Buy Rubus parviflorus

This slowly-spreading, multi-stemmed, clump forming 4-8' non-spiny shrub makes a decorative, undemanding woodland hedge with its large, soft-green, maple-like leaves. Lovely bright-white, tissue-paper flowers in spring ripen to bright, tart, red-raspberry fruits which are good eaten fresh or in preserves. A native of western North America, from Alaska to California and over to the Great Lakes. The fruit is high in vitamin C and a tea from the roots and leaves has been used to treat dysentery. PSh-Sh/M

Heavily used in revegation projects thimbleberry is a somewhat interesting suckering shrub, to 4', with white flowers and red berries. It perfers moist soil but is tolerant of some late summer drought. It may be considerably hardier than we give it credit.

This deciduous shrub grows 4' tall by 6' wide Thimbleberry can be used in the landscape as an accent, for the edible fruit, erosion control on damp slopes, and as a ground cover. The notable white flowers (3/4 - 2') emerge spring through summer, and the fruits are an important food source for many birds and mammals. Bark is an attractive reddish brown. This shrub prefers moisture and good drainage. Native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond. The leaves, stems and berries are browsed by deer and bears. The berries are an important food source to many species of birds and small mammals. Nectar eaten by butterflies. Native American peoples ate the berries fresh or preserved. Found in found in moist to dry soil, wooded to open areas from sea level to sub alpine. Communitites located in Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Wetland-riparian Between 0 and 8202 feet.