They are safe to eat raw 1 0. Since cloudberries are very scarce, scientists are exploring the possibility of industrial scale biotechnology to produce more for human consumption Cloudberries are scarce and found in remote, boggy areas of the Northern Hemisphere.

They have a slightly tart, sweet taste. They contain powerful antioxidants known as ellagitannins that may protect against free radical damage and offer other health benefits. Huckleberry is the North American name for the berries of several plant species in the Vaccinium and Gaylussacia genera 14 , Wild huckleberries grow in mountainous regions, forests, bogs, and lake basins in Northwestern America and Western Canada.

The berries are small and either red, blue, or black. Ripe huckleberries are fairly sweet with a little tartness. Huckleberries are rich in powerful antioxidants, including anthocyanins and polyphenols. In fact, they contain more of these beneficial compounds than antioxidant-rich fruits like blueberries Diets rich in anthocyanins and polyphenols have been linked to impressive health benefits, including reduced inflammation, a lower risk of heart disease, and anticancer effects 17 , Huckleberries are fairly sweet with a little tartness and can be enjoyed fresh or cooked.

Gooseberries belong to two major groups — European gooseberries Ribes grossularia var. uva-crispa and American gooseberries Ribes hirtellum The berries are small, round, and vary from green to red or purple in color Gooseberries can be very tart or very sweet.

In addition, the same serving packs a whopping 6. They also contain the antioxidant protocatechuic acid, which has been shown to have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer effects in animal and test-tube studies Although these results are promising, more human research is needed to confirm these potential benefits.

Gooseberries can be tart or sweet and enjoyed fresh or cooked. Chokeberries typically grow in wet woods and swamps. There are three main species of chokeberry — the red chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia , black chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa , and purple chokeberry Aronia prunifolia Chokeberries are particularly high in vitamin K , a nutrient that supports bone health and is needed for important bodily functions, such as proper blood clotting 24 , 25 , These powerful plant compounds give chokeberries one of the highest antioxidant capacities of all fruits Chokeberries have a semisweet yet tart taste and can be enjoyed fresh or cooked.

Mulberries Morus are a group of flowering plants that belong to the Moraceae family. They grow in mild to subtropical regions in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Mulberries are multiple fruits, which means they grow in clusters Some species can be red or white.

Mulberries are juicy and sweet and can be enjoyed fresh or in pies, cordials, and herbal teas. This mineral is necessary for important processes in your body, such as growth, development, and blood cell production 3 , 29 , Test-tube and animal studies show that mulberry extract may help lower blood sugar levels , aid weight loss, fight cancer, and protect your brain from damage.

All of these benefits may be due to its high concentration of antioxidants, which include anthocyanins 31 , 32 , Mulberries are juicy, sweet berries that are delicious fresh or cooked.

Salmonberries are the fruit of the Rubus spectabilis plant, which belongs to the rose family. The plants are native to North America, where they can grow up to 6. Salmonberries are yellow to orange-red and look like blackberries. Manganese is essential for nutrient metabolism and bone health, and it has powerful antioxidant effects It grows 3—26 feet 1—8 meters high and produces edible fruit known as saskatoon berries.

They taste best when freshly picked. Culinary uses for wineberries are similar to blackberries and raspberries. Saskatoon serviceberry deciduous shrubs produce clusters of edible purple or dark blue berries. It has clusters of fragrant, white flowers in spring, attractive foliage, and orangey-red fall colors.

Its delicious, sweet blue berries ripen in early summer. In winter, the multi-stemmed shrub has light gray bark featuring horizontal stripes. The suckering Saskatoon serviceberry provides all-season interest in garden landscapes.

You can grow the drought-tolerant shrub as foundation plantings, hedges, screens, or specimen plants. Its intertwining branching habit makes it a great windbreak or security barrier.

The shrub grows 10 to 15 ft. Saskatoon serviceberry shrubs are hardy plants that withstand cold temperatures and various soil conditions.

The sweet, juicy berries are ideal for eating fresh or using in jams, jellies, and pies. Additionally, the sweet fruits attract birds and other wildlife. Also called sheepberry, nannyberry is a deciduous shrub producing clusters of dangling dark blue or black berries.

