Janet B. Matsen:Fruit Foraging at the University of Washington

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I love fruit! I pick it all around town. At the University of Washington, you can find:

• strawberries
  • in the medicinal herb gardens
• strawberry tree
  • red fruit in a spiky coat. Ripens in September-October. Some people find the exterior unpalatable, but I'm keen.
• blackberries
  • (of course!) starts mid-August
• European Cornel
• apples along the burke gilman
  • these varieties ripen late August to Early september. Best picked with a picking basket on a telescoping pole. Watch out for cyclists if standing on the bike trail! The back end of the stick gets... dangerous.