"every single one will sprout ... so i would hesitate to keep it in a maintained garden .... " Thank you Ken, that's good to know. Our yard is not the average yard with a lawn. It is only for wildlife, not looks. Clover instead of grass, beneficial flowers, herbs, gardens, Sunflowers and trees everywhere. Our yard blooms! I love it:) I collected some berries today. I probably will not make jam, but will plant more trees for the birds. Sometimes the county and power company come along and cut the trees down on that side. On Earth day last year they came and butchered all the trees on one side of our yard. I was very upset! esh_ga, yes it is Nebraska. These trees are staying if I can help it. In fact I am going to plant lots more. We also have tons of Mulberry trees for the birds. They share a few berries with me when I am out in the gardens, lol. abgardeneer, our small acrage is not semi-wild, its Wild! Love it! I even saw some Milkweed pods today. Thank you everyone, I appreciate all the great information. Dianne

Looks evergreen and arborescent in photo, leaves don't really look like they have the same coloring, texture and veining of winterberry either. Surely this is something more on the order of Dahoon holly. This post was edited by bboy on Sun, Dec 15, 13 at 16:55

There are just a gazillion x infinity poisonous toxic things out there. Be proactive, no matter how old your dogs are, teach your dog the "Leave it" command. Here is a link that might be useful: Teach your dog the

Are you talking about the huisache tree. Acasia farnacia. You are actually seeing small gold/yellow balls of flowers. They are all in bloom. Often their blooms get wasted by a late freeze. Austin is on the northern edge of their range and even there, they are only alive in protected warm spots. They don't grow out by me. Here is a link that might be useful: Huisache tree