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Identifying common tree fruits and berries
Hello! This guide is here to help you quickly and easily identify some of our most common trees by their fruits and berries. Simple scroll down and browse the fruits and berries available to see which looks similar to the one you wish to identify, then click the link below each image to visit that tree’s profile page and see its other clues and check its identity. Please note, I have not yet completed all the tree profiles, so only some of them are linked.
Alder Buckthorn
Bird Cherry
Blackthorn
Bramble
Cherry Laurel
Privet
Raspberry
Rowan
Sea Buckthorn
Service Tree
Spindle
Spurge Laurel
Wayfaring Tree
Whitebeam
Wild Cherry
Wild Pear
Wild Rose
Yew
Using our tree fruits and berries identification guide
When trying to identify a tree by its fruits or berries, the things to look for, are:
- The size of the fruit
- Its colour (ripe and unripe)
- How it hangs (upright or dangly)
- Whether it is sociable (in clusters or individually)
- If it is growing on a stem or straight off the branch
- Its stone or seed