Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Pine Tree with Blue Berries?

My husband cam across some sort of pine tree with blue or purple berries and it made him itch.... anybody know what kind of tree it is? I live in Maryland...

Pine Tree with Blue Berries?
Yup, what you have a cedar tree (probably Red Cedar - Juniperus virginianus).... but those blue 'berries' are actually fleshy cones. Here is what they look like:


http://www.noble.org/Ag/PlantOfMonth/e_r...





I have worked around this plant, and it has at times caused some itching and a small rash, but it never lasted more than a day for me.
Reply:I live in Oklahoma and I have seen them and yes I itched too.
Reply:Juniper of some flavor, perhaps Juniperus virginiana, red cedar, one of the most common native gymnosperms in the eastern states.





Juniper berries, btw, are what give flavor to gin.
Reply:I'm not sure, but don't touch them whatever you do.


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