Devonviolet Acres

[Bruce]

.sniff and blow in my ear....and even got a "Wet Willy" from 1 one day

I trust you were able to maintain your composure.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Yep....I learned in school how to do that...with the characters I grew up with....

 

[Baymule]

It does look like a passion flower fruit to me too.

 

[Devonviolet]

Can anyone tell me what this weed is?

And while we are at it, anyone know wha this is?

It is growing along the edge of our gravel road, which has dense wood's along it. From a distance I thought it might be yaupon, but up close it doesn't have the scalloped holly type leaves.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I can't say about the 1st one, tho we have a ton of it here...I can find out by taking some to the county agents office next time to town. The 2nd one looks like privot to me...they have that kind of leaf and the berries are green at their early stage and turn a bluish color when they are ripe....the goats really like them and they stay green thru winter, so are a good browse for the goats at that time too. However, they are very invasive and are very prolific....they used to be used as hedge bushes back in the 60s and 70s....they will grow into a tree, there are several in the woods.

 

[Baymule]

 

[Mike CHS]

Privet has a mixed reputation. We have it all over and I do my best to kill it because it spreads so fast and I haven't exposed the sheep to it. The horse people here say that it's toxic but who knows.

 

[babsbag]

If it is privet then the bees like it too. None of it growing around me.

 

[babsbag]

Asiatic Hawksbeard AKA Youngia japonica

 

[Devonviolet]

Thanks, @CntryBoy777. I'm curious about the 1st one. It looks like it could be used for greens in a salad.

The 2nd one looked like privot to me too. Although, I wasn't aware of the berries. We have small bushes, of this, around our property. And you are so right! The goats do love it!