Mellow fruitfulness
"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness" ... John Keats' lovely poem "To Autumn" inspired my title. These are the berries of the Guelder Rose (Vibernum opulus) - and I found this tree growing in a woodland in the Lake District in early September. The berries look very tempting - but can only be eaten in very small quantities, and they have a very acidic taste. They can be used to make jelly. Raw, they're very mildly toxic, and may cause vomiting or diarrhoea if eaten in large amounts. Birds like them and suffer no ill-effects, and they spread the seeds from their droppings.
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Mellow fruitfulness
"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness" ... John Keats' lovely poem "To Autumn" inspired my title. These are the berries of the Guelder Rose (Vibernum opulus) - and I found this tree growing in a woodland in the Lake District in early September. The berries look very tempting - but can only be eaten in very small quantities, and they have a very acidic taste. They can be used to make jelly. Raw, they're very mildly toxic, and may cause vomiting or diarrhoea if eaten in large amounts. Birds like them and suffer no ill-effects, and they spread the seeds from their droppings.
Please don't add your own images or links to comments on my photographs - I find it impolite and would never do the same to you. Thank you.