What is this???

is it a redcurrant?if so edible!

This would be the biggest red currant bush I have ever seen if it is..I have not tried the berries..the birds were not eating them so I didn't try them..lol!
The tree/shrub must stand 10-15 feet or more tall..

I have some blackcurrant bushes outside and the leaves look the same but must admit I don't think they grow that tall!

Vibernum opulus I think.

Really Wagger? I wondered about a Vibernum...wonder if opulus means it gets quite large and opulent..it is impressive..it is in the lawn of the house where my daughter is living and I also have my large opulent cat Larry living there with her..lol..will have to look into this..! Thank you..

It must be from the same family but goodness..the ones I have found on the search I did here only grow 60-80cm...this one is 15 ft tall at least..it is more of a tree than any sort of hedge..

Most of the ones you see in gardens are Viburnam opulus compactum or nanum and are much smaller.

see this Caroline`relates to the UK but is quite helpful and informative!

www.countrylovers.co.uk/wfs/wfsberries.htm -

Agree with Wagger as vibirnum you may call it Cranberry bush ? vibirnum trilobum

Its a gorgeous colour whatever it is............

its lovely.i bet your birds are happy with that...

I believe it very well may be the Canandian Cranberry bush, there is also the European Cranberry bush and the American Cranberry bush...they are all of the vibernum family...the berries are sour and the birds are not crazy about them...lol..but I am thinking they would be good made into a sauce or a jam like currents possibly. They are known to be medicinal..anti spazmodic..for the stomach. hmmmm ..I really just like the look of them..so cheerful and warm for the coming fall!

Lovely colours of the berries and the leaves.

Stunning pic, Cat :o)

Mmmm I love cranberries from any country
very good for water infections (cystitus)

yummy with turkey too

lucky you

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Where I was born out on the west coast of this state we have cranberry bogs. They fill the bogs with water and float the berries off at harvest time. There is a cranberry festival..even! I love cranberries too..not sure that these would be so good as those...or are even the same at all. These look more like a current. I wonder if it isn't called that more because of the color they become or something. I wondered about that too..if they tasted like my favorite cranberries.... :)

wow cranberry bogs... is that cos its easier to transport in water?
brilliant idea a cranberry festival
I dont think we do anything like that where I live...:o(

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Oh no...lol...they float them to the surface and a machine gathers them off the water..they leave the water in the bog. Just a harvesting technique. They take the berries alone, by truck load to be processed by Ocean Spray Cranberry Company.

Ocean spray that the one i drink yum

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Do they have their bogs there too..they have lots of them here...would be nice to think you drink from the juice of the berries from where I was born.. :) but I am sure they use berries from many bogs all over.

I dont know Ive never heard of this before... will have to have a nose and find out. I know we have Ocean spray over here but it could well be imported ...will have a look

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suppliers are from Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and parts of British Columbia and Quebec.
Not very goos at Geography so are these anywhere near where you grew up

We have cranberries here, apparently In October 2006, Ocean Spray joined with The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to bring the cranberry harvest in all its spectacular glory to the UK. 5.3 million berries were floated on the Palm House Pond, creating huge swathes of vibrant red in all manner of shapes.

this is what it says on their website

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Washington...and the only cranberry bogs here are from where I was born..LOL.
That is wonderful that they are going to be growing and harvesting them in the UK..!
All of the states mentioned are where there is water, as in lakes or oceans..Oregon is on the West Coast as I am, so is British Columbia...We are close to the Pacific Ocean...the rest are all on the East coast, but close to the Atlantic Ocean or the Great Lakes.

LOL..I had to go and buy some canned cranberries last night..I ended up also buying some turkey already cooked for my daughter and her family to share with me..lol..they had to have instant mashed potatoes too..and some green beans..it was a nice easy meal..I loved the cranberries..will have some more today!

I think it was just an experiment at the Kew gardens its a huge posh garden centre...hopefully can visit it at the end of the month
we have cranberries every christmas, and if I make turket sandwiches or rolls its got to have cranberries...
the way i eat it I will look like one hehe
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Yep..love it on Turkey sandwiches too!..lol
May just have one of those today!
I like to eat them as a side to almost anything...lol..cannot believe I did not like them as a child.

Lovely plant, Cat...it's definitely NOT a cranberry, it IS Viburnum opulus, a wonderful plant to have, gorgeous colour throughout the year ( it has flat heads of white flowers in spring ) followed by these magical, translucent berries and lovely autumn coloured foliage. Easy as pie to grow.

I think there's a photo somewhere on my site of the one in my garden...if not I'll get one downloaded so you can compare....

Erm yes probably my fault for mentioning common name ..and would hate to think you pick these thinking they may be cranberries.

Given you live in US thought it may be American cranberry bush - viburnum trilobum a sub species of virburnum opulus ( European cranberry bush ) .As Bscott states not cranberries at all.

The cranberries you mention in bogs sound like the ones juice and sauces made from - a quite seperate plant Vaccinum macrocarpon.

Apologies for the latin names just trying to ensure you dont add these to your Thanks giving dinner ..

LOL..oh goodness.. BB and B...I have been born and raised with Cranberrie bogs ..I knew full well these were not of the same sort..lol..no worries...

Sorry Cj - just when you wondered whether they were the same or what they would be like ..apparently jelly can be made from these but then a warning added that can cause stomach upset and diarrhoea ! .. just trying to head you off in case you got tempted.

Beautiful plant though, CJ. The colors are kind of like a current I have down by the barn but the leaves aren't quite the same shape. And the birds eat the berries before I even realize they are ripe.

These the birds here do not like this..."yuck"..they say..LOL..but it is a beautiful tree...

No, Catfinch, our birds won't touch these berries either! Great, means we get to enjoy looking at them all through the autumn and early winter, and leave the birds to demolish the rowan and holly berries instead!
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Yes that is certainly a plus and sorry to the birds...but it is nice to know of one thing they will not totally munch down..lol

Isn't it just?!!!! I don't know anything about the chemical compounds in the viburnum berries, but clearly the birds know what not to eat...

'Proper' cranberries...oh yummy! Mookins, do you make your own cranberry sauce, or do you buy it in jars? I've got an excellent recipe....

Wow, what a thread!

This is probably a viburnum in the same family as my edule (high-bush cranberry) though much taller. The seed on ours are a wide flat one in the center and the berries are mostly just a bitter juice. Birds aren't eating them because they would just pop and leave nothing but skin. :-) I juice them in a mill and just sugar them up about 1 part to 1 part then bring to a boil and roll for about 7-8 minutes, just like simle syrup. I find it a delightful syrup for breakfast things especially pancake or waffle.

I will be picking the berries at my daughters now! This sounds good..will be giving it a try..and I bet it is full of nutricious vitamins for over winter as well..thanks GT.... :)

Cj.....check out this website......
http://www.saskfruit.com/studentwebsites/High%20Bush%20Cranberry%20Hrycan/Consumerpage/consumer.html

Eating cranberries are grown in BC in the Fraser Valley area....around Abbotsford and Aldergrove.....in bogs like you describe.

Cool Gilli..thanks! :)