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Vancouver Island is fortunate to have a variety of wild berry producing plants, vines and shrubs.
Some are native to the Island and some are invasive plants.
By learning to identify the edible berries, you can enjoy a real healthy food for free and as most native wild fruits are high in antioxidants, vitamins and other nutrients, you can get real benefits from the berries.
Some of the shrubs with edible berries include those commonly called blackberries,
salmonberries, thimbleberries, huckleberries, blue berries and wild strawberries.
On Vancouver Island, you can find most of these berries easily and close by.
Some of these berry plants have a wide distribution and may be found not just on Vancouver Island, but in many areas of North America.
No matter where you live, you can find species of delicious berries for your enjoyment.
If you would like to enjoy growing carefree native plants, there are sources for obtaining them inexpensively or you can collect some plants yourself, but please only take a few and from areas that have many plants so you do not disrupt their ability to feed the birds and animals.Planting native berries will also attract native birds and animals to your yard.
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