Huckleberries? (yard, tree, property)

[breer23]

are the red ones perhaps chokecherries?

[Torrie]

Trace, it's hard to tell from the pictures, but I don't think they're huckleberries. They'll have a taste similar to blueberries, with a nutty twist. It's funny, but depending on where you pick them, they're flavor may vary....some taste sweeter to me and some taste nuttier. I believe they're more likely to flourish on a shaded hillside.

I remember when we were trying to figure out what a huckleberry was- I bit into this round black berry, OMG, nasty! It left such a bitter taste in my mouth, I'll never forget it, but hey, I survived! Just make sure you bring something to wash your mouth out and to eat, in case you make the same mistake I did, lol.

[mistyriver]

Huckleberries prefer sunny hillsides and are always a bush not a tree.

Cascara Buckthorn:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/lisainnorthidaho/IMG_1482.jpg (broken link)
Also, the berry has a seed in it.

The red berries are not chokecherries. Chokecherries are black when ripe and hang in clusters on tall bushes.
They are (without a doubt), rose hips in the second picture. I have tons of them here and we've harvested them to make rose hip jelly and teas.

[Ellwood]

My husband is originally from ID and still loves Huckleberry Jam on his peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Problem is we live on the east coast, so every time we are in Boise visiting family, we bring it home. With the extra charge for luggage now, I guess we can find a place that will ship to us. Any one know of a place that would ship huckleberry jam?

[mistyriver]

Originally Posted by Ellwood

My husband is originally from ID and still loves Huckleberry Jam on his peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Problem is we live on the east coast, so every time we are in Boise visiting family, we bring it home. With the extra charge for luggage now, I guess we can find a place that will ship to us. Any one know of a place that would ship huckleberry jam?

Try here:
Leonard Paul Store

[Ellwood]

Originally Posted by mistyriverranch

Try here:
Leonard Paul Store

Thanks so much!!!!!

[Torrie]

Originally Posted by mistyriverranch

Huckleberries prefer sunny hillsides and are always a bush not a tree.

Cascara Buckthorn:

Also, the berry has a seed in it.

The red berries are not chokecherries. Chokecherries are black when ripe and hang in clusters on tall bushes.
They are (without a doubt), rose hips in the second picture. I have tons of them here and we've harvested them to make rose hip jelly and teas.

Huckleberries flourish in the shaded areas down this way, I can't speak for Northern Idaho, but I can tell you when you pick over here, I find them to be more prolific on shaded hillsides than out in fully exposed areas. When I say shaded, I don't mean that they receive no sun, it's just not direct hot sun all day long, at least that's what I've noticed in the picking I've been doing the past 6 years. Even when I picked over at Mt. Adams in WA, the area was shaded more than full sun exposure.

[Torrie]

Originally Posted by Ellwood

My husband is originally from ID and still loves Huckleberry Jam on his peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Problem is we live on the east coast, so every time we are in Boise visiting family, we bring it home. With the extra charge for luggage now, I guess we can find a place that will ship to us. Any one know of a place that would ship huckleberry jam?

Here's another one. Try googling it, I noticed a lot of different places when I did. This one's from Montana.


Huckleberry Jam & Gourmet Huckleberry Products.

[LillyLillyLilly]

Originally Posted by mistyriverranch

Huckleberries prefer sunny hillsides and are always a bush not a tree.

Cascara Buckthorn:

Also, the berry has a seed in it.

The red berries are not chokecherries. Chokecherries are black when ripe and hang in clusters on tall bushes.
They are (without a doubt), rose hips in the second picture. I have tons of them here and we've harvested them to make rose hip jelly and teas.

There are both red and black chokecherries. Where I grew up in Northern NV, they were on trees with slenderish gray trunks. Never saw a chokecherry bush, but maybe they look like bushes before they grow up?

[Trace_Rinaldi]

Hey thanks for all the great info guys and gals... I just happened to notice these bushes, and wasnt really looking for berries thinking the season was over. The next time I'm up there in season I'm pretty confident I'll be able to find some of the real McCoy now that I'm a bit better educated;-)