This multi-stemmed shrub features oval-shaped green leaves, flat-topped clusters of white flowers, shiny black berries, and stunning reddish-purple fall colors. Nannyberry shrubs can grow 10 to 20 ft. White-flowering nannyberry shrubs thrive in full sun or part shade.

Its upright, rounded shape with dense foliage and attractive berries make it popular in temperate climates. You can plant the shrub for hedging, screening, foundation planting , or as a specimen plant. It is suitable for USDA planting zones 2 to 8.

Nannyberries have a unique taste, described as sweet with hints of vanilla and spice. When fully ripe, they can be juicy and have a soft texture. However, when overripe, it looks like a wrinkled raisin with a bitter taste. Bearberry—also called kinnikinnick—is a small, spreading evergreen shrub with bright red edible berries.

Suitable as ground cover, barberry features a low-growth habit, whitish-pink urn-shaped flowers blooming in spring on red stems, and glossy red berries in the fall. The bushy, dense shrub grows 1 ft 0. An attractive feature of barberry shrubs is its small, leathery, dark green oval leaves.

These turn purple or red in winter, adding to the ornamental value of the shrubs. Bearberry shrubs form a dense mat of foliage. Landscaping uses include shrub borders, year-long ground cover, and erosion control.

The round red fruit on barberry shrubs has a relatively bland, mealy taste. The best way to consume the berries is to cook them to bring out their natural sweetness. Popular culinary uses for the berries include preserves, jams, or adding to stews and sauces. Seaberry—commonly called buckthorn —is a hardy, deciduous shrub producing clusters of bright orange berries.

Identifying features of the flowering shrub are its narrow, blue-green needle-like leaves, small, inconspicuous green flowers, and masses or deep orange berries covering the stems. Seaberry shrubs grow 7 to 13 ft.

Seaberry shrubs are known for their ability to withstand harsh conditions. The hardy plants are tolerant of drought, sea spray, full sun, and saline soils. Sea buckthorn orange berries are prized for their rich nutritional content. The fruits have one of the highest concentrations of vitamin C from all plant sources.

They are also rich in carotenoids, vitamin K, and vitamin E. Sea buckthorn berries have a sour, acidic taste resembling lemons. Common uses include making compotes, ice creams, jellies, or adding to salad dressings. Ugni fruit is a small evergreen bushy shrub producing delicious round, dark red berries that ripen in late summer.

The ornamental shrub blooms in spring with dangling clusters of pinkish-white bell-shaped flowers. It also has leathery, dark green leaves, creating lush, dense foliage. The sweet red berries taste like strawberries and passion fruit.

Also called Chilean guava, the decorative shrubs grow 3 to 6 ft. Ideal for pollinator gardens, the fragrant spring flowers attract bees and butterflies to garden landscapes. This highly versatile shrub is ideal for a hedge, border plant, foundation planting, or container use. In addition to being a beautiful and ornamental shrub, Ugni fruit is also valued for its edible berries.

Chilean wineberry is a small evergreen tree producing small, purple-black berries. The edible shiny black berries measure 0. The attractive tree blooms with white flowers in spring.

Its foliage is oval to lanceolate leaves with serrated edges growing on thin, flexible branches. Also called maqui, this versatile tree grows 12 to 15 ft. The multi-stemmed tree has a wide-spreading, compact shape, making it an attractive addition to mid-sized gardens.

It thrives in full sun but can tolerate partial shade. Maqui berries are prized for their taste and reported health benefits. In Chile, the berries are fermented and used to make wine.

However, they also are a great addition to smoothies, desserts, jams, and juices. Reports suggest that they contain the highest antioxidant level of any fruit. Oregon grape evergreen shrubs produce bunches of blue-black berries.

Native to western North America, the bushy plant is identified by its holly-like dark green, glossy leaves with spiny margins, clusters of bright yellow flowers , and edible grape-like berries in late summer. The dark blue berries have a waxy appearance.

Oregon grape shrubs grow 3 to 6 ft. Additionally, the yellow flowers and dark blue fruit attract wildlife like pollinators, hummingbirds, and songbirds.

