Aronia berries

[MagicGing]

So theres a somewhat long lost super healthy berry that grows along the eastern US natively.
Its called Aronia, aka chokeberry. It grows on a tree and the berries are red or blackish

Apparently the taste is slightly astringent due to incredibly high amounts of anthocyanins, which have a strong antioxident effect. Its becoming a kind of popular superfood, in a way similiar to pomegranates and avocados.

I have recently taken a stroll in the local woods and found a huuugge patch of these trees, must be extremely old trees. I have also found a few trees scattered around and ive noticed large amounts of berries about the size of commercial grapes that should be ripe in maybe a month.

There also quite popular for winemaking and jam

 

[Whatisreal]

Wow Great find brother! Just googled it and saw a few recent articles. So beautiful to find and forage wild food and medicine.
I have been eating tons of Mulberries here. We have trees growing all around, one next to the house.
No one eats them of course, except the animals and me. :d

 

[MagicGing]

Glad i could help


Ive found a mulberry tree just in time for fruit and love it! Ive already extracted seeds from the fruit. I would like to start a mainly native food forest maybe next year with mulberrry, aronia, pawpaw, elderberry, strawberry, blueberry, blackberry , hog peanut, mimosa, locust, passion flower etc. and have maybe 50% of the plants there specifically to feed the soil.

You are def right about the beauty of wild foods and medicines! I cant get enough knowledge of these plants! I may have to start a native edible plants thread!!