Wild Berries & Fruits Field Guide of Minnesota, Wisconsin and... by Teresa Marrone

'Generally, you can go anywhere along the edge of a woods, along power lines, along any trail.'Ībout 150 years ago, Lee said, the St. They like partial sun or even full sun,' Lee said. 'Most of the fruit-producing native species like edges. Most Stearns County parks of any size have at least a smattering of raspberries and blackberries besides early-season strawberries. Generally speaking, DNR parks and trails information officer Amy Barrett said, the DNR doesn't recommend certain parks because it doesn't want to decimate a source of food for wildlife.Ĭounty parks are another option. She suggests telling park staff, who might divulge spots worth searching, why you're there. Marrone recommends beginners start with state parks. But into August and later, we've got plenty of red raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, wild grapes, wild plums, chokecherries, ground cherries, elderberries and autumn olives.) (The best blueberry habitat is farther north. Two experts were willing to talk more generally about good spots to seek out the wild berries and fruits most commonly found in Central Minnesota.

How Uncle Mike never revealed the location of that blueberry patch.īerry patches are like fishing holes. How long it must have taken to pick all those berries. Whenever I find wild blueberries along a trail, I think about those pies. We devoured them in two single-crust pies. Great Uncle Steve picked them somewhere near his cabin on the Iron Range. Once a year, we got a heavy brown box in the mail filled with fresh, wild blueberries. Beware of toxic look-alikes and toxic parts of plants that produce edible fruit or berries.Among them: red raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, wild grapes, wild plums, chokecherries.

In August and later Central Minnesota's wild areas provide a variety of berries and other fruits.

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Wild Berries & Fruits Field Guide of Minnesota, Wisconsin and... by Teresa Marrone