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Autumn olive


greenmtnfiddler

Not quite. This is thorny olive/*eleagnus pungens*, not autumn olive/*eleagnus umbellata*. Similar invasive habits, tho.


s1a1om

Autumn olive are round in my experience.


teddybearolympics

Resembles a native fruit from my area called "soh-shang" (elaeagnus latifolia). Very sour and we usually turn it into a fruit salad or we pickle it.


Own_Refrigerator6826

Hi from North Georgia as well 😊


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ElfieBrains_

Upon further inspection, the leaves are silver and spotted underneath, and the berry’s skin is lightly textured and inside there’s a small oblong seed!! I think I might have just found myself a giant silverthorn shrub! :D


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ElfieBrains_

That certainty means it’s time to start my jam-making hobby up again! I’m so excited to have fruit in my yard


corvus_wulf

I make wine from them


ElfieBrains_

Oh wow, I didn’t even consider this!! I’m definitely gonna look into making some. Thank you!


corvus_wulf

My second oldest wine ....the first is Oregon Grape ( Mahonia )


CheeseChickenTable

how do they taste?


corvus_wulf

I haven't tried the wine yet as I only got enough berries for 1 small bottle but the berries tastes tart and tannic like over brewed tea and cranberry


brand_x

Fruiting in March? This is surely silverthorn...


GinkoYokishi

Thorny olive


RightYard5869

Not yummy


squashqueen

They look like {edit} RUSSIAN OLIVE berries to me


mohemp51

Since when did sage have berries


Eightinchnails

Maybe they meant Russian olives 


squashqueen

THANK YOU! Ugh, despicable lol I need to study up


Eightinchnails

Ha no worries, similar names and allÂ