Help please in I/d of berries

Lanchlake · #1 (**permalink**) 22-09-2008, 09:50 PM

On todays walk with the camera we had great fun, but we have been left with a picture we cannot decide on.what they are...Can any one tell me is the attached photograph ( if i manage to get it right this time..lol ) being a newbie with 21 one thumbs and 3 fingers

a picture of blackthorn berries....they looked rather barren and small and not in single berry form along the stem as pictuers i have seen...and i could find no thorns on them, they where however hardish to squish to find a hard stone like center and profused a lot of red juice which was bitter

many thanks for any help

Lanchlake

Tiggrx · #2 (**permalink**) 22-09-2008, 09:53 PM

They are Privet berries

leifus · #3 (**permalink**) 22-09-2008, 09:53 PM

privet i think

Lanchlake · #4 (**permalink**) 22-09-2008, 10:13 PM

Thank you....its great to know that you guys are out there...my son is going to be so dissapointed...he though that they where sloes....bang goes his idea of making some winter warming sloe gin lol

but i reckon the blackberry pie we will make tommorrow from the hedgerow picking may make it up to him

many thanks Lanchlake