looking for thimbleberry shoots

hey you permies in the great NW! I'm on a mission to grow every type of northern wild cane berries. i currently have wild Maine raspberries, arctic raspberries, dewberries. black cap raspberries, wild northern blackberries and many cultivated types of raspberries. on my to get list are northern thimble berries and cloudberries. was wondering if any of you folks in the northern parts of the NW have a cold hardy to at least z 4 thimble berry growing near you and if you wouldn't mind digging 3-4 small shoots , wrap the roots in wet newspaper and ship them to me? i have a paypal account. to get you the money for shipping costs plus a little more for your time. it would be greatly appreciated! i have many types of fruit bushes from all over the world i could trade some cuttings / seeds with you also. thanks for your time.

Hi are these the ones you're looking for?

Zone: sunshine coast of BC, Canada.  (map says zone 9a...not sure all some maps use the same numbers)

berries: called thimble, red, exceedingly delicious, come out in June, not prolific,  will dry on the bush without falling off when old but slip off as you reach for them if perfectly ripe.

they grow on the edges of Forrest if blackberries are reined in. Deer love the fresh leaves.

If you think they will arrive and will coach me on how to pack them up I'd be happy to send them to you.  there are no ripe berries now so I took a pic of some leaves.

I have thimbleberries, too, though my zone is only 8a/7b, not nearly as cold hardy as you're probably looking for...

Genevieve Higgs wrote:Hi are these the ones you're looking for?

Zone: sunshine coast of BC, Canada.  (map says zone 9a...not sure all some maps use the same numbers)

berries: called thimble, red, exceedingly delicious, come out in June, not prolific,  will dry on the bush without falling off when old but slip off as you reach for them if perfectly ripe.

they grow on the edges of Forrest if blackberries are reined in. Deer love the fresh leaves.

If you think they will arrive and will coach me on how to pack them up I'd be happy to send them to you.  there are no ripe berries now so I took a pic of some leaves.

thanks for the offer but bring them in from canada is near impossible, otherwise id take you up on it.

Nicole Alderman wrote:I have thimbleberries, too, though my zone is only 8a/7b, not nearly as cold hardy as you're probably looking for...

thanks! id like to try and get them from at least a z 4 area or they probably won't make it here. I'm in z 3b.

I live in the same climate zone as you (3A specifically), on the North shore of lake superior. I see thimbleberry all the time in the forests around here. If you're still looking, I can collect a sample later in the year when I come across a healthy specimen if you like.

I've seen the odd cloudberry but they are much less prolific.

Nick Kitchener wrote:I live in the same climate zone as you (3A specifically), on the North shore of lake superior. I see thimbleberry all the time in the forests around here. If you're still looking, I can collect a sample later in the year when I come across a healthy specimen if you like.

I've seen the odd cloudberry but they are much less prolific.

i appreciate the offer but by time they get thru customs they won't make it. i found some thru Oikios that came from northern michigan, last year. planted 5. 4 made it. can't wait to taste the berries! still looking for a U.S cloudberry source.

Try Sean at edibleacres.org for thimbleberry, i believe he’s in zone 5

thanks Tripp!

steve bossie wrote:cold hardy to at least z 4 thimble berry ... 3-4 small shoots , wrap the roots in wet newspaper and ship them to me

Did you ever get some? Of not I am pretty sure I can still find some berries clinging to last year's canes.

They take a while to establish from seeds but up side is at takes almost no work this way and you can always grow a biennial or short term perennial alongside to shelter them a bit while they are young

PM your address and i will mail you some in and envelope or anyone else for that matter

Ra Kenworth wrote:

steve bossie wrote:cold hardy to at least z 4 thimble berry ... 3-4 small shoots , wrap the roots in wet newspaper and ship them to me

Did you ever get some? Of not I am pretty sure I can still find some berries clinging to last year's canes.

They take a while to establish from seeds but up side is at takes almost no work this way and you can always grow a biennial or short term perennial alongside to shelter them a bit while they are young

PM your address and i will mail you some in and envelope or anyone else for that matter

i did have some but they were very unproductive so i removed them. thanks though.