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Blackberries 7 images Created 6 Jul 2015

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  • Close-up of the native trailing blackberry, growing on the northern face of Rattlesnake Mountain in Western Washington. There is a myth told by the Stl'atl'imx and Coast Salish peoples of the Pacific Northwest that tells of a wife being chased up a tree by a jealous husband. The blood fell from the woman and became the blackberry.
    Trailing Blackberry
  • Sawtooth blackberries ripening on a vine in Northern Arkansas. While this bunch was still ripening, other batches had plenty of ripe wild balckberries to feast on!
    Sawtooth Blackberry
  • Considered to be the very best pie and jam blackberry, the native trailing blackberry (also called the Pacific blackberry, Douglas berry or and combinations of <fill-in-the-blank> dewberry, the small but very sweet hiker's treat is usually found low to the ground on vines that seem to grow over everything like logs, rocks and through thick mats of vegetation that can grow up to 15 feet long or more! These were found in an old-growth forest in the Woodard Bay Conservation Area just outside of Olympia, Washington.
    Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
  • The highly controversial and extremely invasive Himalayan blackberry is might be considered the classic success story if looked at from the the view of this extremely aggressive invasive plant. Why it is called the Himalayan blackberry is a mystery to me, but it originally comes from Armenia and Iran. Introduced to the East Coast of the United States in 1885, it is believed it was confused with a similar European species of blackberry and with the help of local birds who absolutely love the berries, it had reached reached the West Coast of North America. This plant grows fast, easily outcompetes native foliage and is extremely tough to eradicate. On the plus side, this particular blackberry puts out bumper-crops of blackberries every summer that are absolutely delicious. I often see bushes laid out flat on the ground under the weight of all the berries. These were found growing in the Woodard Bay Conservation Area just outside of Olympia, Washington.
    Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)
  • These native blackberries grow is such numbers that they will literally weigh the branches down to the ground. In fall, the leaves and roots can be made into a tea with several medicinal properties to treat a number of ailments. The berries can also be dried and eaten in the fall.
    Trailing Blackberry
  • Considered to be the very best pie and jam blackberry, the native trailing blackberry (also called the Pacific blackberry, Douglas berry or and combinations of <fill-in-the-blank> dewberry, the small but very sweet hiker's treat is usually found low to the ground on vines that seem to grow over everything like logs, rocks and through thick mats of vegetation that can grow up to 15 feet long or more! This not-quite-ripe-yet blackberry was found in an old-growth forest in the Woodard Bay Conservation Area just outside of Olympia, Washington.
    Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
  • The trailing blackberry is the only native blackberry to the Pacific Northwest. It is loaded with hellaciously sharp thorns that rip, sting, and can nearly entangle unsuspecting hikers, and in late summer this is more than made up for by the massive crop of delightfully sweet and bountiful blackberries!
    Trailing Blackberry