Dwarf cheery? Rhododendron fruit? (lemmy.today)

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This was in the back of the house and I thought it was a rhododendron but I just noticed it gives fruit. I opened one of these things and I licked it out of curiosity. It seems to taste like a sweet Cherry with a mild stringent after taste. I assume I'll live since this was yesterday. So what the heck is this plant? It has waxy leaves.

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[-] bot@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

Automatic identification via PlantNet summary

Most likely match: Prunus laurocerasus L.

Common name	Scientific name	Likeliness
Cherry laurel	Prunus laurocerasus	89.29 %
Portuguese laurel	Prunus lusitanica	4.60 %

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[-] Joker@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

Claude says it’s a cherry laurel. The berries are toxic.

[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago

I was surprised how quickly it recognized that plant. Needles to say I'm not licking it again.

[-] ctenidium@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I also think, this is a cherry laurel. They are forbidden to be planted in Germany.

[-] kunegis@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

I don't think they're forbidden. You can buy them e.g. here https://www.heckenpflanzendirekt.de/immergrune-heckenpflanzen/kirschlorbeer.html

[-] ctenidium@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

HM! You seem to be right! I perceived it like they were forbidden, maybe I misunderstood when I heard about a regulation. But I was wrong, I beg your pardon.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Why?

[-] ctenidium@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Cherry laurel is listed on a so called grey list. It is a plant that is very popular because it is very robust and evergreen. But it is also invasive: birds eat the berries and can spread the seed. So the shrub can mess up ecosystems and it is difficult to get rid of.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Nice. That they control the invasive species, I mean.

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