Now The Thimbleberry
Several weeks ago the first blooms of the bright pink Salmonberry showed along the paths we drive to get to the far flung hay fields. Now the stark white Thimbleberry blossoms are beginning to show along the same paths. Both blooms open on stalks that look a lot like raspberry canes with both of them thriving in the same areas.
Differing from the Salmonberry itself that can mature into fruit with differing shades of red and yellow, the Thimbleberries grow into small red pin cushion shaped berries. The Thimbleberries are waiting for the warmer weather of summer to develop the fruit that will fill the edges of the paths.
The Oregon Natives are a welcome sight and we will keep an eye on them as they ripen in an attempt of beat the birds and other critters to the delicious fruit.
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We always called these “dust berries” because they thrive along gravel roads and do not have the juiciness of most berries. Always good to see, even though.