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White Ash Berries

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We have an abundance of these berries everywhere around town and with all the seasonal decorations now being packed away …

… these lend some much needed colour to our winter landscape.

Happy Sunday.

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    1. Hi Wayne, they are edible but need to go through a frost first to sweeten them (they’re basically unripe and extremely sour before that) but we haven’t had one yet. Birds do rely on them to get through winter and I did see one bird trying them. They apparently make good jelly but I’ve never tried it.

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    1. Hi Neil, yes, they are but need to be cooked otherwise they can cause tummy trouble. They apparently make good jelly that’s supposed to be helpful for arthritis, but I’ve never tried it. The birds prefer to eat them after a frost (they’re basically unripe before that) since that sweetens them. They’re an important winter food source for them.

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  6. We can use any colour we get. The Mountain Ash berries are prolific here too and the symbolism of so many for a long, cold, snowy winter is not lost on us. The birdies need food. Our Januray thaw is coming and then likely back to winter. Happy Sunday Lynette. Allan

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    1. Thanks, Allan. Yes, the birdies need food and I’ve also seen deer eating these berries, too. They are packed with nutrients so they’re a very helpful and necessary food source. Enjoy your weather break before the next cold period arrives. So far we have escaped the wet snow that was foretold for the Okanagan, but it’s so very grey and overcast right now.

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    1. The mountain ash berries tend to be more orange but it’s really difficult to tell them apart in summer; the white ash leaves are a slightly lighter colour. I’m sure this tree is a white ash though because the city has tagged it. I agree; the colour is lovely right now with the present weather so grey.

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    1. These might not be the same berries that you have since these have to undergo a frost to make them ripe (they basically are unripe before a frost). We haven’t had a frost yet so these are probably rather sour still. The birds are trying them though since they’re such an important food source at this time of year.

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    1. I had to look up sticker bush as I hadn’t heard that name before, so I think you mean a thorn bush, right? The varieties of ash trees that I’m familiar with don’t have thorns at all but in any case lots of tree types produce autumn berries that are attractive to birds. Yes, it is pretty and one of our few sources of colour right now. Cheers.

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