Purple Berry Tree Identification. The familiar blackberry fruit ingredient in so many pies. Avoid green berries as they may make you sick.

In summer its easy to identify chokecherry shrubs by the clusters of red or purple berries. Leaves are flat Forests and woodlands throughout the United States Elderberries grow in flat clusters and are thornless. Different species of hackberry trees are found throughout the northern hemisphere and several are native to the USA.
The Western Hackberry from the southwest and the southern Desert Hackberry are two that have edible berries.
Different species of hackberry trees are found throughout the northern hemisphere and several are native to the USA. They often start at a small base in the ground and then billow outwards. Mature elderberry plants can range from 9 to 12 feet 27 to 37 m tall. An identification guide to berries A quick A-Z guide to identifying common berries for the BTO Winter Thrushes Survey.