How to Identify Elderberries~

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  • Опубликовано: 21 июл 2017
  • Elderberries! They are medicinal magic! But what do they look like and how do they look compared to Pokeberry! Let's chat about it! Note! Always make sure you do your own homework when it comes to foraging! Enjoy & thanks for watching! xo
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  • @annewinchester6945
    @annewinchester6945 4 года назад +103

    My grandma told me once when I was a child that, back in her day (she was born in 1896), ladies used elderberries for lip stain (lipstick) and people use poke berries for ink.

    • @Thankful_.
      @Thankful_. 2 года назад +3

      How neat!

    • @chrisowens6057
      @chrisowens6057 11 месяцев назад +1

      Poke isn't edible is it?

    • @KG-kl9gc
      @KG-kl9gc 10 месяцев назад +5

      I used to use a chicken feather dipped into the poke berry and write with it

  • @jojo9912
    @jojo9912 7 лет назад +160

    Just a warning for those who are foraging for elderberries in watery places and ditches... Water Hemlock also is VERY similar to Elderberry, and very toxic - please verify your plants with someone knowledgeable if you are not sure. Thank you, Patara for this great video!

    • @blake4337
      @blake4337 4 года назад +3

      lynn Hatfield yes please look it up before commenting because it is very poisonous. It’s dangerous to be insisting it’s use as a medicinal!

    • @invaderzim1265
      @invaderzim1265 3 года назад +4

      THANK YOU for sharing that, I didnt know that!

    • @arlitabeard7693
      @arlitabeard7693 2 года назад +1

      Elderberry grow inditchs

    • @mariaroldan4200
      @mariaroldan4200 Год назад +1

      I found a bush my sister in law swears that are elderberries, but it has only one seed, I thought they have more than one. It looks like elderberries

    • @Walter-ts1vu
      @Walter-ts1vu 28 дней назад +1

      How to identify elderberries

  • @eliseshrabel5394
    @eliseshrabel5394 4 года назад +36

    Elderberry leaves, in addition to being a deep green and opposite each other on the stem also have a saw toothed edge vs the poke leaves have smooth edges. Also the stem of an Elderberry is woody and has bumps on it... almost like a wart. Hope this helps! 😊

    • @AJJonbedwars
      @AJJonbedwars Год назад +3

      Thank you you,ve helped sooo much!

  • @beafloyd138
    @beafloyd138 7 лет назад +45

    elderberry blooms looks a little like Queen Ann's lace

  • @deec3516
    @deec3516 День назад +3

    Thank you; this was very helpful. My dad used to eat poke; and make elderberry wine so I remember us picking both growing up but couldn’t remember which was what.

  • @donnachildersderrick1345
    @donnachildersderrick1345 Год назад +10

    This is the best tutorial on poke and elderberry identification I’ve ever seen. Thank you Panera I definitely see the difference!!!!

  • @t.m.3769
    @t.m.3769 7 лет назад +100

    The poke looks like an octopus tentacle. That's how I always remember it.

    • @robertwillard8011
      @robertwillard8011 4 года назад

      I know the polk.

    • @mgd6087
      @mgd6087 3 года назад

      ...that can poke at the rocks and shells. :)

  • @robinphillips3817
    @robinphillips3817 6 лет назад +29

    So excited. I wasn't sure until I watched this, there are indeed elderberries growing on my property !

  • @cathybrown4102
    @cathybrown4102 3 года назад +12

    I remember my mom getting the berries off the stems by using a comb. She made a delicious elderberry pie. Great with ice cream

  • @ninaoaster8039
    @ninaoaster8039 Год назад +2

    Hello Patera, I just scored about 4 cups of elderberrys. They are beautiful. I knew I could come to your channel to learn how to use them. Thanks so much.

  • @jchawkins9643
    @jchawkins9643 5 лет назад +4

    Ty Patara -- Growing up I was always told just to leave them all alone. However; now I can understand what to look for. Which will be if I can hold it like my finger and pretend to point at something then it's a polk. (Point polk will hurt someone and umbrella for your elders) If I understand you correctly the leaves being opposite then can be compared to those of the black walnut tree and are also opposites.

