It is hard this year not to write something very descriptively of winterberry. This northern holly is now ablaze with an abundant colorful fruit crop alongside our roadsides in damp places and wetlands.
Even though parts of New Hampshire struggled with drought, we experienced, the summer must have been responsible for the abundant forage crops of these berries songbirds crave for overwintering. And winterberry serves its purpose well in these northern climes.
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