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1. Thanks for sharing I have these in my yard and have often wondered if they are edible now I know.

2. My grandmother, Julia Shaw Lockett 1881-1963, told me she used Beautyberry to dye her wool. I have her carding combs. I wish I had talked more to her about the things she did as a pioneer into Arkansas. Julia

3. D.M.
   I love reading your posts!
   Thank you for such valuable information.
   Do you or anyone else here know much about juniper berries? Are there particular species that are poisonous? I have heard they were used medicinally during the plague, is that true?

   1. Juniper berries are fine to eat, unless you have allergies to cedar or other similar plants. They are a very strong flavor. The flavor sweetens with cooking. They are used in tea throughout much of Europe, and are very nice as a flavouring for wild meat. Bears will eat them in vast quantity as well.
      The ‘berries’ are more accurately called a fleshy cone, and they take 2 years to fully ripen . Only the purple/blueish berries are ripe. The green ones are not, but will ripen the following season.

      1. Thank you Norm! Are there different varieties of juniper berries? I have seen them for sale in natural food stores but not sure which variety of juniper these are harvested from.

4. They must be hardy to zone 5 as well as I saw some at my mother’s place over Thanksgiving. They were in an ornamental planting that was planted by a commercial firm.
   We are big “weed” eaters here. I often wonder why we bother to grow a garden!

5. Not seeing where you are at, or are you speaking generally?

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