Berry, berries

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Berry, berries

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Various, see below
***** Category: Plant

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Explanation

There are many berries available in various seasons.
Some are edible, some are not.

There are also English names of plants and shrubs that include the BERRY part.
The Japanese name can be tricky, mostly MI 実 is used.
xx の実　is also used for fruit, nuts and others.

berii ベリー berry
chiisa na kajitsu 小さな果実 "small fruit"

MI in compound words
液果, 漿果(しょうか)

I will try and list the BERRY KIGO here.

Gabi Greve

under construction


pregnant sea animals are also sometimes called "in berry"
like fish, shrimp, crabs.

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SPRING


ichigo no hana 苺の花 (いちごのはな) strawberry blossoms
kigo for late spring
..... hana ichigo 花苺（はないちご）
kusaichigo no hana 草苺の花（くさいちごのはな）
nawashiro ichigo no hana 苗代苺の花（なわしろいちごのはな）
hebi-ichigo no hana 蛇苺の花（へびいちごのはな）
blossoms of Indian strawberry



kiichigo no hana, ki-ichigo no hana 木苺の花 (きいちごのはな)
raspberry blossoms, Himbeerblüten
kigo for late spring
momiji ichigo もみじ苺（もみじいちご）
sagari ichigo下り苺（さがりいちご）
kuwa ichigo 粟苺（あわいちご）


kuko クコ 枸杞 Wolfsberry
Lycium rhombifolium
kigo for mid-spring


kuwa 桑 (くわ）mulberry tree
late spring
kuwa no me 桑の芽（くわのめ）
kuwa no hana 桑の花（くわのはな）
kuwabatake 桑畑（くわばたけ） mulberry field
Kigo related to silk and mulberries



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SUMMER

berries, many kinds of wild berries
blackberries, blackberry
kigo for early summer
(according to Higginson, Haiku World)
Others list the blackberries as autumn in Europe


Blackberries, Brombeeren
summer in Germany
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Blueberries
late summer across the USA.
http://www.ehow.com/about_4574395_blueberrypicking-season.html



Gooseberry, gooseberries Europe


Huckleberries, Hucklberries
kigo for all summer
Northwestern Parts of North America
They are wild and highly prized both by humans and bears.
Read : Huckleberries


koori ichigo 氷いちご（こおりいちご) strawberries on ice
food kigo for all summer



kuwa no mi 桑の実 (くわのみ) mulberries
..... kuwa ichigo 桑苺 (くわいちご)
kigo for mid-summer



Oregon Grape
berries in Summer
State flower of Oregon, but bush is seen all along the Northwest Coast California to British Columbia.It is Oregon's State Flower
see : http://www.jacksirulnikoff.com



Raspberries
summer fruit
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/aboutind/products/plant/raspberry.htm


Redcurrant, rote Johannisbeeren Europe


Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
North America, Alaska
Salmon Berry
The bloom is one of the first berry blossoms in the spring.
The fruit is enjoyed by the bears and people.



Strawberry, ichigo イチゴ、苺 strawberries Japan, Europa, North America


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AUTUMN


blueberry, blueberries
Europa



elderberry, elderberries
Europe
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grapes, budoo, budō　葡萄 and many related kigo
wild grapes, mountain grapes, yamabudoo　山葡萄
Grape harvest (Weinlese, Traubenlese, Vendanges)
Wine pressing, Stoarcerea strugurilor (Romania)




Mistletoe berries from the desert
Sonora, North America


Tonburi とんぶり "mountain caviar"
Akita, Japan


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WINTER

aoki no mi 青木の実 (あおきのみ) laurel berries
kigo for all winter
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Cranberry, cranberries
Europe



nanten no mi 南天の実 (なんてんのみ) berries of the nandina
kigo for all winter
shiro nanten 白南天（しろなんてん）white nandina
mi nanten 実南天（みなんてん）nandina with berries
Nandina Berries: kigo for all winter
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nezumimochi no mi 女貞の実 (ねずみもちのみ) berries of the privet
kigo for all winter
Ligustrum japonicum Thunb., Japanese privet
nezumi no fun ねずみのふん
nezumi no komakura ねずみのこまくら
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ryuu no tama 龍の玉 (りゅうのたま) "pearl of the dragon"
dragon berry
Japanese snake's beard plant, Ophiopogon japonicus
kigo for all winter
龍の髯の実（りゅうのひげのみ）berries of the dragon beard
蛇の髯の実（じゃのひげのみ） berries of the snake beard
They are shining blue-violet berries .
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Topics (until we find the season)

Nordic cloudberries


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Worldwide use

Thanks to Carole Macrury for information about North America.
The berries is in the above list.


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Kenya

In Kenya, there are hardly any berries at all. Some strawberries, expensive and tasteless, are really produced only for the wealthy foreigners (hence, no kigo). The Kenyan climate is not at all suitable for them. The only berry that grows quite well in Kenya is the mulberry -- but again, it is not widely grown or available and would not be a kigo, for the time being at least.

Isabelle Prondzynski


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Yemen

coffee beans
called coffee berries as long as they are at the branch of shrubs.
kigo for autumn, when the most important harvest takes place
goats like the red berries
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harvest moon -
red berries
in a goat's gut



Badian berries .. Badian Star Anise
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Sternanis


Juniper berries
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Wacholder

Heike Gewi


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Things found on the way


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HAIKU



red berries
to brighten my mind -
winter walk

Gabi Greve, 2007
with photos



wedding anniversary -
does he still love me
like the red winter berries ?

Gabi Greve, December 12, 2006




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Related words

***** WASHOKU :
YASAI . Vegetable SAIJIKI


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