r/Berries • u/siddu1901 • Dec 03 '24
What berry is this? Found on a curbside tree in ontario, Canada.
21
u/princessbubbbles Dec 03 '24
Next time when looking for an ID, please add pics of leaves and the whole plant, as well as location and some ecological context. Just showing the fruit is like zooming into a family member's nose and asking another family member to identify the person.
8
u/siddu1901 Dec 03 '24
im soo sorry it was late in the night so i couldn’t take any photos if the tree and since its winter, there are no leaves on the tree. my bad! will do a better job next time!
3
u/princessbubbbles Dec 03 '24
Es cool, I copy and paste this bit, becuase a lot of people don't know :)
2
u/ReactionAble7945 Dec 03 '24
OK, let me help you help us.
You have the fruit on the outside.
If you take a shot of the bark, EVEN A BAD SHOT, may help. Flash and no flash.
If you cut the fruit with a knife, you can see if it is apple like, or cherry like or more squishy.
If apple like, it is a crab apple.
If cherry...
If squishy goo like, that is something else.
2
u/Tinytommy55 Dec 03 '24
Looks like crabapple. I have a few of these planted. Cranberries come to mind except they look squishy and cranberry would be firm. Cranberries also don’t usually grow in pairs like that.
4
3
-1
u/Best_Yak_7753 Dec 03 '24 edited Dec 03 '24
Are they not Saskatoon berries? Maybe not. Saskatoon berries have a little flare at the bottom.
1
-4
11
u/cowsruleusall Dec 03 '24
These are almost guaranteedly some variety of Siberian crabapple. Would be a bit easier if you took a picture of the underside of the fruit and/or the plant with its leaves.