30: Spice bush. Twigs can be boiled. Berries later. (Prospect Park, Mar 3, 2024)

1: Common spice bush (Central Park, Mar 19, 2000)

2: Common spice bush closeup (Central Park, Mar 19, 2000)

3: Common Spice Bush (Prospect Park, Mar 25, 2000)

4: Common Spice Bush. Closeup of the flowers. See the bugs? (Prospect Park, Mar 25, 2000)

10: Common spice bush (Crestwood Riverside, Apr 14, 2001)

11: Common spice bush flower (Crestwood Riverside, Apr 14, 2001)

12: Common spice bush flower closeup. Too early. (Prospect Park, Apr 22, 2001)

18: Spicebush. You don't eat. Makes tea. Native Americans used it for fever. (Central Park, May 8, 2005)

19: Spicebush. Leaves closeup. (Central Park, May 8, 2005)

5: Common spice bush. For a tea must be fresh leaves. (Alley Pond Park (Woods), May 14, 2000)

6: Common spice bush. Has alternating leaves. Leaves only good for tea. Berries in Fall are like allspice. (Prospect Park, May 27, 2000)

20: Common spice bush. Leaves in tear drip shape. Use leaves for teas. Note smooth edges on leaves. Has red berries in the Fall. Like allspice. (Central Park, May 30, 2005)

7: Common spice bush (Central Park, Jun 10, 2000)

8: Common spice bush with immature berries. (Central Park, Jun 10, 2000)

21: Common spice bush. (Prospect Park, Jul 1, 2006)

22: Another common spice bush. (Prospect Park, Jul 1, 2006)

13: Common spice bush. Berries not ready until Fall. Can crush leaves and make tea. (Forest Park, Jul 4, 2001)

14: Common spice bush. Berry closeup. (Forest Park, Jul 4, 2001)

23: Common spice bush. (Forest Park, Jul 4, 2011)

24: Common spice bush. (Forest Park, Jul 4, 2011)

25: Common spice bush. (Forest Park, Jul 4, 2011)

15: Common spicebush. (Prospect Park, Jul 8, 2001)

16: Common spice bush berry. (Prospect Park, Jul 8, 2001)

9: Common spice bush. Berries in September. Leaves now for tea. (Prospect Park, Jul 9, 2000)

26: Common spice bush. (Inwood Park, Jul 17, 2011)

27: Common spice bush. (Inwood Park, Jul 17, 2011)

28: Common spice bush. (Inwood Park, Jul 17, 2011)

17: Common spice bush. (Prospect Park, Jul 29, 2001)

29: Common spice bush. Bark is like salted pretzels. Steep the twigs in boiling water for 20 minutes to make a tea. Must be fresh wood, and not dried wood. Red berries used as seasonaing. Too strong to eat. The bush has a large assortment of leaf sizes. (Prospect Park, Dec 2, 2023)