Mystery bush w/ berries?

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  1. kwgrid

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    I almost wanted to call this a Mulberry but their berries are more like blackberries. This looks soooo familiar. I just can't quite put the name to it.

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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Looks like a Vaccinium, maybe a lowbush blueberry.
     
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    I think that's it. The lowbush blueberry. Thanks so much!!
     
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    Back to the drawing board. Here's a sequence of pics.

    The first is the early color.
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    This next 2 shows a later color and one that is spikey looking on the same bush/tree.

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  5. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Are you positive that these are on the same plant?

    The photograph with serrated leaves and a reddish fruit looks like Amelanchier of some sort. The photograph with the blue fruits has branches that continue to resemble Vaccinium to me.

    Lastly, the photograph of the spiky thing is some sort of gall - aberrant growth, caused by an insect or virus.
     
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