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Re: [SG] Arisaema/ berries

Hello sally & Beth,
        One of the Bobbi(ie)s has called it correctly. Arisaema has one or more
seeds inside a fleshy interior and slightly tougher skin and they are in
'bunches' on a stalk. Berries. If you like the sight of Jack in the Pulpits
berries then look for the Green Dragon's berries in the forest floor. About
three times as large and a bright waxy red. They are usually about 3 weeks
to a month later than Jack's. Arum italicum has a great show of these types
of displays and usually in stands of multiple stalks. Quite showy. (Arum is
related to Jack). The Arisaema or Jacks from other parts of the world can
have varying colors of berries.
        Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com

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> Hi Beth,
>    I have never seen the "fruit" of an Arisaema, but going on the
> discription given, it would be called "Multipule Fruit of Small Drupes"
> (like a raspberry) or "Strobile: Winged Nutlet" (like a Birch).  I
> looked these up in the Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, Fourth Edition,
> by Michael A. Dirr, published by Stipes Publishing Company.  Hope this
> helps.
> Sally
> zone 6, West KY
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