Toyon (Christmas Berry) Harvest

[@ammorales1524]

Wow! I cannot wait for my Toyon to grow and bear fruits! Thanks for this video I learned a few ways to prepare the berries for consumption.

[@Bryan-sj8ys]

I'm loving the videos on the California Natives!

[@coletakara8848]

Ugh, wish I could have gone! As usual your videos are entertaining and informational. Looked really fun! Enjoy your Holiday!

[@EarthenRangers]

Thank you Cole! We're hoping to do another harvest soon, for another special fall-fruiting species. I'll keep you posted.

[@dtanders78]

Super cool video! I've always wondered about these when I see them hiking

[@dunedainrangers1309]

Haha, that looks familiar! :) Enjoy the harvest season!

[@EarthenRangers]

I like how we both, unknowingly, had a Toyon video planned within the same week. Rangers think alike?

[@hitindahead]

Cool video. What would you say they taste similar to?

[@ReneeEatsSouffle]

Would you happen to know the name of those toxic toyon-like berries? I'm trying to identify the plant in my yard and it looks just like that. Would love to know, thanks!

[@cynthiar.mendoza5449]

ReneeEatsSouffle did you ever find out the name? I have a similar plant in my yard.

[@seychellesjac]

Cynthia Mendoza There are three common ones. The one he showed is Nandina domestica, heavenly bamboo. Other common, sometimes invasive, yard berry-bearers are pyracantha and cotoneaster. All are toxic. And (unusual for a berry) heavenly bamboo is actually toxic to birds.

[@shawndunn8370]

how long would you recommend dehydrating them in the oven for? and at what temperature?

[@EarthenRangers]

Anywhere between 250-300 degrees for roughly 10-15 minutes. You'll have to check them often, or you might end up burning them, like I did in the video :)

[@MrsBrim]

I got poisoned when I touched this berry idk why