Black rasberries ... yum .... we sell Black Chokeberry bushes, which produce, YES! ... chokeberries!! I remember, as a kiddo ... collecting these from my Dad's bushes ... they make wondrous jams and turn the tips of your fingers blue after picking them ... which is a plus, of course ... also clothes, shoes ... etc ... etc ...
Speaking of blue finger tips ~~ have you ever hulled walnuts. Disgusting. Not only your finger tips but, eventually, your entire hand turns black. I've often wondered if that's where the Black Hand originated.
ISB, would you please put on your simply gorgeous plant hat and tell me if you have ever heard of/do you know anything about Jacobina? I have Jacobina ~~ that's what my Mom called them ~~ plants that are about 40 years old. They are beautiful and, since they don't like being spliced and rooted, I've looked high and low at nurseries in CA and came up knowing less than I thought I knew. Any suggestions?