Landscaping uses for Oregon grape shrubs include a hedge, screen, and foundation planting in shade gardens.

It also naturalizes well and can be planted in woodland or open areas. Its fruit is sweet and delicious straight off the tree and a popular ingredient in making jellies. Yew berries are bright red fruits that grow on yew trees and shrubs.

The berry-like fruits are fleshy seed-containing cones called arils. The scarlet-colored modified seed cones measure up to 0. Other features of yew plants are their flat, dark green needle leaves 1.

All other parts of yew shrubs, including the seeds, are highly toxic and should never be consumed. Yew berry shrubs for landscaping grow 6 to 15 ft. Hawthorn berries are small red fruits growing in abundant clusters on thorny trees.

The globose red berry-like pomes—called haws—can measure up to 1. Other characteristics of the shrubs are their branches covered with long thorns, small parsley-like lobed leaves with serrated margins, and star-shaped white to pink spring flowers.

Depending on the species, hawthorn shrubs or trees grow 15 to 40 ft. Thanks to the spiny branches, smaller cultivars are ideal for growing as an effective privacy hedge or barrier. The deciduous tree is covered in showy blooms in late spring.

However, the flowers emit an unpleasant scent. Hawthorn shrubs and trees are relatively low-maintenance and can tolerate a range of soil conditions, although they prefer well-draining soil. They thrive in full sun and are drought-tolerant in USDA zones 4 to 7.

Barberry is a versatile shrub known for its small oval red or dark blue berries. This diverse group of shrubs is known for their thorny branches, luscious, shiny foliage, showy orange or yellow flower clusters, and bright red berries.

The small berries measure 0. This shrub comes in a variety of species, each offering unique characteristics. Some varieties have small, oval leaves 0. Deciduous barberry shrubs have attractive red or pink fall colors. Although barberry fruits are classified as edible, the fruit of some species contain potentially toxic compounds.

However, the common barberry Berberis vulgaris has edible berries rich in vitamin C with a sharply acidic taste. Their high pectin content makes them ideal for jam-making. Nanking cherries are tasty, scarlet fruits that appear on cherry shrubs in early to mid-summer.

The deciduous shrubs grow up to 10 ft. Bright red Nanking cherries have a refreshing, sweet, and slightly tart flavor. The delicious cherries taste great from the shrub, or you can use them to make jams, jellies, and tarts.

Also called downy cherry or Shanghai cherry, the cherry shrubs are ideal for adding color to garden landscapes. They tolerate drought and heat and thrive in full sun to partial shade. Landscaping uses include shrub borders, windbreaks, flowering hedges, and a single specimen plant.

Pin cherry is a small deciduous tree or shrub producing showy red or burgundy berry-like drupes. The small edible fruits measure 0. The most outstanding feature of pin cherry trees is their spring blossoms. The tree blooms with clusters of five-petalled white flowers , each with up to seven flowers per umbel.

Apart from a spectacular floral display, the blossoms attract butterflies and pollinators. The cherry fruit trees are suitable for growing in landscapes in USDA zones 3 to 7.

Pin cherries are a valuable food source for birds and other wildlife. However, their sharp taste and small size mean they have limited culinary uses. However, you can pit the fruits and use them to make syrups, jellies, or jams.

Silver buffaloberry produces clusters of bright red, fleshy, berry-like drupes. The thorny, deciduous shrub has silver-gray scaly stems, slender elliptic silvery-green leaves, inconspicuous yellow flowers that bloom in the spring, and bright red pea-sized berries.

Silver buffaloberry shrubs grow 8 to 12 ft. Buffaloberry is a versatile shrub that thrives in cold, northern climates.

Its dense growth makes it ideal for mass plantings to create privacy screens , hedges, or windbreaks. It also tolerates various soil types, including dry, sandy, and poor soils. It is drought-tolerant and can thrive in hot, arid climates. This shrub also tolerates salt spray, making it suitable for coastal regions.

Buffaloberry is often used in landscaping for its attractive berries and silver foliage. You can plant it as a shrub border, windbreak, or wildlife habitat plant. The thorny branches can also provide security and discourage unwanted visitors.

