Identification please

[Joecole]

This shrub appeared in mother in laws Garden about 2 years ago

 

[Ark79]

If it had yellow flowers before the fruits turned black/purple then mr google says it’s Hypericum androsaemum​

 

[Ystranc]

Looks like nightshade to me.

 

[Joecole]

If it had yellow flowers before the fruits turned black/purple then mr google says it’s Hypericum androsaemum​

I've got loads of hypericum Mark, unfortunately I never saw the flowers on this shrub

 

[Ystranc]

Did you see any pretty purple flowers?…mind you Joe, with the quality of your photograph it could be damsons..

 

[Joecole]

Did you see any pretty purple flowers?…mind you Joe, with the quality of your photograph it could be damsons..

Go away politely It's not a damson

 

[Ystranc]

Go away politely It's not a damson

In which case I’m sticking with deadly nightshade as my final answer.

 

[Joecole]

In which case I’m sticking with deadly nightshade as my final answer.

Nope its not the DN

 

[Ystranc]

Black nightshade?

 

[Ystranc]

Dogwood?

 

[Woodlander]

@Joecole
Cornus Sanguinea - common dogwood
Really hard timber, it's full of latex, and makes it very durable. I use it for tent pegs and toggles.

 

[Joecole]

Black nightshade?

I don't know what it is Mike other than that its a shrub about 8ft tall and still growing

 

[Joecole]

@Joecole
Cornus Sanguinea - common dogwood
Really hard timber, it's full of latex, and makes it very durable. I use it for tent pegs and toggles.

I think your probably right so thanks

 

[Woodlander]

I think your probably right so thanks

Your welcome Joe, I don't know much, but I'm pretty hot on plants and trees. If you gently rip a leaf apart horizontally, your should see very faint strings of latex coming from the veins. If so then it's definitely common dogwood

 

[Joecole]

Your welcome Joe, I don't know much, but I'm pretty hot on plants and trees. If you gently rip a leaf apart horizontally, your should see very faint strings of latex coming from the veins. If so then it's definitely common dogwood

I'll have a look tomorrow when I'm round there, its a strange garden because that one was never planted by anyone here and I have hypericum springing up like weeds

 

[Woodlander]

I'll have a look tomorrow when I'm round there, its a strange garden because that one was never planted by anyone here and I have hypericum springing up like weeds

It's likely due to birds, they eat the berries and then nature takes its course. Or they've been carrying a berry and dropped it

 

[Paul N]

Your welcome Joe, I don't know much, but I'm pretty hot on plants and trees. If you gently rip a leaf apart horizontally, your should see very faint strings of latex coming from the veins. If so then it's definitely common dogwood

You beat me to it! I was going to say dogwood and suggest the 'tear test'.

 

[38thfoot]

I use a really good app called PictureThis; it identifies flora/fauna from a photo.

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