Blueberry

Wild Edible — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:51:34 +0000

Blueberries

Most people who live in Canada or the United States are very familiar with wild Blueberries. They often grow in open, sunny areas, and variations are found in many north temperate climates around the world. Among other common names, Blueberries are also known at Huckleberries, Bilberries, and Deerberries.

The Blueberry is a shrub which can vary from one to several feet in height. They have elliptical, alternate, simple leaves, and in the spring, their flowers are typically white, bell-shaped, and are said to be edible as well. The berries are typically harvested in summer or early fall, and go from green to dark blue, black, or red as they ripen.

Blueberry Bush

Leaf of the Blueberry Bush

Blackberries

Wild Edible — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:58:34 +0000

Wild Blackberry

Blackberries are a widespread, and well-known group of several hundred species, found native throughout the temperate northern hemisphere and South America. Vigorous and growing rapidly in woods, scrub, hillsides and hedgerows, blackberry shrubs tolerate poor soils, readily colonizing wasteland, ditches and vacant lots.

Wild Blackberry Flower

It has tall, thorny, arching cane up to 9 feet tall, with palmate-compound, pear-shaped, finely toothed leaves.
In the spring, the flowers are white or pink, 5 petaled, and radially symmetrical with many bushy stamens. The fruit is available in late summer and early fall in the Northwest, can be easily recognized by practically everybody, and can be eaten raw.

Wild Edible Blackberry Bush

Outdoor Edibles » Bush/Shrub

Blueberry

Blackberries