American mountain ash is a densely branched deciduous shrub producing abundant clusters of bright red berries. The characteristics of the shrub or small tree are pinnately compound leaves, white flowers in spring, and pea-sized red berries that persist into winter.

Also called the rowan tree , the American mountain ash shrub grows 10 to 30 ft. It has slender branches forming an open, rounded crown. Its all-season appeal comes from the fact that the showy orange-red berries persist on the shrub through winter, adding a pop of color to barren landscapes.

Although American mountain ash berries are edible, they are not tasty. Fresh off the tree, they have a bitter taste, rich in tannins. However, you can prepare the berries by cooking them to make conserves, jams, and jellies and add to soups.

Bunchberry is a low-growing, mat-forming plant that produces bright red berry-like fruits. The prostrate dogwood plant is ideal for white-flowering ground cover , with four-petalled white flowers, dark green, lanceolate leaves, and red fruits.

In the fall, the deciduous perennial turns eye-catching wine-red or purple shades. As a type of dogwood plant, bunchberry grows in cool, moist forests and bogs. Its clusters of white flowers add a splash of color to spring gardens, and the red berries brighten landscapes in the fall.

Bunchberry perennials perform well in shady gardens or naturalized areas. You can grow it as a ground cover or for underplanting shrubs and trees. Bunchberries are slightly sweet and can be eaten raw or cooked, but because they are mealy, they are mainly used to make jams, pies, and other sweet desserts.

The strawberry tree has some of the most unusual berries from evergreen trees. The ornamental tree produces red fruits resembling strawberries. These reddish-orange fruits follow fragrant clusters of white, bell-shaped flowers. After emerging, the berries gradually ripen to yellow or red. The strawberry tree grows 6 to 15 ft.

It has multiple stems, giving it ornamental appeal as a small shrub. Landscaping uses for shrub-like trees are foundation planting, evergreen hedgerows, shrub borders, and container planting.

Its tolerance for salty air makes it ideal for coastal landscapes. In addition to its ornamental appeal, the strawberry tree is also known for its edible fruits. The fruits have a sweet but sometimes bland, mealy taste. They work well in jams, marmalades, jellies, or sauces.

Rose hips are the berry-like fruits from shrubs in the family Rosa. The showy edible fruits are typically red or orange and have a fleshy inside covering several hard seeds. While they are not true berries by the strictest botanical definition, rose hips are commonly referred to as berries in everyday language due to their fleshy fruit-like appearance and are rich in vitamin C, making them valuable for culinary and medicinal uses.

Traditional uses for rose hips include making jams, jellies, syrups, tea, and beverages. For example, rosehip tea blended with hibiscus is a tasty caffeine-free drink.

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Strawberry Papayas. Banana Sampler. Burro Bananas. Dragon Fruit White. Cactus Pears. Baby Pineapple Crate. Asian Pears Apple Pears. Manzano Bananas. Dragon Fruit Yellow. Sweet Young Coconuts. Dewberry is a trailing, thorny perennial shrub that produces delicious blackberries and attractive white flowers.

The black berry-like fruits are a cluster of aggregate drupelets with a bluish-waxy coating. Dewberry shrubs grow 6. The black berries have juicy flesh and a sweet yet tart flavor reminiscent of blackberries.

The edible berries are also a great food source for songbirds and small mammals in the fall. Also called European dewberry, the shrubs are a cross between raspberries and blackberries. Various hybrids have also been developed, most notably youngberries. Youngberry is a thorny, deciduous shrub producing dark red to black raspberry-like fruits.

The oval to conical-shaped red fruits have a sweet flavor without the tartness of blackberries. The vigorous shrub grows up to 5 ft. These blossom in spring with white flowers followed by dark, plumpish fruits ready for harvesting in late summer and early fall. In addition to producing fruit, youngberry shrubs are ideal for growing as a security hedge or privacy barrier.

Youngberry is known for its disease resistance and is a popular choice for home gardeners looking to grow their own berries. Thornless varieties are also available to make harvesting the juicy fruits easier.