  • @dougkahre1655
    @dougkahre1655 2 года назад +12

    Thank you! I've been holding on to some pokeberry plants for a friend thinking they were elderberries! Glad I figured this out before he came to harvest 😀

  • @patriciabeckman8573
    @patriciabeckman8573 4 года назад +18

    You are a blessing!! I'm in Ga and want to transform my yard into a food Forest, using native plants. Thank you

  • @janinejohnson1898
    @janinejohnson1898 7 лет назад +9

    I live near the beach in San Diego. I'm no homesteader but follow your channel. I've learned lots and although our worlds are way different I've taken away lots of ideas. Thank you. I hope Dr appointments go well.

  • @eirika2001
    @eirika2001 7 лет назад +11

    Patara I am in Canada (Winnipeg Manitoba - north of Minnesota) and planted an elder about 3 years ago. It is thriving and I have to beat it back rather than coax it to grow LoL. Love it!

  • @donnaw2868
    @donnaw2868 4 года назад +5

    I have read that poke has a long root so it brings minerals up to the soil. Thank you for showing the distinction between these plants.

  • @unknowntexan4570
    @unknowntexan4570 6 лет назад +7

    My granny in Tennessee taught me about Elderberry. It grows along the sides of country roads in middle Tennessee.

  • @catvoh8997
    @catvoh8997 Месяц назад +1

    Thank you for this information! Always wondered about the difference. Sure, I could have used my Leaf Snap App, but your description is more helpful!

  • @cluisap
    @cluisap 6 лет назад +6

    The best explanation on the difference of these berries. Thanks so much for taking your time to explain it ❣️

  • @StarryHilder
    @StarryHilder 7 лет назад +15

    wow those berries are beautiful!! I love it!! You make a good point, I think all homesteads should look into having a wide variety of berries and fruit trees. We have alot of wild berries and they to are all coming in. AND all the medicinal benefits are outstanding!!
    THANKS for showing me the SOUTHERN berries of TN! Awesome job my gal!!

  • @carolavant3778
    @carolavant3778 7 лет назад +42

    My grandmother would have us pick wild elderberries to make a syrup for cold and flu season (She was Baptist and wouldn't make wine, LOL). We'd make that syrup and elderberry jam. Come to find out, she was right! Elderberries have anti-viral properties! These grow wild in the ditches down here, but you have to watch out for water moccasins....Yikes!

  • @LADYKAT...
    @LADYKAT... 2 года назад +1

    Totally different. I have a HUGE elderberry bush in my back yard. I'm happy! Thank you miss!

  • @lostandfoundrescue
    @lostandfoundrescue 7 лет назад

    Thank you so much. Now I know I have Elderberry plants everywhere..... They tend to take over my area with the fig trees. Now I won't complain and I will start harvesting the berries!

  • @marnaday4596
    @marnaday4596 День назад

    I bought them
    And put them in my flower beds. They take up lots of space, flower beautifully and give awesome berries.

  • @Warrior-In-the-Garden
    @Warrior-In-the-Garden 7 лет назад +8

    Girl I could hug you right now! I have been trying to figure this our for years and yay I have elderberries! And you always make me laugh..those song references!!

  • @cindypye578
    @cindypye578 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much!!!!! I was raised in the country and my husband and I raised our kids in the country. I used to cook poke salad and loved it. In all those years no one has ever broken it down and explained it to me so simply what the difference is between elderberries and pokeberries and the bushes they grow on. I'm going to order some cuttings from the place you mentioned and plant some that I know are elderberries.

  • @tmonce
    @tmonce 6 лет назад +1

    We have a wooded backyard with a creek and tons of these growing everywhere along with the pokeberry. The birds flock each year and make a huge mess on our shed out back. Purple stained juice everywhere. They just bloomed and smell so good. Love them. We also have tons of wild tangerine like trees back there that are a bit sour but good for cooking. Someone told me that our property used to be a huge orchard at one time.

  • @juanitahaleyfrizzell2191
    @juanitahaleyfrizzell2191 7 лет назад +46

    I have Elderberries everywhere on my farm and I did not know it, until I watched your video. Wow! Thanks Patara!! 😊

    • @sylviavega-ortiz3006
      @sylviavega-ortiz3006 7 лет назад +4

      Juanita Haley you are truly blessed!

    • @sheilalove5423
      @sheilalove5423 7 лет назад

      Juanita Haley the

    • @erinflores1268
      @erinflores1268 6 лет назад

      Juanita Haley me too!

    • @m.c.1933
      @m.c.1933 4 года назад +4

      We had a tornado 3 years ago that brought all kinds of new things to our place including elderberry and blackberry. I am so happy to know we have elderberry and now I can take cuttings and have an elderberry patch.

