Please help me identify this berry producing tree! :) - Ask Extension
I have a toddler that runs around the backyard and loves to pick off the berries from the trees and bushes. I have been unable to identify this one bu...
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Please help me identify this berry producing tree! :) #286777
Asked October 24, 2015, 6:00 PM EDT
I have a toddler that runs around the backyard and loves to pick off the berries from the trees and bushes. I have been unable to identify this one but would like to so that I can know if it is toxic. It is very tall, taller than our house and is probably really a bush rather than a tree because it doesn't have one big trunk but several smaller trunks. It does usually produce flowers in the summertime but I can't remember the color. I do know the hummingbirds love them. Right now the berries are red and aren't hard like Holly berries. My toddler can easily squish them. Maybe I didn't notice in the summer but I don't seem to remember that it had berries before. I know this might not be enough information and thank you for the help!
Canadian County Oklahoma
Expert Response
I can't really tell, but it looks like the leaves in the berry picture are different than those in the following 2 pictures. The latter 2 pictures definitely look like Rose of Sharon. I'm just not sure on the first picture. Can you provide a picture of the whole plant, as well as a picture of the leaf?
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