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.

We have to distinguish between the blossoms of these berries and the fruit, which can be in different seasons.

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）
awa 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

..... koozo no hana 楮の花 (こうぞのはな)
paper mulberry blossoms
..... kazo no hana かぞの花（かぞのはな)
..... kazu nohana かずの花（かずのはな）
..... kozo no ki no hana こぞの木の花（こぞのきのはな）
kami no ki no hana かみの木の花（かみのきのはな）
Broussonetia papyrifera




niwatoko no hana 接骨木の花 (にわとこのはな)
elderberry blossoms
..... tazu no hana たずの花（たずのはな）
..... miyatsukogi みやつこぎ
Sambucus sieboldiana. Holunder



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SUMMER

berries, many kinds of wild berries

bayberry 楊桃 (やまもも yamamomo)
yamaume やまうめ、momokawa ももかわ
yoobai 楊梅（ようばい）、jubai 樹梅（じゅばい）
yamamomobune 楊桃船（やまももぶね）
yamamomo, yama momo 山桃（やまもも）"mountain peach"
kigo for mid-summer
Myrica rubra - ヤマモモ




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



Blackberries, blackberry, Brombeeren
summer in Germany
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They are not native to Japan.


season's change
blackberries will soon
be ready

Robert Hunt
Happy Haiku Forum
with photo


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Brambles are thorny plants of the genus Rubus, in the rose family (Rosaceae). Bramble fruit is the fruit of any such plant, including the blackberry and raspberry.
The word comes from Germanic bram-bezi, whence also German Brombeere and French framboise. In popular UK usage the term primarily refers to the blackberry bush; in Scotland and the north of England it refers to both the blackberry bush and its fruits.
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !


brambles in the Japanese dictionary gives two words

ki-ichigo (Rubus), see above and
kuro-ichigo.

kuro ichigo, kuroichigo 黒苺 "black strawberries"
Rubus mesogaeus
kuroichigo are not listed in the Japanese saijiki.
They are most probably blackberries.

yuki teikei lists bramble as a spring kigo.


IRELAND
We must distinguish between the plant (the bramble) and its fruit (the blackberry).
I would suggest that the bramble comes earlier in the year (summer, the time when it grows most vigorously), with the blackberry later (autumn, when we go to search for the berries in the forests, and the brambles are less important to us).

Isabelle Prondzynski


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Blueberries , blueberry
late summer across the USA.
http://www.ehow.com/about_4574395_blueberrypicking-season.html



Gooseberry, gooseberries Europe
suguri no mi すぐりの実 (すぐりのみ)



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



kiichigo, ki-ichigo 木苺 (きいちご)
raspberry, raspberries, Himbeeren
food kigo for early summer



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) mulberry,
" mulberry tree strawberry"
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.

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kigo for early summer
silverberry, goumi 茱萸（ぐみ） gumi
nawashiro gumi 苗代茱萸 (なわしろぐみ) gumi seedlings
harugumi 春茱萸（はるぐみ） "spring gumi"
kigo for late summer
natsugumi 夏茱萸 (なつぐみ) "summer gumi
..... tawaragumi 俵茱萸（たわらぐみ）
Elaeagnus pungens

akigumi 秋茱萸 (あきぐみ) goumi in autumn
shimogumi 霜茱萸（しもぐみ）goumi in frost
gumizake 茱萸酒（ぐみざけ）alcoholic drink from goumi
Elaeagnus. Ölweidenbeere

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


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AUTUMN


. konomi, ko no mi 木の実 (このみ)
"fruit from the tree", berry, nut, seed, acorn ... 　
a KIGO list
donguri 団栗 (どんぐり) acorn (from an oak tree)



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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



mountain ash (nanakamado ななかまど)
..... nanakamado 七竈（ななかまど）、野槐（ななかまど）
nanakamado no mi ななかまどの実（ななかまどのみ）
kigo for late autumn
Sorbus commixta
The fruit are bright red berries.
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Eberesche



. Rose hip, rosehip, Hagebutte 　　



Tonburi とんぶり "mountain caviar"
Akita, Japan


. wolfberry 枸杞の実 (くこのみ) kuko no mi, kuko shi 　


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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



fuyu sango 冬珊瑚 (ふゆさんご ) "winter corals"
tama sango 玉珊瑚（たまさんご）
Solanum pseudo-capsicum
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fuyu ichigo 冬苺 (ふゆいちご) winter strawberries
fuyu no ichigo 冬の苺 (ふゆのいちご)
kan ichigo, kanichigo 寒苺（かんいちご）strawberries in the cold
..... kin ichigo, kinichigo きんいちご

ishigaki ichigo 石垣苺（いしがきいちご）
strawberries grown on stone walls

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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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kigo for early winter

briar berry, briar berries




briar berry --
an animal sound comes
from the brambles

2006 知美
"chibi" (pen-name for Dennis M. Holmes)

These berries may be a food source for animals, but, they may be toxic too. They are about the size of a large peppercorn.


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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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India


. Alma, amalika - Indian gooseberry .
Phyllanthus emblica (syn. Emblica officinalis)


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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
kigo for summer
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Wacholder

Western Highlands of Yemen:
The highlands receive variable rainfall caused by the southwestern monsoon, which brings damp oceanic winds. These winds are uplifted by the mountains and trigger thunderstorms, particularly during the summer, with most rain falling in April/May and July/August.

The montane juniper woodlands are vital habitat for birds, such as the Yemen linet (Carduelis yemenensis), Yemen thrush (Turdus menachensis), Palm Dove (Streptopelia senegalensi) and Yemen warbler (Parisoma buryi). These species are dependent on juniper berries as a food source and also use the juniper trees for nesting. Nesting and breeding time must be July/August;
so juniper berries a summer kigo and bird food.

the palm dove's
carrying a twig...
light drizzle


calling frequently...
juniper berries
picked by thrushes

Heike Gewi

. YEMEN SAIJIKI


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Things found on the way

Legend from Yamanashi, 北都留郡 Kitatsuru district

hime konjin sama no tatari ヒメコンジン様の祟り the curse of Hime Konjin Sama
In every house there are for Konjin Sama deities to protect the premises.
One of them is the female "Princess Konjin Sama".
If people do not treat her spot nicely, someone will get ill. They must keep the area around the outside toilet clean and not cut branches from the Silverberry (グミの木 gumi, Elaeagnus pungens), otherwise their lower back will start aching the same day due to the influnce of Rokusan.
If someone gets ill in this way, he has to seek help from a person performing rituals for Hime Kojin Sama and Rokusan or learn a special spell to repeat secretly to himself.

. Rokusan　六三 伝説　legends about Rokusan,
Deity of Illness .


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HAIKU


black elderberries ...
the stove fitter cuts
chamotte bricks

- Shared　by Ramona Linke -
Joys of Japan, September 2012



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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


. Plants and Berries in Autumn - SAIJIKI LIST 　

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