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• Tips
• Warnings

You might think that the main difference between raspberries and blackberries is their color, but this is not the case. Unripe blackberries are red in color. Moreover, there are two varieties of raspberries: red raspberries and black raspberries. Black raspberries can be easily confused with blackberries. So how can you tell them apart? Now we'll show you how!

Steps

1. 1 Pay attention to the receptacle. Both raspberries and blackberries produce aggregate berries, consisting of several small, single-seeded drupes that are joined together by microscopic hairs. Drupes form around the nucleus or receptacle.
   • When raspberries are harvested, clusters of drupes, which we call raspberries, come off the receptacle, leaving it on the plant. In the case of blackberries, the receptacle breaks off where it attaches to the stem and remains inside the berry.
     
     
   • When ripe blackberries are harvested, the edge of the stem is even and flat, and the inside of the berry has a white core. The blackberry is not hollow.
     
     
2. 2 Take a look at the shape of the raspberry. Take a look at the red raspberries. It can be ripe red raspberries or unripe black blackberries.
   • Red raspberries have a more oblong shape (similar to blackberries). Most processed raspberries are of this type. The receptacle is quite large.
   • Black raspberries are more rounded or hemispherical, rather than oblong like red raspberries. The receptacle is very small, but you will still understand that it is a raspberry, since the inside of the berry will be empty.
     
     
3. 3 Think about the timing. Red and black raspberries usually ripen in July, although this time can vary depending on how far north or south they grow. Blackberries ripen a little later than raspberries. Sometimes their ripening period can coincide.
4. 4 Examine the plant. To those who are not familiar with them, the plants may appear to be the same. All have "twigs" or long stems that grow straight out of the ground. All three species have thorns or thorns and all have similar leaves. But if you take a closer look, you can notice some differences between all three varieties.
   • Red raspberries are not as tall as blackberries. Red raspberries are approximately 1.5 meters high. When the stems grow out of the ground, they are pale green in color. The stems have more thorns than blackberries, but they are more "hairy" and not as strong as rose thorns.
     
     
   • Black raspberry rods are shorter than red raspberries and they grow tilting down towards the ground.
     
     
   • The stems are very pale, almost bluish in color, which will wear off if the stem is rubbed.The thorns are a cross between red raspberries and blackberries, both in number on the stem and in size.
     
     
   • Blackberry twigs grow very large and very strong, about 3 meters tall. The stems themselves are green, and the thorns are quite strong, very much like the thorns of roses.
     
     
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Tips

• Blackberries grow in large tubers along the road and are great for making incredible wine and delicious pies.
• There are many other berries that resemble raspberries or blackberries, such as Mary Berry, Boysen Berry, Logan Berry, Young Berry, Mildew Berry, Cloudberry, and Wine Berry. Other varieties are likely to exist. Some of them grow on twigs, and some drag on the ground.
• There are varieties of blackberries without thorns.
• There are many varieties of cultivated raspberries, including golden raspberries (ripe raspberries are yellow) and fall raspberries (red or black and ripen in fall).

Warnings

• Wild berries often grow on abandoned land. Less cuddly things also grow there, like poison ivy, nettles, snakes, and more. Watch out for hidden threats.
• Blackberry plants that grow along roads are often sprayed with weed control agents. Collect berries from plants you know are safe.
• If you've never gone to pick wild berries before, find someone who can tell you how to tell one plant from another.
• Ripe blackberry twigs have large thorns, so if you hit right in the middle of a ripe tuber, you could get hurt.
• Unripe blackberries can be very sour!