The female juniper plants produce colorful berries, which are actually modified cones. Juniper berry is the fruit of a small evergreen coniferous shrub or tree in the family Cupressaceae. The blue or purple fruits are berry-like fleshy cones called arils.

The bluish-black flesh surrounds small seeds. The berry-like seeds emerge green and mature to purple-black. The common juniper shrub or tree features dark green scale-like leaves and can grow up to 33 ft. However, there are cultivars that can grow as a small creeping shrub that spreads up to 12 ft.

The most common use for juniper berries is to flavor gin. In some cuisines, the tasty berries are used as a spice. They have a sharp, distinct flavor that compliments meat and game dishes.

Despite being an edible berry, some species of juniper berries are too bitter to eat. Kiwi berries are green or reddish fruits like small plums or grapes.

The oval fruits grow on woody climbing vines. The green berries have smooth skin and look like traditional miniature kiwi fruit. Cutting the berries open reveals green flesh, black seeds, and a yellowish-green center.

Kiwi berry vines grow up to 30 ft. They bloom in spring with white, cup-shaped flowers that emit sweet fragrances. The berry-producing vines are popular due to the sweet flavor of their fruits.

In addition to providing tasty kiwi berries, Actinidia arguta has tremendous ornamental value in landscapes. The vigorous vine can scramble over sturdy trellises, arbors, or pergolas in USDA hardiness zones 3 to 8.

Additionally, you can train the twining vines to grow over a fence to create a hedge, privacy screen, or natural barrier. Loganberry is a deciduous hybrid berry plant that produces large, juicy, dark red berries on thornless canes.

The juicy berry-like fruits are a cross between a blackberry and a raspberry. The berries measure 0. Loganberry shrubs thrive in full sun and grow 5 ft. The vigorous shrub blooms in spring with white flowers followed by deep red fruits that look like large blackberries.

The flowers and fruits benefit wildlife gardens by attracting bees, pollinators, and birds. Ripe loganberries are ready for harvesting in summer.

The versatile berries are ideal for making sweet jams, pies, desserts, and beverages. They are also rich in antioxidants and vitamins, making them a healthy addition to any diet.

Like most fruits from shrubs in the genus Rubus , they are high in vitamin C. Marionberry is a hybrid blackberry that produces large, juicy, flavorful berries. Growing on thorny stems, the plump blackberry-like fruits ripen from green to red, then shiny, deep purple or black.

Other features of the deciduous shrub are its vining canes, compound, triangular leaves with serrated margins, and white flowers. Marionberry shrubs can grow up to 20 ft. However, in garden landscapes, they typically grow 4 ft.

The berry-like fruits are ready for harvesting in early to late summer. In gardens, you can prune the shrubby vines to grow on trellises or fences. Marionberries have a sweet-tart flavor and are delicious fresh off the shrub or used in jams, syrups, ice cream, pies, and other desserts.

They have a high yield and resistance to diseases. This makes the berries ideal for growing in low-maintenance fruit gardens. Tayberry is a hybrid shrub producing berries that are a cross between a blackberry and a red raspberry. This vigorous, thorny shrub produces delicious, reddish-purple cone-shaped berries with a sweet-tart taste.

The conical fruits grow 1. Tayberry shrubs thrive in full sun to partial shade and require well-draining soil. The red aggregate fruits are ready to harvest in mid-summer and are delicious straight off the plant.

Compared to loganberries, they have a sweeter, less acidic taste. Culinary uses for the edible berries include jams, jellies, pies, and desserts.

Thimbleberry is a deciduous shrub bearing vibrant red, round berries. Thimbleberry shrubs grow 4 to 8 ft. Its hardiness range is USDA zones 3 to Landscaping uses for thimbleberries include informal hedges, foundation planting, soil erosion control, and protective barriers.

Japanese wineberry is a prickly, deciduous shrub with unique red-purple stems and clusters of raspberry-like edible fruits. Features of this thorny shrub include bright green leaves with serrated heart-shaped leaflets, reddish stems, and white or red star-shaped flowers.

The fruiting shrub grows up to 10 ft. This type of Japanese raspberry shrub has roundish berry-like fruits measuring 0. Native to East Asia, wineberries have vigorous growth and can become invasive. Apart from growing the shrub for its delicious berries, landscaping uses include an informal hedge or training it to grow against a fence, trellis, or wall.

