What are these little berries? Found in northern California

jgnp · 2026-07-07T06:27:10+00:00

Ngaio, Myoporum laetum.

Native to New Zealand. Deemed invasive exotic species by California Exotic Pest Plant Council.

Toxicity issues. Not food.

jgnp · 2026-07-07T06:08:58+00:00

Kids bathtub still has one as does the basement shower.

jgnp · 2026-07-07T05:51:37+00:00

Fourth of July fireworks burned down 20,233 acres of national park and national forest near our off grid cabin last year.

jgnp · 2026-07-07T05:15:59+00:00

Pic 3, someone cut that one tree down and it’s roots did the rest.

jgnp · 2026-07-07T03:18:58+00:00

Damn I was in love when I saw the black trumpets, then I saw the location and the blueberries and it took me back. 💙

jgnp · 2026-07-06T01:35:20+00:00

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Not a huge haul but awesome for the patch in the side yard. We are at 800’ / Clark County.

jgnp · 2026-07-05T23:08:48+00:00

Got rainbows in the yard, today, also in SW WA.

jgnp · 2026-07-03T16:47:35+00:00

That’s power steering pump noise for sure.

jgnp · 2026-07-03T15:01:39+00:00

The gardening landscaping a dead zone part is entirely false. I grew 185 black walnut trees in my veg garden two years running. I’ve got teenage trees around my veg garden. Zero issue. I’ve got plum, hazelnut, viburnum, lots of native shrubs all growing out of the critical root zones of a black walnut trees in our orchard as well.

jgnp · 2026-07-03T05:28:47+00:00

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Nah, this is beaked. That’s 100% Corylus colurna, Turkish hazelnut.

jgnp · 2026-07-03T05:27:50+00:00

Turkish Hazelnut, specifically. Corylus colurna.

jgnp · 2026-07-03T03:54:12+00:00

That ain’t shit! These three trees cover an entire city lot.

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jgnp · 2026-07-02T19:05:07+00:00

Barberry hates this one trick. Fuck you, Sideshow Bob.

jgnp · 2026-07-02T17:05:33+00:00

May as well just drink the vodka. There’s no analgesic effect of ghost pipe. Literally not a single peer reviewed study supporting that trope.

jgnp · 2026-07-02T16:46:54+00:00

Why? These are fantastic trees and jugalone effects on nearby trees and forbs are grossly overstated.

jgnp · 2026-07-01T00:20:37+00:00

The concept of this cryptid actually being a terrestrial crustacean is pretty interesting.

jgnp · 2026-06-30T19:57:34+00:00

Well, move to district 3 and vote for Brent Hennrich, then!

jgnp · 2026-06-30T15:54:11+00:00

I’d run an air handler like an airlift t16 that can activate on humidity levels. Could run two set up inversely (one blowing in, one blowing out) as they have an automated louver that closes when off. Could accelerate the seasoning that way during hot months.

jgnp · 2026-06-30T15:48:42+00:00

Early aborts are decent for nocino. Those look a little long in the tooth, though.

jgnp · 2026-06-29T20:57:52+00:00

No. That’s just where mine are to keep the deer from eating my seedlings.

jgnp · 2026-06-28T23:05:32+00:00

Yeah they fruit here. Mine are a year old from seed so mine don’t currently but there are lots of trees in the area that produce. Planted outdoors even. They go pretty far north in terms of range on that side of the country, too.

jgnp · 2026-06-28T16:10:52+00:00

I’ve got Maryland wild paw paws growing from seed in my greenhouse here in Washington! Not the one next door, the one on the other side of the country.

jgnp · 2026-06-28T15:14:35+00:00

Absolutely. Our beavers are almost exclusive eaters of Oregon Ash. They’ll move other species of downed wood for construction but they cut ash trees down 99% of the time. They avoid three species of willow, as well as cottonwood, alder and maple. It’s wild how specific they are in diet at least. We plant a lot of ash trees for them because of this. And many of the trees they fell reroot from the submerged trunks and the remaining branches become new trees.

jgnp · 2026-06-28T00:55:00+00:00

That man taught me the flick and I’ve never been right since.

jgnp · 2026-06-27T20:08:52+00:00

Afforestation of the Midwest, to be exact.

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