Estoy en Argentina , aquí falta poco tiempo para que sus frutos se pongan maduros, una vez por curiosidad consumí dos o tres pero inmaduros color rojo y.me sentí enfermo, pero eso fue una locura por qué no conocía ni el nombre de la planta, tuve suerte de no morir, ahora pienso ir a recolectar sus frutos cuando estén bien maduros
Everyone in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey eats the fruit of this plant, we call it "Karayemiş". I consume up to 4 kilograms each year and it is not toxic as I am still alive. If their body does not remove it, it can be toxic to them. We Rize people eat this fruit like a Sunflower Seed. My grandmother is 78 years old and has been eating Karayemiş since she was little and she is still alive. It is at a level that can leave us all behind in the field. What I will tell you briefly is Absolutely non-toxic. At least for the people in my hometown. :D
Yeah, Western people call a lot of stuff toxic if there are any toxins present. Often they do not care much if other people have been eating it for ages. Before the internet all you could find in German books was that it is absolutely toxic
They're quite similar to the Jamun or Java plum, both in look and taste. We have Jamun in Kashmir, Jamun are edible and eaten when in season. I have eaten Laurel cherry and am still alive!
I have a ton of plants with leaves and berries that look just like this, except the leaves aren't glossy at all. Weird. Can't be sure if it's the same thing or not.
@@allthefruit I forgot to mention I'm in North America. They may be deciduous; I never paid any attention before, so I'm not sure what they do in winter. I did nibble a couple of the berries, and they were tasty. Better safe than sorry, though. I think I'll leave them alone.
@@allthefruit Aha! Yes, you're good, thanks. Looks like that's exactly what they are (Prunus Virginiana). Preliminary research indicates they're edible, but should be cooked to neutralize the cyanide in the seeds. I'm a bit leery of eating anything with "choke" in its name, though!
@@ilyeli6488 cyanide is bitter. Laurel cherries which are not bitter are usually considered edible. Still, you should not overdo it. Are the seeds bitter?
@@allthefruit it s a huge tree here i found in the Alsace reagion, Est france. the fruit is not bitter. i didnt try the seeds, but they are like those of red cherry
Sink the unstoned ripe fruit in rhum or vodka with Brown cane sugar à d vanilla , leave in a cool dark piace for a few months shaking or turning. every week , lovely fruit liqueur
i thought i just learned that laurel was the same as bay leaf. So, i made a tea from young shoots but it smelled like almonds, remembering that cyanide smells like this i dug a little deeper. Turns out that only bay laurel has edible leaves. However i did burn a dried out brown leaf and it smelled quite nice, like a type of incense. I suspect that there is less cyanide in the older dried out leaves.
Seattle’s climate is very closer to eastern blacksea climate. I’ve heard that hazelnuts are started to cultivate at that region (Oregon and Washington coast). Remarkable.
I've eaten these all my life. Sometimes a 100 at a time . "they have never made me sick at all" ( great with a little sugar)
Estoy en Argentina , aquí falta poco tiempo para que sus frutos se pongan maduros, una vez por curiosidad consumí dos o tres pero inmaduros color rojo y.me sentí enfermo, pero eso fue una locura por qué no conocía ni el nombre de la planta, tuve suerte de no morir, ahora pienso ir a recolectar sus frutos cuando estén bien maduros
Everyone in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey eats the fruit of this plant, we call it "Karayemiş". I consume up to 4 kilograms each year and it is not toxic as I am still alive. If their body does not remove it, it can be toxic to them. We Rize people eat this fruit like a Sunflower Seed. My grandmother is 78 years old and has been eating Karayemiş since she was little and she is still alive. It is at a level that can leave us all behind in the field. What I will tell you briefly is Absolutely non-toxic. At least for the people in my hometown. :D
Yeah, Western people call a lot of stuff toxic if there are any toxins present. Often they do not care much if other people have been eating it for ages. Before the internet all you could find in German books was that it is absolutely toxic
It’s actually called “taflan” on that region. Locals call it “taflan”
I wonder if fruit cultivars would grow well here. This way you could have an evergreen, thick hedge with edible fruit.
