Wild Plant Identification on New Property
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We recently moved onto some acreage in northern Michigan that has many plants that are new to me. I would really like to learn about what is currently growing here, but am having a hard time identifying plants. For instance, I have two different kinds of red berrying bushes that I have had no success in identifying! One is very obviously a viburnum, but the berries are not ovoid, they are perfectly round and red. Our chickens and the crows love them. They grow under our pine trees, and the leaves look like elderberry leaves. Another's berries look like currant berries; they look very similar to the honeysuckle bushes I have seen online, but I think the leaves are smaller, and we didn't notice any honeysuckle flowers on them earlier. Both types of bushes are quite vigorous and persistent. I'd like to know if they are edible, or have other uses (besides bird food!), or if they are pest plants that I should minimize. There are lots of other plants that I don't know how to identify as well. Any suggestions on the best way to find out more about the plants I have?
You should take pictures and post them with your answer which would make it very easy for the community here to ID them. Fruits and leaves. over 10 years ago.
Hi there! You might try joining the Facebook Group "Eat Wild" based in South Bend, NW Indiana, which is dedicated to foraging and identifying wild plants and things. Then start posting some pictures! They'll also have suggestions for how to go about identifying stuff. I'd also contact your state university extension school and get a list of master gardeners in your area.... over 10 years ago.
I couldn't find the Eat Wild facebook page. :( over 10 years ago.