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thegardendude ðŸ³ï¸â€ðŸŒˆðŸ³ï¸â€âš§ï¸ðŸ‡ºðŸ... | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @adfbf87b @61669509 I wonder if the berries are used as dyes? They always stain my fingers a bit when I'm cutting branches to bring inside
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0108c256 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @afb108af @adfbf87b @61669509 

This is a resource you should know. They do wonderful work and really should get major grant funding.

https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Callicarpa+pedunculata
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John Timaeus | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @2964c9c2 @afb108af @adfbf87b @61669509 

If pfaf marks it below 3 out of 5 on edibility, it's pretty much a starvation crop.
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J blue | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @54ea3b55 @2964c9c2 @afb108af @61669509 pfaf doesn’t even have edibility rating for Boehmeria cylindrica and other native edible plants. I find that some of their sources (listed at the bottom) are really dated. The site might say it’s hard to clone but there are cloning techniques that have been developed that are more effective than the older sources posted. Also better seed germination techniques for recalcitrant seeds.