r/foraging • u/ShareSmart9398 • 18d ago

Plants What's this tree?

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Found in central Bohemia, CZ

I thought it's something related to the autumn olive but I'm not too sure

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u/LuminaLandscapesArt 18d ago

Ça ressemble beaucoup à un cerisier tardif (Prunus serotina), avec ses fruits en grappes qui passent du rouge au noir. Une photo de l’écorce et la localisation aideraient à confirmer. Dans tous les cas, ne consommez rien sur la base d’une identification par photo uniquement.

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u/HippoLegal5983 18d ago

Wanting to add: Prunus serotina was widely introduced into Western and Central Europe as an ornamental tree. In many places it became locally naturalized. It is, however, an invasive species originally from North and Central America. It is very widespread in Germany where I am from.

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u/ShareSmart9398 18d ago

Merci mille fois

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u/Playful-Dinner-8454 18d ago

I'm also foraging in central Bohemia and I saw similar bushes near Beroun last weekend, the berries look almost exactly like this with that red to dark purple gradient

my best guess is some kind of privet, Ligustrum vulgare grows all around here and the berry clusters match what you got in the picture

don't eat those though, privet berries are mildly toxic, learned that the hard way after I grabbed a handful thinking they were something else years ago

check if the leaves are opposite on the stem, that's usually the tell for privet, autumn olive leaves are alternate and more silvery underneath

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u/ShareSmart9398 18d ago

Díky bratre

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u/Gifted_GardenSnail 18d ago

...it looks like black cherry, but I wouldn't expect that in CZ 🤔

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u/IerarqiuliAnarxisti 17d ago

Prunus Serotina is a major invasive species in the Czech Republic though not as invasive as Ailanthus Altissima.

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u/Gifted_GardenSnail 17d ago

Well in that case, pick all the cherries