  • @mariemitchell6625
    @mariemitchell6625 2 года назад +5

    Thank you! Great video. Looking forward to learning more! We are planning our land out to be a food forest with a few animals. So excited!

  • @geoambler
    @geoambler 6 лет назад +1

    Great video Patera. Only wish I had a backyard full of Elderberries instead of Polk Berries. But, we will do something with them. Thanks again Patera, you are the best.

  • @mentalretreat4432
    @mentalretreat4432 2 года назад +5

    Great video! Your explanations and examinations were very clear and precise. I found this video very interesting.

  • @AnnsTinyLife
    @AnnsTinyLife 4 года назад

    you are a peach! I now know for 100% sure that I have elderberries growing on my property that I recently bought. Thank you so much! I can't wait till they ripen and I can make some wine!

  • @roberttucker3322
    @roberttucker3322 7 лет назад +24

    Really interesting video for someone like me from England. Here, Elder is a known as a weed wood and I don't think you could buy one if you wanted to. But we go out in the country and pick the berries. They make fantastic wine!

  • @sagelavender3281
    @sagelavender3281 Год назад +1

    Nice video, and thank you for the instruction. I’ve seen the poke berries, and have heard about elderberries, but had no idea about the names and their looks at all. Thank you!

  • @carmanbenoit8516
    @carmanbenoit8516 5 лет назад +8

    Thank you. There was an unusual plant out back. Thought I had it identified as elderberry. Nope, definitely pokeweed.

  • @GoRosieM
    @GoRosieM 7 лет назад

    I am in south central Oklahoma and a little west of where Elderberries are native. I bought 5 different varieties to see how they do. I got mine from 360 Farms, Webber Falls OK. They specialize in Oklahoma native varieties. Very happy with my plants.

  • @mamam2472
    @mamam2472 7 лет назад +5

    Thanks for the visual tutorial-I need it!

  • @jansmith3613
    @jansmith3613 7 лет назад

    I'm so glad to hear of somewhere I can order Elderberry plants!!! I don't have a single one here though I have plenty of poke. It only feels like 102 now here in Middle Tenn. so it's cooling down :) It would be a great evening for that pasta dish you posted yesterday but I have to use up a jar of tomatoes that didn't seal in the canner....GRRRrrrrr

  • @RecoveringCarboholic58
    @RecoveringCarboholic58 3 года назад

    Thank you for this video. I have both and have always been Leary on picking. So excited to go out and check them.

  • @TressaD
    @TressaD Месяц назад

    I have both growing in my backyard, thank you for helping me identify them.

  • @judys9780
    @judys9780 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you! That was very informational. The visual was fabulous!

  • @sheilabagwell8899
    @sheilabagwell8899 2 года назад

    Great video...I was confused in identifying the berries and you explained it beautifully!

  • @sherylgardiner3007
    @sherylgardiner3007 4 года назад

    THANK YOU!!! I hope more people see your video..I had a woman here in RI trying to sell Poke Berries as Elderberries...

  • @Surfishy888
    @Surfishy888 3 года назад

    Thanks so much. First video in my search that actually clarified the difference.

  • @TheDawn0310
    @TheDawn0310 7 лет назад

    I loved this video. I don't think I've ever heard of Poke Berries before but, I love using your recipe and making Elderberry Syrup. Thanks for the vid!!!

  • @AngiesPantry58
    @AngiesPantry58 7 лет назад

    Thank you for sharing .. I know know I had Poke growing in my yard. I pulled it out.. a few weeks ago... Love the info on this.. Big hugs Patara

  • @evonnethompson5328
    @evonnethompson5328 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you! That is the best I have seen to tell them apart!

  • @glenokla2588
    @glenokla2588 7 лет назад

    What a wonderful informity video Patara! You did an awesome job lady! Thank you!!! I also wanted to let you know that you & James are in my thoughts & prayers. I sure hope the b/x went well.

  • @paristexas72
    @paristexas72 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for making this. I have lots of pokeberry on my property. Next Spring I'm going to plant elderberry and get ride of the pokeberry.

  • @mindfulgratitude3041
    @mindfulgratitude3041 5 лет назад +7

    You are sooooo brave! I'd have been more concerned with poison ivy threading in amongst your foliage! Thanks for sharing the differences!!!

