A fresh red berry, believed to be a wineberry.
Back in July we started seeing wild berries ripening along the forest trails, and some of the red ones really stood out, being so bright and beautiful. At first glance we thought these were raspberries, but upon further research I believe they’re actually wineberries, an invasive species in the same genus as raspberries and blackberries that was introduced to North America as breeding stock for raspberries. And as so often happens, it spread very aggressively from then on.
A small cluster of berries, some still forming.
Berries are on their way!
The biggest factor that leads me to believe these are wineberries instead of raspberries is the color the the stems. Wineberry stems are covered in red hairs that give their stems a very reddish look. Raspberries lack these hairs so their stems aren’t so red.
Notice the red stems, leading to my belief these are wineberries.
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