Can you help me identify these berries.....?

[Evelien]

Meh, my nails break way too easily . I wouldn't want them as long as yours (hard to play the guitar with 'em then lol) but a bit longer than they'll grow now would be nice...

[SetsunaKou]

Wow! Thanks guys!!!! Your input is really helping!! I think we're getting close!! ^.~

And the general consensus seems to think they're poisonous!!! ^^

Kittyasaurus-san, thanks for the link!! I went through it a bit and the 'gallberry' seems close, but again, the leaves and tree aren't right.

So.....I'll keep digging into this!!!!

Thanks for your comments and advice again, everyone!!!! :hugs to kittyasaurus-san, dhawktx-san, Chrystal-san and AmberRose-san for your help!!:

P.S. Evelien-san, I really love my long nails, but you're right---I've been told by my piano teacher that in order to play the instrument properly, I'd need to cut them. 0_o I have played the violin with my nails, but nothing really serious or well done. Just for fun or Halloween, etc.

Besides, I have zero time for playing or practicing violin or piano anymore, so my nails don't need to go! ^^ :laughs: Thanks for writing!!!! :hugs:

[Sorean]

Admittedly trees aren't my forte, but I think it looks like some variety of hackberry. There are many varieties that grow in the US, both native and introduced. Several varieties have those wavy leaves, and if I recall, they are prone to crossbreeding in the wild. They fruit late in late summer or fall, and the drupes get darker as they age, which seems to match to me. Not 100% sure, but just another idea to pursue.

[magkelly]

Black Nightshade I think. Leaves and berries look about right. They're pretty common all over, and yes, they are toxic to eat though as I recall they make a pretty dye.