  • @orphanlady
    @orphanlady 7 лет назад

    Thank you, Patara! Tremendously HELPFUL video, lady! Appreciate you

  • @jennyhansel3599
    @jennyhansel3599 7 лет назад

    Excellent video showing the difference between the two!!

  • @vickiegilliam5937
    @vickiegilliam5937 4 года назад

    Thank you so much. I have been wanting to pick elderberries but never filling confident I could properly identify. Now I'm actually identify. Now I know I don't have any on my property. But will be planting some.

  • @rainyday7517
    @rainyday7517 4 года назад

    Definitely planning to plant some elderberry myself!

  • @blessedintn-ou4jn
    @blessedintn-ou4jn Месяц назад

    Thank you, Patara. Great visuals.

  • @lanettelawrence6308
    @lanettelawrence6308 4 года назад

    Thank you so very much for this episode on showing the difference bet those two plants.
    I was ready to pick berries and make cough syrup.
    Thanks for showing the differences

  • @kimberlyhughes4515
    @kimberlyhughes4515 Год назад

    Thank you so much for this, Patara!

  • @RiverBirchFarm
    @RiverBirchFarm 7 лет назад

    Thank you Patara very informative, I have poke everywhere on the property, now that I know what I am looking for I hope I find some Elderberries here as well.

  • @sondrajackson3171
    @sondrajackson3171 7 лет назад

    We have wild elderberries all over our county but no poke berries. Love elderberry picking season. Good video.

  • @mygemail3795
    @mygemail3795 4 года назад +3

    Thank you for making this video. I've always wanted to know this. Blessings 💝

  • @adriannehubbard3452
    @adriannehubbard3452 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for this video. My children and I moved to where both grow wild.

  • @McShaganpronouncedShaegen
    @McShaganpronouncedShaegen 7 лет назад +4

    Thank you so much I had a plant that grew in several tomato buckets that I could not identify. Was not sure if it hitched a ride in the seeds I used or the Garden soil I bought I had 6 plants that I had to yank out but I replanted one to let it mature and it is Polk weed or Phytolacca americana. Puzzle solved.

  • @Therradican
    @Therradican 4 года назад

    Love everything, especially the PS. Thanks for sharing.

  • @susannahjoy4220
    @susannahjoy4220 7 лет назад +5

    Thank you so much for this video! My neighbors woods are packed with elderberry bushes! She is going to let me harvest them, which I am very glad for :) I want to make some berry syrup :)

    • @dizzy5154
      @dizzy5154 4 года назад +1

      Make enough for your neighbor.

  • @tammywaters7351
    @tammywaters7351 4 года назад

    I love the way your videos are nicely detailed.

  • @mistysmith8335
    @mistysmith8335 Год назад

    Thank you so much for this informational video. I have poke berries come up everywhere and wasn’t sure how to identify.

  • @CalvinsCorner72
    @CalvinsCorner72 3 года назад

    Thank you. I found some yesterday and now I know it is for sure 100%

  • @aquariusrizing
    @aquariusrizing 2 года назад

    This is vital information. Thank you!

  • @sleeplessinthecarolinas8118
    @sleeplessinthecarolinas8118 4 года назад +1

    The side by side was very helpful!

  • @barbara-pigeonbray4579
    @barbara-pigeonbray4579 3 года назад

    Thanks Patara ... you've identified the little plant with purple berries growing under our sweet-gum maple tree .....POKE BERRY ! think I will make some dye ....should be fun .

  • @donna9384
    @donna9384 7 лет назад +1

    when I was a kid 5 or 6 yrs old I can remember my father taking me with him to pick poke greens. we ate them all the time. And he would always make sure all of us kids know not to eat poke berries. I can not remember for the life of me what they tasted like lol. But I was one of the weird kids that liked my veggies and greens so I'm sure I liked them just can't remember the taste. Love the Video. It is so hot out there stay cool drink lots of water and take care of yourself. Hugs

  • @hjd832
    @hjd832 4 года назад +4

    Thanks for this...just discovered something that looks elderberry like, growing right at the border of my garden here in France, but I did have my doubts. Glad I checked. I wont eat it now...

  • @pinevalleyfarm4941
    @pinevalleyfarm4941 7 лет назад

    We Have some of those wild elderberries.not enough to do anything with but the chickens love them!And plenty of poke berries!God bless~

  • @latifahgordeeva6198
    @latifahgordeeva6198 2 года назад

    In Kentucky, we had a ton of low bush blueberries - yum

  • @medsurgcutie
    @medsurgcutie 2 года назад

    Best video I've seen on this.

