Hawthorn fruit is sometimes used to make jelly, it is not eaten fresh, unless you want to nibble on a couple out of curiosity.

Thanks! You are probably right, as I see that tree is also known as "pagoda dogwood," whereas I was just looking up "pagoda tree."

I don't have poke that grows at my place but I do have lots of Bittersweet Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara). I remove it from gardens, but I didn't go nuts (as many do) when my kids were tiny trying to nuke it and "protect them" from it. It provided a good teaching tool for berries that look edible but are not. I made sure they knew exactly what it looked like - just seeing it helped reinforce plant safety lessons. Poke can also provide that same learning and teaching experience. FataMorgana

Looks like it might be a Sedum tetractinum.