Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 119 Location: South Birmingham
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 05 2:42 pm Post subject: Ever heard of black cuts berries ?
I'm not sure but I think they are bilberries (Or very close) my parents used to pick them over in Ireland (Cork) and they think they are one and the same but I wanted to know if anyone else has heard the term ? or if there some very regional terminology (Which I wouldn' rule out !!!)
Never heard of it... What kind of place did they grow in?
JonO
Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 119 Location: South Birmingham
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 05 7:51 pm Post subject:
As best I remember we used to pick them from hedgerows, but they were low lying bushes within the hedges, pretty similar looking to bilberries (as I said they may be one and the same !)
There are a whole load of related species referred to as bilberry, and of all of the wild fruits there aren't any that have got more regional names. I wouldn't be at all surpsised if the one you mention turned out to be either a bilberry or a bog bilberry, they seem the most likely candidates. I'd be curious to know if you find out for sure, though.
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