Berry/seed pod ID
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http://www.thepoisongarden.co.uk/atoz/euonymus_europaeus.htm
Lovely website that one, interesting and well worth a read
The spindle is poisonous. Best advice is to not eat the berries, and be careful when working the timber since the sawdust has a reputation of being on the nasty side.
Did you find it locally Mike ? it's supposed to be a bit rare since pests overwinter on it and folks don't want it in their gardens.
M
Lovely website that one, interesting and well worth a read
The spindle is poisonous. Best advice is to not eat the berries, and be careful when working the timber since the sawdust has a reputation of being on the nasty side.
Did you find it locally Mike ? it's supposed to be a bit rare since pests overwinter on it and folks don't want it in their gardens.
M
When the Spindle turns colour in Autumn, mid October here, I think it's one of the loveliest sights of all; it sometimes looks as if the hedgerows are afire. The wood has a square section to it when young, and when mature it's incredibly durable and strong whilst being very light.
Beautiful pods. The more so when they open and show the orange seeds.
large spindle by British Red, on Flickr
large spindle by British Red, on Flickr
I know of three samples in the woods I look after and two are really sparse and spindly with only one or two berries and few leaves.
On the other hand there is one on the edge of the woodland that is teaming with berries this year.
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What I find interesting is on the sample in my picture the leaves are quite big, where as the ones in the woodland have more blackthorn like leaves much smaller and thinner.
On the other hand there is one on the edge of the woodland that is teaming with berries this year.
What I find interesting is on the sample in my picture the leaves are quite big, where as the ones in the woodland have more blackthorn like leaves much smaller and thinner.
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I seem to recall that the Moot site had masses of the stuff growing, especially up by the entrance end of it
I've planted quite a few but none big enough to produce the lovely looking berries yet (which is the reason I selected them). Square stems as mentioned.
awarner/Post#7: You may be looking at a fine example of the difference between leaves which develop in sunlight and those which develop in shade.
Apple and pear trees produce sun leaves and shade leaves but the difference is not so profound as what you describe. I don't know about any of the other cultivated fruits.
Under the microscope, a sun leaf has multiple layers of cylindrical cells (palisade mesophyll) while a shade leaf has a single layer.
As you might imagine, the sun leaves do much more photosynthesis that any shade leaf is capable of.
Pruned shapes of fruit trees tend to address this issue to avoid shade leaf development.
Apple and pear trees produce sun leaves and shade leaves but the difference is not so profound as what you describe. I don't know about any of the other cultivated fruits.
Under the microscope, a sun leaf has multiple layers of cylindrical cells (palisade mesophyll) while a shade leaf has a single layer.
As you might imagine, the sun leaves do much more photosynthesis that any shade leaf is capable of.
Pruned shapes of fruit trees tend to address this issue to avoid shade leaf development.
