Can anyone ID these berries? They are growing in several places on my property. Appear to be some type of black or raspberry.
The main reason I'm asking is that the canes are very similar to the berry plants I tried to grow.
I did taste a little piece and while not very sweet did taste ok.
Any help would be appreciated
BB
Another pic
Looks like what we call "dew berry" here. Vines stay low to the ground and fruit is sour unless located in a sunny place with regular water. Rubus trivialis might be it as this is the southern form.
http://ghs.gresham.k12.or.us/science/ps/nature/gorge/5petal/rose/rubus/dew.htm
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=RUFL
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53002/
Thanks
BB
They look like black raspberries to me. I have them all over in the woods.
Michelle in Michigan
They are not raspberries. They look like wild blackberries to me. If the vines are trailing they are dewberries. If they are upright they are blackberries.
RED
No doubt - they are not raspberries - fruit shape is wrong for raspberries.
What does trailing mean?
Sorry I'm new at fruit
BB
BB. Blackberries grow upright on stiff stems called canes. Dewberries grow on limber vines which run on the ground or up over anything they can fine. Dewberries are usually softer than blackberries but the general appearance is the same. In full sun, they are delicious, but a real pain to pick. Raspberries have a unique flavor unlike anything else. yo should have no trouble identifying them. Also the core separates when you pick them, unlike blackberries and dewberries where you actually eat the core.
Thanks Farmerdill!
Around here, new growth on dewberries is reddish. They grow alongside fence lines and unfortunately elsewhere. I anticipate having more plants next year as this year's crop of calves discovered them and took to walking along the fence lines looking for ripe ones. They didn't seem to mind all those tiny thorns. I didn't get many this year. They are good. On the down side, if they grow where they are not wanted, they are very difficult to eradicate as any root node left in the ground will sprout a new plant. RoundUp may knock it down somewhat, but doesn't kill it completely.
