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The blackberry is a member of the Rosaceae family and is rich in vitamin C. There are very many different varieties. All grow on brambles or “rubus”.
They are found in temperate regions of Europe and North America.

The common bramble

The common bramble has oval, pointed, dentate leaves, fine, flexible, green or violet stalks, white or purplish pink flowers and small hard drupelets.
There are also Rubus ulmifolius with purplish branches, Rubus bellidiflorus cultivated for its very decorative pink flowers and Rubus caesius, the bluish Bramble.

The wild bramble

Wild brambles grow in profusion in woods, hedges, moors, and damp meadows.
Blackberries have therefore been widely harvested in the wild since way back in the mists of time. The Greeks knew the medicinal properties of bramble leaves and fruit.

Recently improved varieties have been created. For instance, the exceptionally resistant Géant d’Himalaya can produce fruit with the diameter of the size of a child’s arm.
Wild blackberries added to alcohols give them a special colour, like that of Muscat Rouge de Toulon.

To give our crème de mûre (blackberry liqueur) its fine colour, Cherry Rocher uses wild blackberries.