whats that orange berry growing everywhere (pictures)

it doesnt look edible, and I wont eat one anyway,

anyway, im just curious as to what it is

its in a lot of places in my city

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I'm guessing a Sorbus, have a look here to see what you think. You may know it at a Rowan tree or Mountain Ash.

Hope this Helps!

 

Yes I would say Mountain Ash

 

Ash-gorgeous ain't it.

 

Definetley Mountain Ash.We have one with the orange berries and the birds love to eat them in the winter months when their natural food sorce is scarce,but we have found that in the summer months the Starlings round here eat the berries in the summer months and this year we have had Wood Pigeons helping themselves to them:(Not sure whether we humans can eat them though

 

Yes, you can eat them.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2006/oct/21/recipes.foodanddrink

 

what do they taste like ??

are they healthy or have any particualr benefit

 

They are very bitter - I once ruined a whole batch of hedgerow jelly with rowan berries.

Apparently later in the season they mellow if not exactly sweeten so if the birds don;t get them you can try a Rowan Jelly - said to be good with roast meats

 

A few Rowan berries give a nice tang to Apple Jelly.

 

The only really edible one is Sorbus edulis. The berries on this are bigger and sweeter than the ones on the other types.