Comments on: Budding Opportunities http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2009/11/10/budding-opportunities/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:53:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Dianne Machesney http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2009/11/10/budding-opportunities/comment-page-1/#comment-8341 Dianne Machesney Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:07:59 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=11968#comment-8341 According to "Poisonous Plants of PA" published by the PA Dept of Agriculture, "The fruit of all species of Aralia are poison when eaten raw BUT are infrequently cooked as jelly, which is reported edible." I'd be too chicken to try it, but if your friends does, I'd be curious to know what they taste like. According to “Poisonous Plants of PA” published by the PA Dept of Agriculture,

“The fruit of all species of Aralia are poison when eaten raw BUT are infrequently cooked as jelly, which is reported edible.”

I’d be too chicken to try it, but if your friends does, I’d be curious to know what they taste like.

]]> By: Marcy C http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2009/11/10/budding-opportunities/comment-page-1/#comment-8313 Marcy C Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:16:09 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=11968#comment-8313 I have several new starts of these in the yard...they don't transplant well, but thanks to the birds they are growing...the berries are ripe AFTER the elderberries are done. I had a friend pick these thinking they were elderberries (wanted to make jelly), even though they are bigger in size. Thankfully, I was past the place where she picked them and told her not to eat them...not sure if they are poison for humans, but they are a magnet for critters. This is one plant you do not grab if you slip down the hill, where mine are growing under the power line. The leaves are awesome...esp when they fall in one huge section like a branch. This one plant you know at any time of year. There is another kind that is invasive found in the Eastern part of PA...Aralia elata, which is non-native with smaller thorns... I have several new starts of these in the yard…they don’t transplant well, but thanks to the birds they are growing…the berries are ripe AFTER the elderberries are done. I had a friend pick these thinking they were elderberries (wanted to make jelly), even though they are bigger in size. Thankfully, I was past the place where she picked them and told her not to eat them…not sure if they are poison for humans, but they are a magnet for critters. This is one plant you do not grab if you slip down the hill, where mine are growing under the power line. The leaves are awesome…esp when they fall in one huge section like a branch.
This one plant you know at any time of year.

There is another kind that is invasive found in the Eastern part of PA…Aralia elata, which is non-native with smaller thorns…

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