Black Raspberry
|
 |
 |
|
Black Raspberry Cane
|
|
Black raspberries are among the best of the brambles, and the earliest to appear. Like other brambles, they're arching, thorny shrubs with palmate-compound leaves (leaf subdivisions originate from the same point).
|
 |
|
Black Raspberry Cane in Flower
|
|
A waxy, blue green bloom you can rub off with your finger covers this sparsely thorny shrub. The three sharply double-toothed leaflets are white underneath. The white to pink flowers appear in mid- to late spring, in flattish clusters of 3-7 individuals. |
 |
|
Black Raspberry Flower
|
|
The hollow (blackberries aren't hollow), purple, black faceted berries, which are 1/2 inch across, appear in early summer.
|
 |
|
Black Raspberry
|
|
Look for these tasty berries in thickets from the East Coast to the Rockies, but not in the Deep South.
|
 |
|
Black Raspberries
|
|
Of course, if black raspberries don’t grown in your area, you can substitute your local raspberries for black raspberries in recipes.
|
 |
| Foraging for Brambles An article by "Wildman" Vegetarian Journal, Issue 3, 2006 |