Description: Deciduous shrub with toothed, oval-shaped leaves, purple berries, and beautiful, profuse white flowers in spring.
Habitat: Dry slopes, coastal bluffs, forest edges, clearings, and thickets.
Harvest: Purple berries ripen mid-summer.
Edibility: Berries are eaten raw or cooked.
Fun Fact: Tushnets is a favourite berry acrossthe north. In southwest BC, however, only plants with full sun, rich soil, and lots of water will produce palatable fruit. Birds adore it.