The taste of Japanese wineberries is said to be like raspberries, with a sweet flavor. They taste best when freshly picked. Culinary uses for wineberries are similar to blackberries and raspberries.

Saskatoon serviceberry deciduous shrubs produce clusters of edible purple or dark blue berries. It has clusters of fragrant, white flowers in spring, attractive foliage, and orangey-red fall colors.

Its delicious, sweet blue berries ripen in early summer. In winter, the multi-stemmed shrub has light gray bark featuring horizontal stripes. The suckering Saskatoon serviceberry provides all-season interest in garden landscapes.

You can grow the drought-tolerant shrub as foundation plantings, hedges, screens, or specimen plants. Its intertwining branching habit makes it a great windbreak or security barrier. The shrub grows 10 to 15 ft. Saskatoon serviceberry shrubs are hardy plants that withstand cold temperatures and various soil conditions.

The sweet, juicy berries are ideal for eating fresh or using in jams, jellies, and pies. Additionally, the sweet fruits attract birds and other wildlife. Also called sheepberry, nannyberry is a deciduous shrub producing clusters of dangling dark blue or black berries.

This multi-stemmed shrub features oval-shaped green leaves, flat-topped clusters of white flowers, shiny black berries, and stunning reddish-purple fall colors. Nannyberry shrubs can grow 10 to 20 ft. White-flowering nannyberry shrubs thrive in full sun or part shade.

Its upright, rounded shape with dense foliage and attractive berries make it popular in temperate climates. You can plant the shrub for hedging, screening, foundation planting , or as a specimen plant. It is suitable for USDA planting zones 2 to 8. Nannyberries have a unique taste, described as sweet with hints of vanilla and spice.

When fully ripe, they can be juicy and have a soft texture. However, when overripe, it looks like a wrinkled raisin with a bitter taste. Bearberry—also called kinnikinnick—is a small, spreading evergreen shrub with bright red edible berries.

Suitable as ground cover, barberry features a low-growth habit, whitish-pink urn-shaped flowers blooming in spring on red stems, and glossy red berries in the fall.

The bushy, dense shrub grows 1 ft 0. An attractive feature of barberry shrubs is its small, leathery, dark green oval leaves.

These turn purple or red in winter, adding to the ornamental value of the shrubs. Bearberry shrubs form a dense mat of foliage.

Landscaping uses include shrub borders, year-long ground cover, and erosion control. The round red fruit on barberry shrubs has a relatively bland, mealy taste. The best way to consume the berries is to cook them to bring out their natural sweetness. Popular culinary uses for the berries include preserves, jams, or adding to stews and sauces.

Seaberry—commonly called buckthorn —is a hardy, deciduous shrub producing clusters of bright orange berries. Identifying features of the flowering shrub are its narrow, blue-green needle-like leaves, small, inconspicuous green flowers, and masses or deep orange berries covering the stems.

Seaberry shrubs grow 7 to 13 ft. Seaberry shrubs are known for their ability to withstand harsh conditions. The hardy plants are tolerant of drought, sea spray, full sun, and saline soils. Sea buckthorn orange berries are prized for their rich nutritional content.

The fruits have one of the highest concentrations of vitamin C from all plant sources. They are also rich in carotenoids, vitamin K, and vitamin E.

Sea buckthorn berries have a sour, acidic taste resembling lemons. Common uses include making compotes, ice creams, jellies, or adding to salad dressings. Ugni fruit is a small evergreen bushy shrub producing delicious round, dark red berries that ripen in late summer.

The ornamental shrub blooms in spring with dangling clusters of pinkish-white bell-shaped flowers. It also has leathery, dark green leaves, creating lush, dense foliage. The sweet red berries taste like strawberries and passion fruit.

Also called Chilean guava, the decorative shrubs grow 3 to 6 ft. Ideal for pollinator gardens, the fragrant spring flowers attract bees and butterflies to garden landscapes. This highly versatile shrub is ideal for a hedge, border plant, foundation planting, or container use.

