Rubus occidentalis
Black Raspberry
Family Rosaceae
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Use
Raw, Jam, Tea, Salad, Cooked. Fruit can be eaten raw, made into jams, or baked into baked goods. The leaves can also be used for tea and the shoots can be used in a salad.
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Description
Growth Form: Angular, arching stems. Grow in bramble form as a thorny shrub.
Leaves: 3-7 Leaflets of ranging sizes.
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Leaves
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Fruit
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Flowers: White 5-petaled. Appear from April to July.
Fruits: Red fruit that turns black when ripe. Seeds clustered together. Available from June to September
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Habitat and Range
Sunny areas. Thickets or edges of pastures across the Northeastern United States.
Season
Shoots harvested in spring. Leaves and fruit harvested in summer.
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Branch
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Fun Facts
Black raspberries are indigenous to North America; the cross between a blackberry and a raspberry dates back to 1893 in Geneva, New York.
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