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Old 06-22-2011, 10:43 AM
 
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My dog shares this yard with this plant, should I be concerned? Thanks!
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Old 06-22-2011, 10:56 AM
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It appears to be Nandina, I don't believe it is poisonous but you can check on line to be sure..
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Old 06-23-2011, 08:41 PM
 
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[quote=wardo;]My dog shares this yard with this plant, should I be concerned? Thanks!


Hard to say from the way the pic shoe=ws them growing - sorta looks like a bush I have - is that 3 leaved poison ivy in the background or part of the plant in question?
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Old 06-29-2011, 01:30 PM
 
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It appears to be Nandina, I don't believe it is poisonous but you can check on line to be sure..
Nandina berries don't grow in clusters like that. Looks like nothing i've seen around here before. They look like cherry tomatoes. That does appear to be poison ivy behind it but dogs aren't allergic to that so no worries for him, just for you.
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Old 06-29-2011, 06:58 PM
 
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Sorta like poke root except they are darker - again - the picture angle makes identity hard for me

Have you found an answer?
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Old 06-30-2011, 11:29 AM
 
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To me, those leaves don't look shiny like poison ivy. If you are super close to the berry, given the leaf behind, is it possibly a type of Raspberry?
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Old 07-11-2011, 06:26 PM
 
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Default Thanks to all.

Still not sure what the plant is. Sorry the photo loaded 90 degrees out. It was in my library correctly! The "berries" are vertical, the plant stands about 1.5 to 2 feet tall and when the berries mature, they turn from hard to very soft with a rich red fluid inside. And no, the 3 leaf plant in back ground is not poison ivy. I catch that if I just look at the plant the wrong way!!

The previous home owner worked in the Department of Agriculture, maybe it is something from afar?

Thanks again, I told the dog to not eat it.
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Old 07-12-2011, 05:56 AM
 
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Okay, here's another guess: it's a coffee bean plant. I saw one on TV the other day that had berries just like it and thought of this thread.
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Old 07-12-2011, 06:10 AM
 
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Do the birds like the berries?
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Old 08-04-2011, 08:04 PM
 
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I know it's an old thread but some ornamental shrubs we inherited (or were gifted by the birds) have set on very similar berries this time of the year. So, the plant in question may be one of the many species of Viburnam (genus) which are frequently used for landscape plantings.

Viburnum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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