We were at Raintree in person a few weeks ago to buy some black currant plants. The business looks to be in good shape. Your blackberries could produce some fruit summer of 2012, the same time as the 4" potted thornless loganberry I bought along with the currants.

I have a lot of a Symphoricarpos that has violet berries. It's pretty but I have never seen a bird eating the berries. They just dry up and fall off. The best berry I have is a Silky Dogwood. I don't remember the scientific name right now. It has attractive, blue berries with a greenish overtone. The leaves turn red in the fall. The only drawback for me is that it's branches lean over and root where ever it touches the ground so we have to keep it trimmed back. But, it's worth every minute of the time we spend on it. So far, these are the birds I've seen eating the berries: Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Scarlet Tanager, Brown Thrasher, Catbird, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, House Finch, Song Sparrow, Swainson's Thrush, Wood Thrush, Robin and probably some I'm not remembering. These shrubs grow along the creek and to think, we almost got rid of them all when we first moved here!! I am SO glad we didn't! VG

Love the flame-leaf sumac but this year the late dry spell threw them for a loop. Probably best for the drier Hill Country area growers. I do like the possum holly for its naked branches with nuttin but berries hiding its nakeness. Berry it baby. Happy Growing David

I have been looking for one to plant, not seen one available at the few local nurseries/farmer's markets/other home growers/walmart/biltmore/etc. Here I typically see them in old plantings (historical buildings, circa 1890-1950) growing up walls. It provides a beautiful show in the fall and winter, I don't mind thorns.