Anyone know what these are???

[N&B'smom]

Found these today growing up the side of our shed and the kids' play set.

Any ideas what they are????

 

[Luv Bunnies]

The first picture looks like something that used to grow in my parents' backyard when I was little. I don't know what they're called, but I don't think they're edible. My dad always cautioned us not to put them in our mouths. I remember birds eating the berries and then acting drunk!

 

[SandrA9810]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokeweed

That looks like the top one. They do have toxins in them, so that's probably why the birds acted drunk.

 

[Belle0101]

The top one - I don't recall the name but I've always been told they are NOT to be eaten. I remember playing with them as a kid, throwing the berries at each other, and getting in trouble. They stained our skin and our clothes. It was great fun as a kid though!

The bottom - at first I thought blueberries but then I thought grapes. I couldn't say with any certainty.

 

[hentob]

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7GGLL_en&tbs=isch:1

 

[marthachick]

Top one is Poke Berries. Not sure why but for some reason I hate them. They are very proliferate. Cut them down asap. The other two pics look like grapes to me also.

 

[hentob]

Is the 2nd pic Viburnum?

 

[hambirg]

The bottom pictures look like something we have here called Oregon Grape. . .BUT it looks like the leaves are different so I'm not sure.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

First pic is Pokeberry (Pokeweed, Poke Bush, etc)

Second plant is Virginia Creeper. There is a pic on this page that shows the fruit. The fruit is not common so interesting find. I had to go digging for the fruit since I have really never seen it with it. However I knew it had to be Virginia Creeper from the leaf.

http://www.floridaplants.com/Eflora/poisonivy.htm

 

[LuvOrlando]

I think the grape like ones are pretty, are you going to keep them or cut them down?

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I think the grape like ones are pretty, are you going to keep them or cut them down?

I would rip them all out but that is because they will choke out everything. I would keep my Creeper in the wild where it belongs.

I do have to say all of ours are scarlet red on the trees and very beautiful now.

 

[hambirg]

First pic is Pokeberry (Pokeweed, Poke Bush, etc)

Second plant is Virginia Creeper. There is a pic on this page that shows the fruit. The fruit is not common so interesting find. I had to go digging for the fruit since I have really never seen it with it. However I knew it had to be Virginia Creeper from the leaf.

http://www.floridaplants.com/Eflora/poisonivy.htm

Ahhh. . yeah! My Mom has some of that. It's not common here. Her sister from North Dakota gave her some starts. Her's has never set berries. I would keep it. It's a pretty nice vine. JMHO.

 

[pperfectmom]

Poke is not poisonous and, in fact is commonly eaten around here in the spring as a green. Have you heard the song "Poke Sallet Annie"? The berries are inedible to people but the birds seem to love them.

 

[curious3069]

Cut that pokeberry down!!! It will spread like wildfire and they are a pain in the rear once they get really big. The berry-like things will stain everything, so use caution!

 

[tink_lover]

Are the second and third pictures the same plant? They look a lot like buckthorn. It's invasive here in MN. We cut a lot of it out in our previous yard.