You mention the thimbleberry is common in the PNW , as a child we visited my Grandmother yearly in the U. P of Michigan and always enjoyed picking thimbleberrys and making jam to last us till next trip. A family favorite.

my raspberries love the shade, i would try this one in a wild zone 4 garden. thx for the share love it

If you want to pick them to eat later, pick them green and they'll slowly ripen. I read somewhere that that was how Native Americans did it, and gave it a shot on one of my hikes. Worked perfectly.

I've found them wild in Pennsylvania, very interesting flavor.

Yay! Shade loving! That's one berry I haven't planted yet. Think I'll order some. I have lots of shady areas to grow them:) Thank you!

Angela. Great channel. Thank you!

Hi Angela, I loved your video about thimbleberries. I am planning on adding some in my shade garden this year. Please update us with a harvest video this growing season ! :D

I found these in the wild and ate em today. Delicious

Great info, really helpful.

Wonderful-thanks!

Very interesting. I love rasberries. I may have tried thimble berries in the woods.

Very interesting.

They grow wild here in the Sierra Nevada. I recently bought a plant for my yard, and I can't wait to try the berries.

Hi Angela, Thank you for this video. I have been considering planting thimbleberries for a while and this video really helped me. I am wondering, how many plants did you plant for your thimbleberry patch? looks beautiful.

i found a lot growing on some of my work sites , they are so tasty and i didnt have an issue with them on how delicate they are. lake tahoe nevada at about 6300 ft. late september 2019

Thank you.

These taste nothing like raspberries to me and they are the most delicious fruit ever

Finally got a few thimble barriers...tasted nice. I think mine are getting too much sun. I'm thinking of planting another small tree just for additional shade, not sure. Mine are way smaller. I have them growing under a pine tree.

Do you know if these will tolerate growing near a black walnut? Thank you. I greatly appreciate your videos.

Got my first thimbleberry plant this past Spring and planted it in a morning/early-afternoon sun location. It grew like crazy - very large leaves and the cane is thick. Had to stake it as the leaves were so bountiful and large, parts of the plant drooped considerably under the weight. Didn't know what to expect - glad to hear they bear fruit in the second year. Question 1. As it's now full-on Autumn with a typically cold Zone 5b winter looming, I wanted to ask if it should be cut back for winter? As you'd said in the video that they aren't pretty in winter, because of the bare cane, I'd guess we shouldn't cut them back - is this the case? Question 2. I'd started to remove the dead leaves as they are yellow and limp, but wondered if they should be left to fall and keep the soil covered, or removed? Question 3. Related to location - I hadn't planned on leaving the thimbleberry bush in its current location, where I planted it while preparing other areas for planting. So, I need to know if it's wise to leave it where it's been thriving, or move it to a shadier spot, and, if moved, should it be done in Fall or Spring? Thanks - really enjoy your videos.

Hi I live in the west coast Scotland Was thinking of buying a thimble Bettey plant. but can only find seeds assuming it takes two years from seed to fruit ? The same as raspberries. Any hints tips and advice would be greatly appreciated looking to add diversification my garden callum.

Rubus parvifollus is native to Asia and Australia, it also has pink flowers. Rubus rosifolius has white flowers and is also native to Asia and Australia 🇦🇺

I keep getting lots of flowers but no barriers...I had three separate bushes, all died but one. I finally got just the right amount of shade, I believe. The one plant I moved to the shade is spreading like crazy. Do I need a male/female plant??

Thimbleberries like full sun. Salmonberries are the ones that need heavy shade.

Can you tell me why I get lots of flows but only one or two berries? They don't seem to be growing very high but they are spreading out.

Thank you. Are they very aggressive spreaders? Do their roots damage foundations if next to a house? I have been wondering what to do with a shady area. I've wanted berries but in a tight, sharply sloped space, thorns are not ideal. Thimble berries seem like a good alternative.

I have a similar fruit that is very dark red. Is this also a thimbleberry?

do the seeds need to be cold stratified before planting?

Is this a temperate plant? I see seeds for them on Etsy. The seller is in Hawaii.

You never respond...why is that? WRT my previous unread post, it if helps anyone, this year I installed a temporary shade sail to shield my thimbleberries from the very strong morning sun/heat and it appears to have really helped. I still keep getting lots of flowers but not barriers. Not sure what I make of that...my plants are on a slope under a large pine tree. they don't appear to have any real need for watering. The biggest mystery is why I seldom get more that a berry or two. The plants look very healthy. I really like these plants so might even get some more and try another play in my yard that is shady but not under a pine tree.

Are the canes on a 2 year life cycle like raspberries?

What did you say sam bucas olive berries?

how to divide them?

In my experience they are much tastier than raspberries. Well, maybe I should say: more sweet and less tart. Also, these shouldn't be confused with what are called thimbleberries "back east" (Rubis odoratus as opposed to our own Rubus parviflorus) the fruit of which ie R. odoratus, to my mind resembles far more closely the domestic raspberries one finds at a U-pick or supermarket.

Thimbleberry is not a raspberry

I wuz eetin thimble berries when u wuz a thought in ur great grandmaz dreams. Ratio of flesh to seed? When ur lost in da wood of Pacific nord wed u eat it an doe keddud dog nadurg ug da bododee

They aren’t raspberries…? They aren’t related to raspberries anymore than a rose hip is. It’s a little misleading just because they have the same genus to say they’re raspberries. That would be like saying an apricot is an almond or a cherry.