Though the term berry has a precise botanical
definition, in common usage it generally
refers to small fruits borne on bushes and low
plants, not trees. Most of our familiar berries
are natives of northern woodlands.
Caneberries: Blackberries, Raspberries,
and Relatives Caneberries are fruits of the
genus Rubus, which grows naturally across
most of the temperate northern hemisphere in
the form of long thin, thorny stalks, or canes.
There are hundreds of species of blackberry
native to both Europe and the Americas, but
just a few species of raspberry. Serious
caneberry cultivation probably began around
1500, and a number of blackberry-raspberry
hybrids have been created, including
boysenberry, loganberry, youngberry, and
tayberry from American species, the Bedford
giant from European species. Less familiar
caneberries include cloudberries, a yellow-
orange Scandinavian fruit, and dark red,