  • @darlenep5206
    @darlenep5206 7 лет назад +1

    Awesome !! Thanks Patara!

  • @daCUTE187
    @daCUTE187 Год назад

    Loved this video! Thank you so much! I just found American Beauty Berry bush...then i found another berry bush, but it is a deep purple (at the moment, seems to be dried out, thirsty or diseased..not sure), but I thought it was elderberry...and this video is so helpful!

  • @heritagehousewife
    @heritagehousewife 7 лет назад

    Thanks for sharing Patara!

  • @AspenGlow2027
    @AspenGlow2027 Год назад

    I am picking my elderberries the last couple of days. Have some in the dehydrator now.

  • @blahdeblaaah9445
    @blahdeblaaah9445 11 месяцев назад +1

    Poke berry makes great hedges if you’re on a budget (like me). You need two to three plants deep to really get that solid privacy. Of course they disappear in winter, so it’s not perfectx

  • @cagedraptor
    @cagedraptor 2 года назад

    Love Pokeweed, the berries I use for stain and ink. I try to make new batches every season. I have a small batch of Poke in my freezer, as I type, just in case the need for stain arises. Hope to, next coming season, collect elderberries and use them for some projects. Am told they are very good for colds and coughs, etc. good medical berry to have and know about.

  • @michelekennedy515
    @michelekennedy515 4 года назад

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge. This video was so helpful. ☺

  • @feliciabounds2
    @feliciabounds2 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you for sharing the knowledge .

  • @growyourgarden0072
    @growyourgarden0072 3 года назад

    You are on point I wonder are you still doing video of your garden.

  • @Presley4evaVSGJourney
    @Presley4evaVSGJourney 7 лет назад

    Okay...thank you Patara! I'm all the way up in Massachusetts....and I've got these crazy plants that I had no idea what they were....poke berries!!!!

  • @mamariaesparza8623
    @mamariaesparza8623 2 года назад

    Oh my goodness thank you so much. !!!! So helpful

  • @truthbtold9794
    @truthbtold9794 4 года назад

    Great video i love how u repeatedly showed the 2. And turns out we have both on my property.

  • @christiebetts4970
    @christiebetts4970 7 лет назад

    There's plenty of polk around here,but i haven't seen the elerberry.Thanks for showing what it looks like.

  • @loraborealis2551
    @loraborealis2551 3 года назад

    Thanks for the clear tutorial

  • @beverleybrangman2191
    @beverleybrangman2191 2 года назад +1

    Great video, thank you. I feel more confidant now.

  • @4tNCom3
    @4tNCom3 5 лет назад

    Thank you. This is so clear. Wow!

  • @marieschieler1914
    @marieschieler1914 7 лет назад

    Thanks for the lesson. I have poke berry growing out of my forsythia. Just bought my first elderberry. Think I'll wait a couple of weeks to plant it as it's 1004* outside. 😜

  • @sharonatchley4760
    @sharonatchley4760 Год назад

    Thank you for this very helpful video.

  • @lisanorwood946
    @lisanorwood946 7 лет назад +1

    very interesting video.. thanks for sharing.. maybe when your berries are ripe you could show us how to make the syrup.. Prayers for Mr. James.. hope his health continues to improve!!

  • @JulieAnnScott
    @JulieAnnScott 4 года назад

    How AWESOME is this information!! Identifying plants can be a choice between life & death....eat the right one & live; eat the wrong one and die! THANK YOU for this great video!

  • @fourdayhomestead2839
    @fourdayhomestead2839 2 года назад

    Luckily I found and bought 7 wild elder berry cuttings. I'm rooting them now (roots warm & tops cool). Praying for success.

  • @debcam6990
    @debcam6990 3 года назад

    so glad you showed the difference in the berries

  • @carolynfox7890
    @carolynfox7890 Год назад

    Excellent video! Thank you so much.

  • @joycebarnett3954
    @joycebarnett3954 7 лет назад

    Great teaching video. Thanks for sharing this information. Have a great day. Joyce

  • @tubularguynine
    @tubularguynine 4 года назад +1

    Looks like my back yard! I have to beat back the poke and blackberries to HAVE a back.yard, and I have two huge elderberry bushes in my front yard. (West Mobile)