id this bush/tree

[akane]

I went looking for mulberry branches but all the trees in that section had lost their leaves and it was hard to tell the mulberry tree. So I went around pulling up raspberry canes instead. I kept running in to this berry bush/tree. It almost touches the ground so it looks like a bush but it's taller than me by a lot.

I then hit the crabapple tree. Everyone is happy. Except omg I gave chins a nonsterilized object! and I let them eat something green by not stripping the leaves! They are going to die I'm sure. :roll:

 

[Dood]

Looks like Honeysuckle - Lonicera sp

http://www.invadingspecies.com/invaders ... eysuckles/

http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien./fact/loni1.htm

In the spring they have fragrant small trumpet like flowers in white or pink and the fruit is a pea sized berry that can be red, purple or black.

We have this variety in our area - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonicera_tatarica

 

[MaggieJ]

I'm not sure what it is. It looks a bit like some kind of buckthorn to me, although the leaves are less rounded than typical buckthorn.
http://www.invadingspecies.com/invaders ... buckthorn/

I'd check it again in the spring when it is in blossom. It will likely be easier to tell then.

 

[Frecs]

Dood is right, it is bush honeysuckle. It has been discussed on a organic gardening/herbalist group I'm on just this past week.<br /><br />__________ Tue Nov 05, 2013 8:12 am __________<br /><br />Oh, and the berries are bitter and unpleasant to man and beast. Not sure if the rest of the plant is edible for rabbits or not.