Berry delicious!

Africa · #1 (**permalink**) 02-12-2009, 08:18 PM

I am doing some research into birds and berries, and I came across a few berry laden bushes/trees that I have been unable to ID.
This is a close-up of a beautiful, large tree in my local cemetery:

This is a bush in a wildlife garden, the black berries are being eaten by a Song Trush (at the bottom of the image)

The berries of this medium-sized (like a hawthorn in looks) tree are loved by Woodpigeons

thebeard · #2 (**permalink**) 02-12-2009, 11:02 PM

first one is a whitebeam, maybe Sorbus aria
second don't know
third could be a crab Malus spp. thats a bit of a guess though!

Africa · #3 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 09:42 AM

Thank you Thebeard!
I have a different photo of n.2 just in case it helps. Could it be some sort of Privet (I cannot think of anything else with this kind of berries)?

This is a photo of the tree (n.1) I couldn't upload yesterday, it was such a beautiful tree, I'll try to take a photo of it in bloom next spring.

Johnny Redgate · #4 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 10:06 AM

Hi
number 2 looks like Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica. There are some wicked spines in there I think. The tree number 1 reminds me of a Hawthorn, so I'm guessing an ornamental or exotic Hawthorn.

Johnny

Johnny Redgate · #5 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 10:14 AM

Sorry, I didn't mean to say number 1 from your first post is a Hawthorn. That's a Sorbus as thebeard says. So it's picture 3 in your first post that looks like an ornamental Hawthorn. Picture 2 is Buckthorn.
Johnny

Lance Morgan · #6 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 10:19 AM

yes 2 Rhamnus
and 3 Craetegus

Jason Claxton · #7 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 10:39 AM

There is a Book that may interest you Africa ,its published by T and AD Poyser:-Birds and Berries by Barbara and David Snow.No real berry I.D but an interesting read.

Africa · #8 (**permalink**) 04-12-2009, 01:12 PM

Thank you for the IDs Lance and Jason. Jonny, that book sounds very interesting, I am going to look it up at Amazon. Cheers!

davidbr · #9 (**permalink**) 05-12-2009, 01:08 PM

Your first tree is Orange-berried Whitebeam, Sorbus croceocarpa - the berries are loved by birds, so it's become naturalised in a few places. I found one this summer growing on the sea wall at Burnham Norton in Norfolk, about half a mile from the nearest other tree of any description.

Africa · #10 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Claxton

There is a Book that may interest you Africa ,its published by T and AD Poyser:-Birds and Berries by Barbara and David Snow.No real berry I.D but an interesting read.

I have now got the book Jason, thanks a lot for the tip! It costed a fiver and it has tons of info!