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Unknown berry bush

 
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This bush has small berries,  soft enough to squish.
Any idea what  it is?
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Very bushy,no central trunk.
Very bushy,no central trunk.
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Close up of the berries.
Close up of the berries.
 
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I've been using an app for things like this, sometimes I don't get an answer. The app (Flora Incognita) says Rhamnus cathartica, or common buckthorn. Does it seem right to you?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhamnus_cathartica

 
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Could also be not-yet-ripe aronia (chokeberry), the time is about right for this stage of fruit development.
 
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yeah, looks a lot like an aronia. mine are ripening to deep purple-black right now. there are a couple species, i suppose it’s possible that those won’t go as dark.
 
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It's a Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifola)

The Black Chokeberry is melanocarpa...
 
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