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Ian Munch
06-09-2014, 03:59 PM
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OakAshandThorn
06-09-2014, 05:23 PM
Not sure about the first one (maybe some type of honeysuckle...?), but the second is Viburnum opulus, Guelder Rose. It's very similar to what we call High-bush Cranberry in the States, Viburnum edule, though the fruit of V. opulus is very bitter.
https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/viburnum/edule/

luresalive
06-09-2014, 05:28 PM
Top one is Tutsan ( from the French Tout Saine meaning all healthy) as the leaves were used to heal cuts and wounds..the berries are inedible.

Ian Munch
06-09-2014, 06:54 PM
Wow, thanks guys! Appreciated :) There were loads of the Guelder Rose berries and apparently they are edible if cooked....very tempted to go back there and gather a few. I'm sure there were also Elder berries on the same path so I might be able to get a decent hoard :D

OakAshandThorn
06-09-2014, 08:35 PM
T^ Go for it! :D

luresalive
06-09-2014, 08:44 PM
Guelder rose berries are considered inedible in most foraging books, yet they are often eaten in Scandinavian countries when made into a conserve, it's a real good year for guelder rose.. let us know how you get on with them.