#hackberry

[pagan-stitches]

Christmas hedge walk on a warm, wet day.

Although, bizarrely, according to @msgraveyarddirt it’s warmer in Northern Scotland today than here in the Southern US. 🤪

[anskupics]

Prunus padus — hackberry a.k.a. hagberry a.k.a. bird cherry a.k.a. Mayday tree

[20th-century-railroading]

SF696wHackberryAZ9-97 by Joseph Blackwell Via Flickr: Santa Fe 696 was westbound at Hackberry, AZ

[mothmiso]

(1) (2) (3) by taennya-pics

Via Flickr:

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[ninevehsage]

Bird cherry (Tuomi)

Prunus padus a.k.a. bird cherry, hackberry, hagberry, or Mayday tree behind our neighbour's house is blooming 😍😍😍

[owocat-alyst]

I killed a wasp nest and this little dude flew over and landed close by. I like to think they were saying thanks :)

[giostrugglies]

Prunus padus

aka. bird cherry, hackberry, hagberry, Mayday tree

A type of cherry that grows up to 16 meters, native to Morocco + temperate Eurasia from British Isles - Japan and invasive in Alaska. The fruit is toxic (constricts body tissues) and some parts (leaves and stems) are poisonous. It has fragrant white flowers and the fruits have been used as food (and medicinally in Middle Ages, the dried berries were used to make cake powder in Russia - bird-cherry cake; also minced into jam)

The name May refers to the May Day festival (the gaelic festival which commemorates the start of summer, Beltane/Bealtaine - the blooming of this tree means the beginning of summer to many people), Prunus means 'plum' in Latin and padus is said to be the Greek name of a wild cherry. Has a cultivar called 'Colorata'

phylum: Angiospermae > class: Eudicots > order: Rosales > family: Rosaceae > genus: Prunus > species

[the-texas-persimmon]

I think this is a hackberry

Also called sugarberry. Celtis laevigata.

My FIL calls them “trash trees.” We’ve tried cutting it down twice but it just grows back stronger and bushier.

Here’s what I’ve learned about hackberry trees:

they are prolific. The birds eat the berries and spread the seeds

They need a fair amount of water

The wood is weak and they can drop branches

This information came from this website:

I also learned that the fruit is edible (and apparently delicious).

I found this YouTube clip talking about hackberry fruit:

A few of these trees have popped up around the yard. Since they can get big and since they can drop limbs, I’ll remove the ones that are poorly located. I wouldn’t mind allowing one to grow if it’s well placed.

[waywarddragoncollection]

Hackberry Tree: The Ultimate Guide to Its Benefits, Care, and Unique Features

The Hackberry tree, a resilient North American species, offers environmental benefits, aesthetic appeal, and low maintenance. Organizations like Grow Billion Trees promote its planting for ecological restoration and biodiversity.

[ahedderick]

Well, that's one I never knew was edible. Huh. I should go look at the tree out in the pasture and see if there are any berries.

The top few results when I searched it:

When I first tried a hackberry I thought it was gross because it tastes like a fig newton and I hate those. I learned a while back that Native Americans would grind them up, seed and all to make a sort of fruity nutty energy bar type of deal. So I tried just popping the whole berry in my mouth and crunching up the seed, and it's actually really good like that!

I looked up recipes to use them in and the website I found was like "the texture isn't for everyone...here's some ways you can reduce how crunchy they are...I know it's weird that they're so crunchy..." You Fool! The Extreme Crunch is the best part! The seed inside makes them sooooooo crunchy it's like eating ice cubes without the pain. It's not at all hard and difficult to bite through it's just Super Crunchy

I think i will put them in my yogurt tomorrow morning

[tilos-tagebuch]

HackberryPi Zero: Mobilsystem mit Blackberry-Tastatur und Linux

Der HackberryPi Zero ist ein kompaktes und mobiles Computersystem, welches nicht zufällig an einen Blackberry erinnert. Das Modell kommt mit einem Raspberry Pi und bringt zwei Akkus mit, welche sich auch besonders schnell austauschen lassen.

#hackberry #blackberry #raspberry

Source: https://www.0815-info.news/Web_Links-HackberryPi-Zero-Mobilsystem-mit-Blackberry-Tastatur-und-Linux-visit-11518.html

[legitbabynames]

Mais, Mays

Origin: Arabic ميس Meaning: “hackberry tree; sugarberry tree” Gender: feminine Pron: (MAH-ees; MIES) The name comes directly from the Arabic word ميس which is the name of the hackberry tree. Sources https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B3/ https://www.behindthename.com/name/mais/submitted https://www.behindthename.com/name/mays/submitted

[anskupics]

Prunus padus — hackberry a.k.a. hagberry a.k.a. bird cherry a.k.a. Mayday tree

[leaf-me-in-the-woods]

hackberry tree bark from a walk today

[mothmiso]

Flowers (2) (3) (4) (5) by Oleg Zhizhin

[highways-are-liminal-spaces]

A windy August afternoon in Chicago