Wine Berries (Rubus Phoenicolasius)

Native to Asia, Wine Berries resemble raspberries but have a dark red, wine-like color when ripe. They have three leaves like raspberries but that are a little rounder and wrinkly. Their stem is wine colored. When the berries start to appear they form in a sticky hairy pod that opens up into the berry that is light red at first then ripens to dark red. The plant grows in fields, open woods, and thickets, often in partially shaded habitats. Wine Berries ripen in July/August and are perfect for making jams, jellies, fruit leather, pies, or eating raw.

In this video below you will learn how to properly identify and harvest wineberries. They are an invasive berry that are similar to raspberries but a little sweeter. Since they are invasive that means they will choke out native species so you are doing nature a favor by eating them!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC8NQREtq2Q

We will be harvesting these berries in my upcoming forage walk on 7/27 at 10 am in Middletown, CT. To find out more information about forage walks with Erik go to chiforhealing.com. For any questions contact erik@chiforhealing.com