thimbleberry
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Succulent, peachy salmonberries and velvety thimbleberry bush fronds flank the entrance to the trail, blanketed in soft shade from the outstretched limbs of towering Western red cedar, Douglas fir and hemlock.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
June burst into bloom—daisies, larkspur, meadowsweet and thyme, foxglove and thimbleberry, purple thistle flowers, and yellow whorls of blooming fennel.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
The youngest Miss Piper leaped upon the rail of a fence, and with the stalk of a thimbleberry in her mouth swung her small feet to and fro and surveyed him dispassionately.
From Under the Redwoods by Harte, Bret
Green parrots went scolding and laughing down the thimbleberry hedges that bordered the cornfields, as much at home out of doors as within.
From A New England girlhood, outlined from memory (Beverly, MA) by Larcom, Lucy
Chicory, St. John’s wort, thimbleberries and other plants and herbs grow wild on the property.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
Hats, in general, are as signature to the U.P. as Lilly Pulitzer prints are to Palm Beach, Fla. For edible treats, try Mackinac Island fudge or jam made from thimbleberries.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2021
In season, it attracts hikers and campers, who pluck and eat the wild blueberries and thimbleberries in late July and August.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2016
This has been a barrier for most residential architects, who rarely set their fees in acorns and thimbleberries.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2014
Then as now, the Northwest Coast, thick with fruit and fruits de mer, was a gatherer’s paradise: wild strawberries, wild blueberries, soapberries, huckleberries, thimbleberries, salmonberries; clams, cockles, mussels, oysters; flounder, hake, salmon.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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