we moved in, but all manner of bulbs and perennials have sprouted up around the property in the last few years, so who knows. Edited May 3, 2020 by Noreen Claire Quote
maize Posted May 3, 2020 Posted May 3, 2020 This is a raspberry shoot: https://images.app.goo.gl/dV8VAQA5TiTzUpjS7 2 Quote
maize Posted May 3, 2020 Posted May 3, 2020 Another raspberry: https://images.app.goo.gl/tEceNA9Xnn9FCJ5b8 1 Quote
Noreen Claire Posted May 3, 2020 Author Posted May 3, 2020 14 minutes ago, maize said: Another raspberry: https://images.app.goo.gl/tEceNA9Xnn9FCJ5b8 That does look similar! 1 Quote
wathe Posted May 3, 2020 Posted May 3, 2020 It's definitely not poison ivy. Poison ivy leaf stems are smooth. Are the leaves of your plant smooth or slightly hairy? hard to tell from photo. PI leaves are extremely smooth, shiny even. You can test by crushing a leaf. Poison ivy resin will turn black after exposure to air (after an hour or so) 1 Quote
Noreen Claire Posted May 3, 2020 Author Posted May 3, 2020 7 minutes ago, wathe said: It's definitely not poison ivy. Poison ivy leaf stems are smooth. Are the leaves of your plant smooth or slightly hairy? hard to tell from photo. PI leaves are extremely smooth, shiny even. You can test by crushing a leaf. Poison ivy resin will turn black after exposure to air (after an hour or so) They look slightly hairy to me. The stem is definitely hairy. Thanks for the info. I can't touch poison ivy, I'm deathly allergic! Quote
El... Posted May 3, 2020 Posted May 3, 2020 There's a pretty fabulous app called plantnet that someone here told me about! You tell it your region and upload photos, and it shows you possible matches. 1 Quote
Selkie Posted May 3, 2020 Posted May 3, 2020 It looks like the wild blackberries that grow in our woods. 1 Quote
wathe Posted May 3, 2020 Posted May 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, Noreen Claire said: They look slightly hairy to me. The stem is definitely hairy. Thanks for the info. I can't touch poison ivy, I'm deathly allergic! To clarify - for the crush test, use a stick or other objects. Definitely don't touch it! 🙂 2 Quote
Soror Posted May 4, 2020 Posted May 4, 2020 17 hours ago, Selkie said: It looks like the wild blackberries that grow in our woods. I'd say blackberry too but I've not seen raspberry bushes to know how similar they are. I have tons of wild blackberries and some in the garden. 1 Quote
sweet2ndchance Posted May 4, 2020 Posted May 4, 2020 It's definitely a bramble of some type. I'm leaning toward blackberry as it looks like the wild blackberry we have around here. 3 Quote
gardenmom5 Posted May 5, 2020 Posted May 5, 2020 maybe raspberry. My first thought was blackberries. (I have both) I don't know what they're like where you are - here, you want a freeway between a blackberry patch and your house. 2 Quote
Noreen Claire Posted May 13, 2020 Author Posted May 13, 2020 Thanks, everyone! I would love for it to be a blackberry or a raspberry. There aren't any other on the neighboring property, so I have no idea where it came from. I'll let it grow and see what happens! 1 Quote
Soror Posted May 13, 2020 Posted May 13, 2020 23 minutes ago, Noreen Claire said: Thanks, everyone! I would love for it to be a blackberry or a raspberry. There aren't any other on the neighboring property, so I have no idea where it came from. I'll let it grow and see what happens! Fwiw here where I live in the midwest our blackberries are blooming soon, they are ready for harvest in June. Quote
Pam in CT Posted May 13, 2020 Posted May 13, 2020 Agree with pp's berry hypothesis. Around here, salmonberry grows wild (I just looked it up, and was surprised to learn it's evidently native to the West Coast, but it's all over untended woodlands here, so somehow it must have made the journey). The berries come in late July and if you (or the birds) pick them they'll keep coming throughout August. I have a whole section of my semi-woods with them -- the first part was wild, and I've transplanted seedlings over to the edges of the clump over the years, so it's steadily increased. The berries taste very much like raspberries but are a bit bigger. Quote
Matryoshka Posted May 13, 2020 Posted May 13, 2020 (edited) On 5/4/2020 at 6:00 AM, soror said: I'd say blackberry too but I've not seen raspberry bushes to know how similar they are. I have tons of wild blackberries and some in the garden. Blackberry and raspberry look quite similar (and yes, that looks like them) - I have both in my yard. Easier to tell apart when they're larger! They are very weedy and will take over (I'm constantly having to rip out blackberry brambles growing where they shouldn't), but the berries are great if you get to them before the birds! Edited May 13, 2020 by Matryoshka 1 Quote
kbutton Posted May 13, 2020 Posted May 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Noreen Claire said: Thanks, everyone! I would love for it to be a blackberry or a raspberry. There aren't any other on the neighboring property, so I have no idea where it came from. I'll let it grow and see what happens! Birds eat them and then, ahem, "plant them" afterwards. 🙂 At least they do for black raspberries--those are quite seedy. 3 Quote
Selkie Posted May 13, 2020 Posted May 13, 2020 1 hour ago, kbutton said: Birds eat them and then, ahem, "plant them" afterwards. 🙂 At least they do for black raspberries--those are quite seedy. The coyotes eat them here, too! 2 Quote
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