Thimbleberry
November 9, 2022
By Adam Huggins
Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
- Hul’qumi’num Name: t’uqwum’
- Description: Deciduous shrub up to 3m, with soft, fuzzy palmate leaves, large white flowers, and delicious thimble-shaped red berries.
- Habitat: Moist sites in part-shade to full sun.
- Harvest: Soft red berries ripen continuously from mid to late summer.
- Edibility: Berries are best eaten fresh, but also make tasty jams and baked goods.
- Fun Fact: Thimbleberry is closely related to raspberries, blackberries, and salmonberries, but is soft and free of sharp prickles. The leaves make great toilet paper.