In addition to being a beautiful and ornamental shrub, Ugni fruit is also valued for its edible berries. Chilean wineberry is a small evergreen tree producing small, purple-black berries.

The edible shiny black berries measure 0. The attractive tree blooms with white flowers in spring. Its foliage is oval to lanceolate leaves with serrated edges growing on thin, flexible branches.

Also called maqui, this versatile tree grows 12 to 15 ft. The multi-stemmed tree has a wide-spreading, compact shape, making it an attractive addition to mid-sized gardens.

It thrives in full sun but can tolerate partial shade. Maqui berries are prized for their taste and reported health benefits. In Chile, the berries are fermented and used to make wine. However, they also are a great addition to smoothies, desserts, jams, and juices.

Reports suggest that they contain the highest antioxidant level of any fruit. Oregon grape evergreen shrubs produce bunches of blue-black berries. Native to western North America, the bushy plant is identified by its holly-like dark green, glossy leaves with spiny margins, clusters of bright yellow flowers , and edible grape-like berries in late summer.

The dark blue berries have a waxy appearance. Oregon grape shrubs grow 3 to 6 ft. Additionally, the yellow flowers and dark blue fruit attract wildlife like pollinators, hummingbirds, and songbirds.

Landscaping uses for Oregon grape shrubs include a hedge, screen, and foundation planting in shade gardens. It also naturalizes well and can be planted in woodland or open areas. Its fruit is sweet and delicious straight off the tree and a popular ingredient in making jellies.

Yew berries are bright red fruits that grow on yew trees and shrubs. The berry-like fruits are fleshy seed-containing cones called arils.

The scarlet-colored modified seed cones measure up to 0. Other features of yew plants are their flat, dark green needle leaves 1. All other parts of yew shrubs, including the seeds, are highly toxic and should never be consumed. Yew berry shrubs for landscaping grow 6 to 15 ft.

Hawthorn berries are small red fruits growing in abundant clusters on thorny trees. The globose red berry-like pomes—called haws—can measure up to 1. Other characteristics of the shrubs are their branches covered with long thorns, small parsley-like lobed leaves with serrated margins, and star-shaped white to pink spring flowers.

Depending on the species, hawthorn shrubs or trees grow 15 to 40 ft. Thanks to the spiny branches, smaller cultivars are ideal for growing as an effective privacy hedge or barrier. The deciduous tree is covered in showy blooms in late spring. However, the flowers emit an unpleasant scent. Hawthorn shrubs and trees are relatively low-maintenance and can tolerate a range of soil conditions, although they prefer well-draining soil.

They thrive in full sun and are drought-tolerant in USDA zones 4 to 7. Barberry is a versatile shrub known for its small oval red or dark blue berries.

This diverse group of shrubs is known for their thorny branches, luscious, shiny foliage, showy orange or yellow flower clusters, and bright red berries. The small berries measure 0. This shrub comes in a variety of species, each offering unique characteristics.

Some varieties have small, oval leaves 0. Deciduous barberry shrubs have attractive red or pink fall colors. Although barberry fruits are classified as edible, the fruit of some species contain potentially toxic compounds. However, the common barberry Berberis vulgaris has edible berries rich in vitamin C with a sharply acidic taste.

Their high pectin content makes them ideal for jam-making. Nanking cherries are tasty, scarlet fruits that appear on cherry shrubs in early to mid-summer.

The deciduous shrubs grow up to 10 ft. Bright red Nanking cherries have a refreshing, sweet, and slightly tart flavor. The delicious cherries taste great from the shrub, or you can use them to make jams, jellies, and tarts.

Also called downy cherry or Shanghai cherry, the cherry shrubs are ideal for adding color to garden landscapes.

They tolerate drought and heat and thrive in full sun to partial shade. Landscaping uses include shrub borders, windbreaks, flowering hedges, and a single specimen plant. Pin cherry is a small deciduous tree or shrub producing showy red or burgundy berry-like drupes.

The small edible fruits measure 0. The most outstanding feature of pin cherry trees is their spring blossoms. The tree blooms with clusters of five-petalled white flowers , each with up to seven flowers per umbel.

