Jay however was unfamiliar with them growing up in Sri Lanka. The list of tropical fruit that can be grown in his family's jungle-like backyard is immense and to die for. Can you image picking mangoes or woodapples from one's own trees? On the other hand, there are not so many wild things to eat from the forests around here. Okay, there probably are, but nobody does. So, I find it a little misguided that Jay considers blackberries in such a positive light. I mean he says unlike most bushes they are practical as they can provide a bounty of delicious, healthy berries. I try to mention about the 'thorn thing' and he maintains that roses have thorns, are prized, but have no practical use. He says there's much more value in a half bucket of blackberries than in a dozen roses.
We just got back from across the river. On the Surrey side of the Fraser is a somewhat neglected park at the end of Tannery Road. We returned with two liters of berries.