Sunday, May 16, 2010

first berries




The mockingbirds already know this, but the serviceberries are ripe.

Known as "sarvis" by the old-time mountaineers, the modest-sized trees are the first to produce ripe berries during any calendar year.

And I might add that the berries are delicious.

- Photo taken at Ijams Nature Center

2 comments:

Gwendolyn said...

Lovely shot - I've never heard of those kind of berries! What do they taste like? Are they tart or sweet?

Stephen Lyn Bales said...

Hello Gwen.

The berries are sweet, sweet, sweet.

There a few species of serviceberries in the east. Outside my region, the more common name for the group is "Juneberry" because the fruit is ripe before June.

Speaking of fruit, I hope all is well in the Big Apple.