Acai berry

 
acai

  • super high in fatty acids, proteins, antioxidants

 

Amla / Amalika / Indian Gooseberry

 
gooseberry

  • native to India and used used in Ayurvedic
  • Sour taste

 

Barbados cherry

 
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  • Native to Caribbean and South America
  • not cold hardy
  • cherry like taste

 

Barberry

 
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  • landscape plant
  • Sour taste

 

Bearberry

 
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  • subarctic zones around the world
  • leaves used in folk medicine: arthritis, gout, pain, headaches, kidney stones

 

Bilberry

 
bilberry

  • Similar to blueberries
  • highly perishable, don’t transport well
  • good fresh jams, baked goods

 

Blackberry

 
blackberry

  • plants prefer moist fertile soils, mild winters

 

Blueberry

 
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  • Sweet,good fresh eating, sauces, baked goods
  • require acidic soil pH between 4.5 and 5.5
  • can be grow in containers

 

Black Mulberry

 
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  • grows in warm climates
  • good fresh,pies,jams,baked goods

 

Boysenberry

 
boysenberry-bush

  • cross of raspberries, blackberries, logan berries

 

Buffalo berry

 
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  • grows wild the Great Plains
  • good fresh, dried, baked goods

 

Bunchberry

 
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  • northern regions of North America
  • bland taste, birds like

 

Chokeberry

 
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  • drought tolerant, disease resistant, grow in shade
  • makes good wine, preserves
  • easy to grow 
  • tart fruit in jams, syrups

 

Cloudberry

 
cloudberry

  • grows cold, bland fruit

 

Cowberry

 
cowberry

  • tart red fruit
  • used in baked goods, preserves

 

Cranberry

 
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  • tart flavor
  • wetland fruits, acidic soil, constant moisture , long growing season

 

Currant

 
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  • cool moist conditions
  • rich tart flavor used for preserves, wines

 

Dewberry

 
dewberry-fruit

  • Wild blackberries
  • grows Pacific Northwest
  • Eat fresh, jams, baked goods
  • bitter taste

 

Elderberry

 
elderberry

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  • Similar to currants, makes fine wines, preserves, folk medicine
  • Grows cool moist regions

 

Farkleberry

 
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  • relative of blueberries,sometimes known as sparkleberry
  • relatively tasteless

 

Goji berry

 
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  • super food high in antioxidants
  • native to mountainous regions of China
  • tolerate drought, extreme heat and cold, poor soils

 

Gooseberry

 
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  • tart berries used in pies, preserves
  • thrive in cool areas, moist soils

 

Grape

 
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  • botanically classified as berries
  • red, green or black
  • juices, wines,baked goods jams

 

Holly berry

 
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  • Caution: Toxic- DO NOT EAT

  • Bright, red berries that grow on evergreen holly shrubs.

 

Huckleberry

 
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  • thrive in cool moist conditions
  • delicious fresh or in jams, baked goods

 

Indian Plum

 
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  • native to the Pacific Northwest
  • non-toxic

 

Ivy berry

 
ivy-berry

  • Caution: Toxic- DO NOT EAT

  • found on ivy plants

 

Juneberry

 
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  • tolerates drought cold winters and poor soil
  • fruit resembling blueberries

 

Juniper berry

 
juniper-berry

  • berries resemble blueberries
  • non toxic but is rarely eaten

 

Logan Berry

 
loganberry

  • cross between raspberry and blackberry
  • very distinct taste

 

Mistletoe berry

 
mistletoe

  • Caution: Toxic- DO NOT EAT

  • Landscaping shrub

 

Nannyberry

 
nanny

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  • grows wild northern woodland/ marshes
  • resembles chokecherries taste, syrups,preserves

 

 

Oregon Grape

 
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  • primarily landscaping shrub
  • tart, eaten fresh, wine, preserves
  • used medicinally: diarrhea, giardia, gallbladder disease

 

Persimmon

 
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  • Like tomatoes, are botanically classified as berry
  • native to Middle East/Asia
  • tart taste and mealy texture

 

Raspberry

 
raspberry

  • cold-hardy, sweet flavorful fruit

 

Red Mulberry

 
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  • similar to blackberries
  • fruit are highly perishable

 

Salmonberry

 
salmonberry

  • native to Alaska and Canada
  • resemble raspberries

 

Strawberry

 
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  • sweet, eat fresh, jams
  • Grow in fertile moist soil, full sun

 

Sugarberry

 
sugar-berry

  • yellow/orange fruit loved by birds

 

Tayberry

 
tayberry

  • cross between loganberry and black raspberry, sweet fruit
  • grows in moist fertile soil

 

Thimbleberry

 
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  • grow from Alaska to Mexico
  • fresh or jams

 

White Mulberry

 
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  • Native to China
  • fruit is bland

 

Wineberry

 
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  • wild raspberry considered invasive
  • fruit tart

 

Wintergreen

 
winter-berry

  • grows throughout Canada, northern United States
  • berry has acerbic taste

 

Young-berry

 
youngberry

  • cross between dewberry and blackberry
  • grown in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa

 

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