Are Pyracantha Berries Poisonous?

Pyracantha is an evergreen shrub often used in landscaping. The shrub typically has plentiful orange-red berries and needle-like thorns. The berries have not been shown to be toxic to animals or humans, although swallowing large amounts might cause some mild stomach upset.

Can people eat pyracantha berries?

The fact is, pyracantha berries are entirely edible and there is at least one recipe I've discovered for pyracantha jelly. If you have a surplus of pyracantha berries this fall and would just as soon the birds did not rob you of them, you might enjoy the taste of pyracantha jelly.

Who eats pyracantha berries?

Its orange-red berries ripen from October through January when wintering birds are looking for sustenance. Waxwings love them, as do robins, bluebirds, mockingbirds, towhees, purple finches, band-tailed pigeons, California quail - at least 20 species.