#365daysofbiking Berry colourful:
Friday, September 18th 2020 - One of the joys of late summer/autumn fruiting is pyrocanthus, colloquially known as firethorn.
This colourful member of the apple family - it’s fruit are not really berries but pomes, i.e. apples - is insipid to humans with mildly poisonous seeds within, but very valuable for wild birds as a long lasting food source into the cold months.
For bystanders, though, if means beautifully vivid boughs laden with glistening fruit in shades from nearly white to deep, deep read, a real autumn treat.
These bushes near Darlaston entertain me every year.
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