These dark purple berries are enjoyed by birds in the fall (and they leave a tell-tale sign on your car or mailbox in their purple droppings!). Each berry has 10 black seeds. They make a pretty magenta-hued ink. The berries are poisonous for people to eat, the fruits can be deadly to children.
are actually modified cones found on female trees. The male trees produce small, pollen-bearing staminate flowers bloom in the spring, giving those trees a yellowish cast. Red Cedar trees are dioecious.
) look a lot like small cherries. I found these in the Smokies along the Alum Cave trail in early September.
