June 18, 2026

Black Raspberries (Rubus occidentalis).

They’re beginning to ripen up here, much to the delight of oodles of animals including many bird species like catbirds, finches, wild turkeys, robins, blue jays, and cardinals. Mammals such as raccoons, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, deer, bears, mice, opossums, and foxes also enjoy the berries.

The stems of Black Raspberry bushes have a unique color of bluish-green, with a coating of powdery, waxy whitish-gray, called a glaucous bloom, making it easy to identify during the offseason.

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