Comments on: What’s That Bush with the Purple Berries? http://www.incahoots.biz/blogshop/gardening/whats-that-bush-with-the-purple-berries/ Plants, Flowers, Gifts Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:44:17 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Charley http://www.incahoots.biz/blogshop/gardening/whats-that-bush-with-the-purple-berries/comment-page-1/#comment-3110 Charley Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:56:03 +0000 http://incahoots.biz/blogshop/2006/12/29/whats-that-bush-with-the-purple-berries/#comment-3110 I live in northern CT and have had two beauty berry bushes for three years. They are planted on a hillside facing full eastern sun and have tripled in size and girth and have the absolute most brilliant colored berries that seem even more vibrant against the white of the snow. I have never pruned them and usually have berries through the fall and winter. The berries are only now disappearing, in February because the eastern bluebirds and robins (unable to get to anything else in this snow and ice) are eating them like there's no tomorrow. The leaves that fell in late autumn come back a little later than the other plants - in late April. I live in northern CT and have had two beauty berry bushes for three years. They are planted on a hillside facing full eastern sun and have tripled in size and girth and have the absolute most brilliant colored berries that seem even more vibrant against the white of the snow. I have never pruned them and usually have berries through the fall and winter. The berries are only now disappearing, in February because the eastern bluebirds and robins (unable to get to anything else in this snow and ice) are eating them like there’s no tomorrow. The leaves that fell in late autumn come back a little later than the other plants – in late April.

]]> By: Isabel http://www.incahoots.biz/blogshop/gardening/whats-that-bush-with-the-purple-berries/comment-page-1/#comment-3007 Isabel Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:37:31 +0000 http://incahoots.biz/blogshop/2006/12/29/whats-that-bush-with-the-purple-berries/#comment-3007 Are the berries edible? Are the berries edible?

]]> By: Brian http://www.incahoots.biz/blogshop/gardening/whats-that-bush-with-the-purple-berries/comment-page-1/#comment-2900 Brian Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:55:48 +0000 http://incahoots.biz/blogshop/2006/12/29/whats-that-bush-with-the-purple-berries/#comment-2900 Francoise, Our Beauty Berry plants in the front of the shop have only just begun to leaf out. As of today, April 3, 2010, the leaves are still less than and inch long. Since it's been so cold lately, and depending on the climate in your neighborhood, you might not see any leaves yet. To check the life of your plant, you can use your thumbnail to scratch a bit of bark off a stem or two. If it's green under the bark, it's still alive. Hope this helps, Brian Francoise,

Our Beauty Berry plants in the front of the shop have only just begun to leaf out. As of today, April 3, 2010, the leaves are still less than and inch long. Since it’s been so cold lately, and depending on the climate in your neighborhood, you might not see any leaves yet. To check the life of your plant, you can use your thumbnail to scratch a bit of bark off a stem or two. If it’s green under the bark, it’s still alive.

Hope this helps,
Brian

]]> By: Francoise http://www.incahoots.biz/blogshop/gardening/whats-that-bush-with-the-purple-berries/comment-page-1/#comment-2898 Francoise Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:04:19 +0000 http://incahoots.biz/blogshop/2006/12/29/whats-that-bush-with-the-purple-berries/#comment-2898 I purchased a Beatyberry bush last fall and I do not see any littles shoots on the branches as of yet. Should the bush be showing signs ot life or will it start having leaves later in the spring? I hope that it did not die over the winter. Francoise I purchased a Beatyberry bush last fall and I do not see any littles shoots on the branches as of yet. Should the bush be showing signs ot life or will it start having leaves later in the spring? I hope that it did not die over the winter.

Francoise

]]> By: Janet http://www.incahoots.biz/blogshop/gardening/whats-that-bush-with-the-purple-berries/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Janet Sat, 07 Apr 2007 03:29:24 +0000 http://incahoots.biz/blogshop/2006/12/29/whats-that-bush-with-the-purple-berries/#comment-2 Don't prune after June or you will sacrifice the winter berries. Don’t prune after June or you will sacrifice the winter berries.

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