This Sea Buckthorn hangs heavy with berries
Sea Buckthorn: 28th August 2019
And what wonderful colours, the pale blue-green of the foliage, the deep orange of the berries. Collect them and squeeze them, they make a fruit juice high in vitamin C. Though you might need to add a sweetener.
Oh how lovely. And edible! (well… drinkable;-) )
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I can’t say I’ve tried it, but I have seen a demonstration. It makes oodles of juice. But everyone agrees, it’s kinda bitter. But can you see how mant berries these bushes yield. Although that -thorn- element of its name isn’t for nothing. Leather gloves required!
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No kidding. Wonder if it makes a good jelly?
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Possibly. I’d imagine so. Though to use more like cranberry, as a semi-sweet savoury.
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Like chokecherry jelly…
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Probably, We don’t have chokecherry. At least, not by that name.
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Perfectly dressed for Fall! The colours are wonderful! September is a very special month and Fall is my favourite season. The sage coloured leaves and the starlit shape makes it extra special! Thank you for sharing.
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Always happy to do so. I took loads of shots. But while they look great close up and big, knowing some readers will view them on much smaller screen, I had to choose which would view best. I’m not sure I picked the best one. I was looking for clearest definition.
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Well this one’s beautiful! 🙂
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I thank you, Jen. 🙂
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🙂
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🙂 x3
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Like this? 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Got it in one. Go to head of class, collect gold star, pass Go 30 times. 🙂
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😂⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ etc
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That’s the way …. 🙂
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Hmmm. Never heard of them, and certainly never imbibed. Sounds interesting tho’…
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Not sure if they’ve crossed the Atlantic. Possibly the buckthorn has, but this is sea buckthorn. So called cos it’s adapted to harsh salt-laden air … I suppose.
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Sea buckthorn berries taste like tangerines, not really bitter, but tart. And I believe they do make good jelly; we planted them for that purpose, but the birds get them first.
WARNING: Sea buckthorn is a highly invasive species. We planted a row of ten as a sort of hedge, and now they’re popping up all over the yard. Birds carry the seeds.
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Thanks for that, Christine. That answers some of the queries.
I can well believe it an invasive plant. I remember visiting Holme-on-Sea (where they discovered Sea Henge); for miles the dunes are covered in sea buckthorn. My interest at the time were the thousands upon thousands of starlings that roosted there.
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