As with all true cherries, remember not to eat the pit as they contain cyanide and are toxic. You can eat cherries from other ornamental or flowering cherries but they can be more bitter and sour.
Excellent eaten fresh and can be prepared into a variety of deserts or preserves. Sweet cherry ( Prunus avium) ripens early to mid-summer, and black cherry ( Prunus serotina) ripens late summer. Remember that the flavor of fruit will vary between trees of the same species so taste before you collect a basketful.Įdible Fruits and Nuts on Virginia Tech Campus.Urban landscape trees may be treated with pesticides not intended for human consumption, so use caution when collecting fruit and wash it thoroughly before consumption.Avoid gathering next to major roadways as there is much higher potential for the fruit to be contaminated with pollution.Use appropriate picking tools to harvest so as not to damage the tree.If you wish to harvest from a fruit tree located on private property, be sure to ask permission from the owner before gathering.Carefully identify the plant before you eat or collect the fruit.Fruit gathering is a fun educational opportunity for connecting with nature and our food.Ĭonsiderations when Gathering Urban Fruit.Fruit found in the urban forest is often different from that in stores and can provide culturally significant foods to our diverse community.Fruit gathering can be a socializing and recreational outdoor activity.Urban fruit provides fresh, local and nutritious food to our community.Gathering from our urban forest reduces waste and messy fruit drop.Locations of fruit and nut trees on this webpage are based on the Virginia Tech campus tree inventory which is a resource allowing precise navigation to the trees. If you click on the name of a species listed below, you’ll be linked to Virginia Tech’s vTree factsheets which provide valuable information for species identification. This website is dedicated to sharing information about that resource in an effort to raise awareness about urban fruits in our community. Here at Virginia Tech we have an amazing resource of edible fruits and nuts in our urban forest on campus. Also, When I made it I did not mash the baerries and lemon zest together as the recipe suggests, i stirred gently, it ends up for a prettier (and more colorful-if you add cranberries) tart and has a better texture I think.Home | Additional Resources | Fruit Map Brochure Contact | Back to Urban Forestry Home let set at least 2 hours, overnight is better. Also, if your blackberries are sweet rather than tart, i'd recommend mixing some cranberries in for tartness (about a cup) and using 1 tsp of vanilla instead of a tablespoon, otherwise it's too sweet. to help it set, 2 tsp of cornstarch will do the trick. if done in pie-size, I recommend using a glass pie tin (not a aluminum one), use shortening/crisco on the pie plate and sprinkle with flower before putting the crust down, so the bottom crust isn't soggy and pulls out when served easier. I increased the baking time to 37 minutes on the lowest oven rack with the crust shielded to prevent over-browning. The taste is delicious but with the increased size/ and the high altitute I live at I had to compensate as the tart was far too liquidous if following the recipe and would never set.
I made this but instead of individual tarts, i did so as one pie-sized tart.
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