Parents home was sold recently and I still go and take care of the property. Catalpa tree is flowering, Black locust I trimmed dead branches off and in one corner there is a tree with tons of black berries that look like rasberries but a bit more oval in length. I found some on the front sidewalk and realized birds left them there. Lots on the ground and tons still on the tree. Ate a few and realized I better look them up before doing much more.
I tried to find the tree last night and think maybe a himilayan blackberry. only thing all were bushes and this is a tree. Father did have many fruit trees back 50 years ago. When I cleaned up that area along a fence there was endless stuff and remember vine type things that had wicked sharp thorns that even poked through leather gloves. The tree and it is a tree say 14" trunk at the base doesnt seem to have the thorns but maybe on some small branches. Attached two photos not great will do better next time there. Friend said if the birds dropped them on the sidewalk but not eating them maybe a message there. Then maybe there were full.
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