Elderberries Draw Birds to Yards This berry information is for birdwatchers. Berry bushes are a great method to attract birds to your yard. Beautiful cedar waxwings, which rarely visit feeders, will eat fruit.
Raspberries Are Brighter Than You Think You undoubtedly knew raspberries are red, but not that they're multicolored. They come in gold, purple, and black. Black raspberries are smaller than store red raspberries and used for cooking.
Consider Restrictions Before Planting These Berries Currants and gooseberries were forbidden in the U.S. until 1966. They hosted white pine blister rust, which kills white pines. Some states have limits. Growing these berries may require a permission in those states.
Grow Blueberries in Your Backyard Put down supermarket blueberries! Growing these luscious fruits in your garden is easier than you think, but you need the right conditions. Blueberries like 4–5 pH soil. Consider testing your soil before planting blueberries to regulate pH.
A Banana's Technical Classification May Surprise You Bananas are berries, but you probably never knew that. A banana is a berry since it comes from a single-ovary blossom. Modern varieties are seedless.
Cherries Are Not Berries Although they share a name, cherries are stone fruits, not berries. Other stone fruits are peaches, plums, and apricots.
Some Blackberries Lack Thorns Despite having fewer colors than raspberries, blackberries can be thorned or not.