Mary Fisher wrote:

"Michael" wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:

"Michael" wrote in message
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Isn't *this* a mouth-watering little morsel? Found it about 12 feet
from my front door a couple of days ago. :-)
What's a salmonberry?

Mary

Rubus spectabilis.
http://images.google.com/images?svnu...&q=salmonberry
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrol...eet.cfm?ID=253

It's a wild berry - close relative to raspberries and blackberries, but a
tall bush instead of a cane - that grows here on the west coast. Not as
flavourful as its cousins and sometimes a little bitter, but *very*
juicy... it makes a good flavouring (especially combined with rhubarb)
for custard-based pies, among other things. :-)

Tha nks. We don't have it here.

Some cultivars *are* available from seed or from cuttings if you'd like to
try such a thing in your garden. Tasty berries (and *beautiful* flowers),
but the plant isn't an abundant fruit producr... and if not kept in check,
it can be pretty invasive.