Thimbleberry (Ep 7) - Botany with Brit

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Did you know that the average ripe berry lasts less than 2 days on the plant before a bird gets to it?
Thimbleberry is one of the most delicious berries in the Pacific Northwest, and it is not widely known in the way that raspberries and blackberries are largely because it is not commercially shippable. The sweet red berries have a tendency to fall apart easily and would not stand up to the tortures of trucks, but they are fantastic when eaten fresh.
Not only are the fruits tasty, but they give the plant its cute name. The berries are domed in a way that makes them fit perfectly on the pad of your finger, rather like a thimble. Just one of these berries contains 70-125 seeds, but the plant also spreads through rhizomes, resulting in lush thickets. And best of all, the plant is unarmed! There are no thorns to stab you as you reach for that red berry.
The berries and shoots were eaten by all indigenous Northwest peoples. The young shoots can be eaten raw as a green vegetable, and they are high in Vitamin C, as are the berries. The plant was also used medicinally: the dried powdered leaves were applied to wounds to prevent scarring and a tea made of the leaves was used to treat anemia.
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[@zwhirlwhorled7570]

Never seen the ones with white flowers. We got the ones with pink flower in the North east. Got to live in the north west some, WA. Couldnt believe how many different types of berries.

[@ravennelson827]

well done....

[@ravennelson827]

As I've seen you are here but not most of the time ???

[@melanieparker4759]

I just love your show! "They're unarmed." Best description ever.😍

[@BotanywithBrit]

:-)

[@mnuphonathon625]

Berry basket! Love it.

[@keithbeard6221]

So delightful!

[@BotanywithBrit]

Thanks Keith!

[@ggnazarene2749]

We're looking forward to the pie you'll be making for Pastor Dan (your Uncle!)

[@BotanywithBrit]

The birds beat me to the berries!

[@bridgetanne8242]

They look like raspberries.

[@BotanywithBrit]

But taste better (in my opinion!) :)