For the most part, wild apple trees look a lot like domestic apple trees…only a bit wilder. Wild apples are some of the easiest fruits to identify in the landscape. Please do your own research to make sure you can positively ID each plant species before attempting to consume any wild berries, and know that there are sometimes poisonous look-alikes depending on the species.) Apples and Crabapples (Malus Sp.) It’s a jumping-off point, to help open your eyes to the abundance of wild fruit available. (Keep in mind, while there are pictures and descriptions of each edible wild berry species, this is not an identification guide. Witherod or Northern Wild Raisin (Viburnum cassinoides or V.Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus and R.Solomon’s Plume or False Solomon’s Seal (Maianthemum racemosum).Saskatoons or Serviceberries (Amelanchier Sp.).Nannyberry or Sheepberry ( Viburnum lentago).Mountain Ash or Rowan Berry (Sorbus sp.).Mock Strawberry or Indian Strawberry (Duchesnea indica).Hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides or V.Guelder Rose, Highbush Cranberry or Squashberry ( Viburnum oplus, V.Cranberry (Vaccinium Subgenus Oxycoccus sp.).Blueberry (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus sp.).Blackcaps or Black Raspberries ( Rubus occidentalis & R.Aronia Berries or Chokeberries (Aronia sp.).Cloudberries are one of the few things we’ve cant harvest locally here, but this way, I can try them without a trip to the Nordics. If there are particular species you’d like to try, but you just can’t seem to find them locally, most of these are available online from foraged market fresh in season, or frozen the rest of the year. If I’ve missed any that you know, please leave me a note in the comments, as I’m always excited to learn about new wild edible plants. The list below covers all the edible wild berries and wild fruits that I know, and each is covered in detail in its own section. If you’re just looking for a list of edible wild fruit to add to your foraging bucket list, I’ve got you covered. They’re extremely tart, so ironically, some of the few edible wild berries that are not spectacular fresh in the field. She was excited because orange is her favorite color, but that smile changed when she tried it. My daughter holding a sea buckthorn fruit. Sometimes you’ve gotta use every trick in the book when rangling the world’s most stubborn two-year-old, and I’d rather bribe with tasty wild edibles than just about anything else in the world… Knowing there are wild berries growing in the parking lot will get a reluctant toddler to head for the car, and there’s nothing that’ll motivate an impromptu hike like the promise of thimbleberries. These days, most of my foraging is done with my two young pre-schoolers along for the adventure, and when you’re foraging with kids, wild berries are always a winner. These very same fruits are prime candidates for urban foraging too! Native edible berries are a favorite for landscape plantings in strip mall parking lots since they often are low maintenance, have showy spring blossoms, and attract songbirds all summer long. Still, you don’t have to be out in the sticks to harvest wild fruit. There are few things that beat the deep, rich, sweet flavor of a Saskatoon berry and most years, wild apples can be harvested by the truckload in rural areas with little effort. I’ll happily dive into cooking up thorny bull thistle plants or processing bark into flour, but sometimes the most satisfying things to forage are those that you can pop right into your mouth without a fuss. Our world really is just bursting with wild edibles, provided you know where to look…ĭon’t get me wrong, I love a good foraging challenge. That same day we also came across four different nut species, and nearly a dozen edible and medicinal mushroom species. This fall, my children and I harvested 23 different species of wild berries and fruits on one two-hour hike.
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Wild fruits within the same genus tend to prefer similar habitats, which means when you stumble onto a patch of wild berries, there are likely other similar tasty edibles nearby. That makes them very accessible for beginners and provides a sweet bit of instant gratification. Wild berries and fruits often don’t require preparation and cooking, unlike roots and greens. Edible wild berries and fruit are some of the most rewarding things to find when you’re out foraging wild edible plants.
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