Apart from a spectacular floral display, the blossoms attract butterflies and pollinators. The cherry fruit trees are suitable for growing in landscapes in USDA zones 3 to 7. Pin cherries are a valuable food source for birds and other wildlife.

However, their sharp taste and small size mean they have limited culinary uses. However, you can pit the fruits and use them to make syrups, jellies, or jams.

Silver buffaloberry produces clusters of bright red, fleshy, berry-like drupes. The thorny, deciduous shrub has silver-gray scaly stems, slender elliptic silvery-green leaves, inconspicuous yellow flowers that bloom in the spring, and bright red pea-sized berries. Silver buffaloberry shrubs grow 8 to 12 ft.

Buffaloberry is a versatile shrub that thrives in cold, northern climates. Its dense growth makes it ideal for mass plantings to create privacy screens , hedges, or windbreaks.

It also tolerates various soil types, including dry, sandy, and poor soils. It is drought-tolerant and can thrive in hot, arid climates. This shrub also tolerates salt spray, making it suitable for coastal regions. Buffaloberry is often used in landscaping for its attractive berries and silver foliage.

You can plant it as a shrub border, windbreak, or wildlife habitat plant. The thorny branches can also provide security and discourage unwanted visitors.

American mountain ash is a densely branched deciduous shrub producing abundant clusters of bright red berries. The characteristics of the shrub or small tree are pinnately compound leaves, white flowers in spring, and pea-sized red berries that persist into winter.

Also called the rowan tree , the American mountain ash shrub grows 10 to 30 ft. It has slender branches forming an open, rounded crown. Its all-season appeal comes from the fact that the showy orange-red berries persist on the shrub through winter, adding a pop of color to barren landscapes. Although American mountain ash berries are edible, they are not tasty.

Fresh off the tree, they have a bitter taste, rich in tannins. However, you can prepare the berries by cooking them to make conserves, jams, and jellies and add to soups. Bunchberry is a low-growing, mat-forming plant that produces bright red berry-like fruits.

The prostrate dogwood plant is ideal for white-flowering ground cover , with four-petalled white flowers, dark green, lanceolate leaves, and red fruits. In the fall, the deciduous perennial turns eye-catching wine-red or purple shades. As a type of dogwood plant, bunchberry grows in cool, moist forests and bogs.

Its clusters of white flowers add a splash of color to spring gardens, and the red berries brighten landscapes in the fall. Bunchberry perennials perform well in shady gardens or naturalized areas. You can grow it as a ground cover or for underplanting shrubs and trees.

Bunchberries are slightly sweet and can be eaten raw or cooked, but because they are mealy, they are mainly used to make jams, pies, and other sweet desserts.

The strawberry tree has some of the most unusual berries from evergreen trees. The ornamental tree produces red fruits resembling strawberries.

These reddish-orange fruits follow fragrant clusters of white, bell-shaped flowers. After emerging, the berries gradually ripen to yellow or red. The strawberry tree grows 6 to 15 ft. It has multiple stems, giving it ornamental appeal as a small shrub.

Landscaping uses for shrub-like trees are foundation planting, evergreen hedgerows, shrub borders, and container planting. Its tolerance for salty air makes it ideal for coastal landscapes.

In addition to its ornamental appeal, the strawberry tree is also known for its edible fruits. The fruits have a sweet but sometimes bland, mealy taste. They work well in jams, marmalades, jellies, or sauces.

Rose hips are the berry-like fruits from shrubs in the family Rosa. The showy edible fruits are typically red or orange and have a fleshy inside covering several hard seeds.

While they are not true berries by the strictest botanical definition, rose hips are commonly referred to as berries in everyday language due to their fleshy fruit-like appearance and are rich in vitamin C, making them valuable for culinary and medicinal uses.

Traditional uses for rose hips include making jams, jellies, syrups, tea, and beverages. For example, rosehip tea blended with hibiscus is a tasty caffeine-free drink. In some European countries, people use the berry-like fruits to make brandies, soups, or mead. Rose hips also have potential health benefits.

Research shows that the fruits are high in vitamin C and antioxidants. Traditionally, rosehip preparations have been used to boost the immune system and improve digestion.