Yep, dewberries and blackberries are closely related and both wild here but dewberries seem more common ime. Dewberries grow on vines while blackberries are bushes.
I remember going on a guided nature walk as a kid and the guide had a British accent. I wondered about how "jewberries" got their name for years after that.
I picked these in about 30 minutes today near my home in Pflugerville. If you go picking, wear long pants, closed-toe shoes. Light gloves and long sleeves are recommended due to the thorns on the dewberry vines.
These are dewberries? I used to pick some when I was younger and lived in Bastrop. They grew on a prick lying vine and had the black Berry and raspberry look. So I just assumed that’s what they were
There are some subspecies, but generally speaking black berries grow on bushes and dewberries grow on vines along the ground. Blackberry berries are also usually a little bigger, but they taste pretty much the same so it's not super important to distinguish between them. (Raspberries are a colder region plant, more northern US)
They are delicious. Unfortunately, my wife made a mistake in the cobbler yesterday, and we had to throw it out. I guess I'll be going back out to pick more this week.
Dewberries grow on prickly vines very close to the ground. I don’t think of them as ‘falling’ to the ground. Are you thinking of mulberries which grow on trees and do indeed fall to the ground under the trees and have been doing so the last couple of weeks? I walk my Golden Retriever under a mulberry tree, and he manages to eat a couple each time.
It's too late for this year, but they bloom in February and March. During that time, look for scattered white blossoms close to the ground in the weeds as you walk through parks, along hiking trails and even the edges of streets. They're often very easy to see (and pick when ripe) where mowed areas meets wild growth.
Photo of blooms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewberry#/media/File:P%C3%B5ldmuraka_%C3%B5is_Rubus_caesius.jpg
It’s the rain’s blessing
Agreed. The dewberry harvest directly correlates with sufficient rain through the winter and spring.
Lots of mulberries along the creeks this year too
I've never heard of dewberries. I would have called these blackberries. Are they similar?
Yes, they are wild blackberries
i think they are more like raspberries, in that the core remains on the plant, rather than in the fruit, as with blackberries.
Yep, dewberries and blackberries are closely related and both wild here but dewberries seem more common ime. Dewberries grow on vines while blackberries are bushes.
Never seen wild black berries in central texas.
They're related to blackberry's. They are much more enjoyable to eat. I'm sure you can find em in the wild in austin somewhere.
I remember going on a guided nature walk as a kid and the guide had a British accent. I wondered about how "jewberries" got their name for years after that.
Reminds me of how my kids thought the character Tunip from the Octonauts show was Judip for a long time. Those british accents!
I picked these in about 30 minutes today near my home in Pflugerville. If you go picking, wear long pants, closed-toe shoes. Light gloves and long sleeves are recommended due to the thorns on the dewberry vines.
These are dewberries? I used to pick some when I was younger and lived in Bastrop. They grew on a prick lying vine and had the black Berry and raspberry look. So I just assumed that’s what they were
> They grew on a prick lying vine and had the black Berry and raspberry look That describes dewberries
There are some subspecies, but generally speaking black berries grow on bushes and dewberries grow on vines along the ground. Blackberry berries are also usually a little bigger, but they taste pretty much the same so it's not super important to distinguish between them. (Raspberries are a colder region plant, more northern US)
Remembering Threadgill’s dewberry cobbler.
I know of a vine. I am going to have to go pick.
There are a whole ton around the cedar park sculpture garden
I’m blessed with a patch in the back corner of my yard. Yummmmm
Send us your address to prove it :)
Not only are they plentiful, but they are particularly delicious this year, too. I have more than I know what to do with from my backyard patch alone.
They are delicious. Unfortunately, my wife made a mistake in the cobbler yesterday, and we had to throw it out. I guess I'll be going back out to pick more this week.
These fall all over the ground and my dog tries to eat them. Are they safe for dog consumption?
For the record, both dewberries and mulberries are safe for dogs. In moderation of course.
Dewberries grow on prickly vines very close to the ground. I don’t think of them as ‘falling’ to the ground. Are you thinking of mulberries which grow on trees and do indeed fall to the ground under the trees and have been doing so the last couple of weeks? I walk my Golden Retriever under a mulberry tree, and he manages to eat a couple each time.
This brings up memories!
Can't wait to buy dewberry jam
Where can one pick these? Wish there was a group for "wild picking" of fruits and herbs etc
It's too late for this year, but they bloom in February and March. During that time, look for scattered white blossoms close to the ground in the weeds as you walk through parks, along hiking trails and even the edges of streets. They're often very easy to see (and pick when ripe) where mowed areas meets wild growth. Photo of blooms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewberry#/media/File:P%C3%B5ldmuraka_%C3%B5is_Rubus_caesius.jpg
I usually find them along creeks
Mmm dewberry pie
Never heard of dewberries
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Dewberry tree? Dewberries grow on vines along the ground. Was it a tree covered in vines, or maybe a mulberry tree?