Found in mid-Missouri, pictures taken August 12th. What is this tree? Are the berries edible? I can't imagine they are unless they're just not ripe yet. My grandpa wants to know before he cuts it down.
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It's a wild grape vine, muscadine or something similar.
https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=654
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I agree it's a wild grape. I used the free Plantnet app to identify it onscreen.
Eamon O DOHERTY
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They're Turkey Berries!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_torvum
In terms of Ayurveda they're incredibly healthy for you and its often used to make an extremely scrumptious dish called Sundakkai Karakuzhambu (with either slightly fresh crushed berries but most often they're just sun dried to be used whenever you want).
While fresh berries are somewhat sweet, the sun dried ones are more bitter and rustic tasting (its an acquired taste)
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