Can You Eat Osoberry?

The fruits of osoberry are edible and resemble small plums which are dark blue when ripe. Indigenous peoples of the Americas include osoberry in their diets, make tea of the bark, and chew its twigs to use as a mild anesthetic and aphrodisiac.

Is the Indian plum edible?

Indian plum fruit is edible for humans but is often bitter, even when fully ripe. Native Americans ate the fruit fresh, dried, or cooked.

What does Indian plum taste like?

Suckers around the base of shrub may be divided in fall or winter. Use by People: Indian Plums were eaten in small quantities fresh, cooked, or dried by Native Americans. Flavor of unripe fruit is bitter and astringent, but they become more palatable when they are fully ripe.