I think you can find them in eastern Europe
Me interesa, podría traducir a español, soy de Osorno Chile y tengo estos arbustos. No tengo mucho conocimiento de su fruto entre otros.
Si este fruta est amarga no se come. Si tienen una variedad con frutas no amargas (quando totalmente maduros) se puede comer un poco
My tree never get fruit why ?
Maybe there are no other trees around? Or it is a variety which does not get many fruits? How many years has it flowered?
They're quite similar to the Jamun or Java plum, both in look and taste. We have Jamun in Kashmir, Jamun are edible and eaten when in season. I have eaten Laurel cherry and am still alive!
I prefer jamun
Can I grow through seeds, what is germination time and process
I am not looking tree I am looking hedges
I do not know, i never germinated them.
yes if you bury the berry it will grow a new shrub as birds eat the berry or drop some and it regrows somewhere else@@allthefruit
Amother name for these kind of shrub trees is Carolina laura cherry.
Different species
I have a ton of plants with leaves and berries that look just like this, except the leaves aren't glossy at all. Weird. Can't be sure if it's the same thing or not.
Then you have another species. Probably a deciduous one. In Europe it could be Prunus padus
@@allthefruit I forgot to mention I'm in North America. They may be deciduous; I never paid any attention before, so I'm not sure what they do in winter. I did nibble a couple of the berries, and they were tasty. Better safe than sorry, though. I think I'll leave them alone.
Maybe chokecherries?
@@allthefruit Aha! Yes, you're good, thanks. Looks like that's exactly what they are (Prunus Virginiana). Preliminary research indicates they're edible, but should be cooked to neutralize the cyanide in the seeds. I'm a bit leery of eating anything with "choke" in its name, though!
They did horrible things to my throat. Chokecherries is the perfect name
It can eat able as like cherry??
Yes, when it is very ripe, but normal cherry ist better.
i ate like 50 g of these and i came here to see if they are toxic
Looks like you are still alive. Were they very bitter?
@@allthefruit man sweet and gummy, im gonna eat more
@@ilyeli6488 cyanide is bitter. Laurel cherries which are not bitter are usually considered edible. Still, you should not overdo it.
Are the seeds bitter?
@@allthefruit it s a huge tree here i found in the Alsace reagion, Est france. the fruit is not bitter. i didnt try the seeds, but they are like those of red cherry
A huge tree? This is unusual. Maybe it is some other species. Are the leaves really thick, tough and shiny?
maybe get a lab rat to test your local suspicious fruit before you consume it.
I am the rat😂
Invasive in many places. Be careful.
thanks
Thank lots for sharing ❤❤❤
You are welcome
They look nice tho as a hedge. 😊
Yes, and they do not suffer from pruning. But their look does.
Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
Sink the unstoned ripe fruit in rhum or vodka with Brown cane sugar à d vanilla , leave in a cool dark piace for a few months shaking or turning. every week , lovely fruit liqueur
Yeah, i never tried with this one
Could you plz gimme your mail id .. so i can snd a picture of my plant resembles the same and to confirm it. I am really confused
No problem, just post yourbemail adress here
@@allthefruit donadonajacob@gmail.com
i thought i just learned that laurel was the same as bay leaf. So, i made a tea from young shoots but it smelled like almonds, remembering that cyanide smells like this i dug a little deeper. Turns out that only bay laurel has edible leaves. However i did burn a dried out brown leaf and it smelled quite nice, like a type of incense. I suspect that there is less cyanide in the older dried out leaves.
Laurel cherry is not closely related with laurel (bay leaf) but just looks similar. Even close relatives of bay leaf can be toxic
We have in my back yard in seattle
Do you eat it?
Seattle’s climate is very closer to eastern blacksea climate. I’ve heard that hazelnuts are started to cultivate at that region (Oregon and Washington coast). Remarkable.
Aww he tryed his best. But I found it hard to understand in the beginning.
You could cook them
Yes, i never thought of that. Well, they are in season now, lets try that
Only flower
sexy accent
😂😂😂thank you