Shaun Johnson

Thanks for your help identifying these bushes and for the information. Unfortunately, I don't live in an area where chickens are permitted. All recent attempts to change that have failed horribly. So, I'll be on the look out for other uses for my autumn olive berries.

I got some closeup pictures of the berries. Hopefully these help to show the look of the berries themselves. I'm surprised that autumn olive is the consensus. I was told that autumn olive are aggressive, while these bushes seem content on staying put and not spreading.

I'm looking for some help identifying some berry bushes we have around our property. We have 6-7 mature bushes that have been on the property for more than 8 years and I recently noticed that they are producing berries. Can you help tell me what they are?

The bushes are about 6-7 feet tall. Leaves are green on top and silvery underneath. The berries appear are ripening now (August) and are red with spots, and measure about 3/8 of an inch in length. Each berry contains a single pit/seed. I attached some pictures that hopefully will help.