The safety of juniper berries as a food item is questionable since abdominal cramps and diarrhea have been reported when large amounts were eaten. Dogwood Tree A spring flowering tree which bears pink or white flowers. In the fall, bright red berries appear at the point where the leaves meet the branches. Dogwood berries are not toxic when eaten, but there have been reports of rashes after skin contact with the tree. Honeysuckle A woody climbing vine that produces sweetly fragrant white or yellow flowers.
Children often like to suck the honey from the flowers in the spring.
In the fall, the vine produces red or orange berries. Neither the flowers nor the berries are reported to be poisonous. An evergreen shrub with orange-red and yellow berries which grow in clusters. The bright colored berries make it a popular landscaping choice. Cotoneaster An evergreen shrub that tends to grow upright with long branches rather than as a bush.