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@movq Thank you, the sunshine made for quite some scenery. Unfortunately, I cannot tell what kind of tree that is. I've never seen these nut balls. From their shape they remind me of hazlenut, however, that's not a hazlenut tree for sure. Will try to do some research.
Still no idea what kind of tree that is. I will check on it regularly.
Today I forgot to take a closer look at it when I walked past it. :-( It's takes about a 30 meters detour when climbing up my backyard mountain. Completely missed it.
Two days ago I remembered to visit and took some photos. I then realized, these "nuts" are actually berries. And those berries belong to the ivy wrapping and killing that tree, not the tree itself! I've never seen berries on ivy before, but according to photos in the Wikipedia, that's actually a thing. Crazy. Mystery solved. At least the one about the fruits. Still no idea about the type of tree. Long-term investigation continues.
@lyse are the berries at least edible? 🤔
@lyse are the berries at least edible? 🤔
@prologic As with everything, you can eat them once. But you really shouldn't in this case. All parts of that thing are poisonous. The German Wikipedia article claims that symptoms of poisoning might even occur after only two or three berries: Burning throat, diarrhea and/or vomiting, headache, increased heart rate, cramps. Shock and cardiac arrest at intake of large quantities, although unlikely due to their damned bitterness. Stay safe!
@lyse Huh, look at that. So my guess “chestnut” was very wrong then, eh? 🤣
@lyse Huh, look at that. So my guess “chestnut” was very wrong then, eh? 🤣
@lyse Huh, look at that. So my guess “chestnut” was very wrong then, eh? 🤣
@movq If you refer to the nuts/berries part, then that's ivy for sure I'd say. But you might still score on the actual tree. No idea though, I think we have to wait until we see some leaves or even fruits on the tree. The bark of the Edelkastanie looks a bit different than this specimen. In fact, the reference photo reminds me of oak. But this just tells that I'm very bad at plant identification and there are plenty types of chestnut, so all bets are still off. My grandpa wanted to teach me about plants and birds when I was a young boy, but back then I didn't care at all, had no interest whatsoever. And these days I regret it, of course.
Looks like nuts