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Grow wild in and near my yard. wineberry (Original Post)
elleng
Jul 2021
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leftieNanner
(15,743 posts)1. Are they thimbleberries? nt
enough
(13,466 posts)2. Around here we call them wine berries. NT
sazemisery
(2,611 posts)3. Looks like wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
elleng
(136,833 posts)4. YES, you got it!
My neighbor/landlord reminds me, every year.
WhiteTara
(30,227 posts)5. are they good to eat?
They're very pretty.
elleng
(136,833 posts)6. Delicious!
MLAA
(18,675 posts)7. Time to bake a pie, or convince someone to bake it if you deliver the berries!
elleng
(136,833 posts)8. Too few on my bushes, but neighbors have done so in the past,
their triplets (now 20-somethings) collected them from along the path, and baked. The family isn't here now, but MAYBE this weekend.
MLAA
(18,675 posts)10. I'd say you live in a paradise! Birds, deer, berries!
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,952 posts)9. Ooh wineberries
Delicious little fruits
Got blackberries galore out where I live.
They'll be ready in about a week.
eppur_se_muova
(37,665 posts)12. Invasive species. :(
Eat all you want, just don't help them spread.
NutmegYankee
(16,336 posts)13. Despite how tasty they are, I rip them out.
They are highly invasive and produce bramble patches that are impenetrable for animals because they are so thorny. Connecticut actually has a $100 fine for cultivating them.
I grow the native black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) instead.