SC - Apples for Cider

[Angus]

Here in Maryland, we have two versions of plants that have woody staks ending in
brownish-red berries.  One has the stalk standing upright, with the berries at
the termination of the stalk, looking something like a trunk of a tree with the
leafy crown issuing from it.  The other has the woody stalk, but the berry bunch
hangs off in a droopy fashion.  From your picture, I assume that the second one
is the sumac to which you refer.  I had gathered from previous discussions that
it was the former.

Can you clear up my quandry?

Kiri

margali wrote:

> Well, if you want to see a picture, I have put it on my website:
>
>  http://www.geocities.com/marilyntraber/therock.html
>
> the single berry between the marker and the fruiting body is about the
> size of a coriander seed, or about 3/16 of an inch in diameter. It is a
> bit fuzzy, but not so much as a peach. Texturally, it is like a pink or
> green peppercorn, or a juniper berry. It has a hard central seed with a
> thin papery husk on it after drying. It sort of has to be ground with
> something like salt to keep it from turning into a paste.
> margali
>
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