Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Thornless wild bramble with enormous velvety maple-like leaves and large, fragile scarlet berries shaped like thimbles.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Berries, Shoots, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Intensely fragrant, sweet-tart, velvety, and floral—often described as the most flavorful wild berry on Earth. — Gently picked and eaten fresh on the spot (too delicate to transport commercially); Cooked immediately into the famous Keweenaw Peninsula thimbleberry jam; Folded into fresh scones and clotted cream

Habitat & North American Range

Shaded ravines, moist forest openings, stream edges, and montane slopes. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)