id please

[seamusagleann]

i had an inquiry from one of the regular users of the trail i work on about this plant any help on id appreciated

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by seamusagleann

i had an enquirey from one of the regular users of the trail i work on about this plant any help on id apreciated
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[almostnormal]

i think it was this one he was after id'ing...



personally having a blonde moment so will have to go find my field guide to help!

[Adam Cheeseman]

Looks like Gaultheria AKA Blueberry.

Cheers,

Adam

[JennyS]

Yes, Gaultheria shallon - medium-tallish garden shrub.
The low growing G.procumbens is also known as Checkerberry, but Blueberry is a different beastie - they are Vacciniums

[seamusagleann]

thanks all i can now tell her what it's called as an add on are the berries toxic because i heard someone had made jam out of them

[Adam Cheeseman]

Originally Posted by seamusagleann

thanks all i can now tell her what it's called as an add on are the berries toxic because i heard someone had made jam out of them

Several species are grown as ornamental shrubs in gardens, particularly G. mucronata from southern Chile and G. shallon (Salal) from the Pacific Northwest of North America. The fruit of many species is edible, though insipid in flavour so not extensively eaten. However, it is possible to make a strong minty tea from the leaves. There are several recipes available on the internet that involve fermenting the leaves to draw out the wintergreen taste.

Cheers,

Adam

[seamusagleann]

that would tie in about the pacific northwest of north america. the original site was built by lord strathconna for his native american wife to make her more at home. but she was not happy and went back to canada.

[aeshna5]

It's considered an invasive pest on some sites here.