What is the correct blessing on berries that grow on a thornbush (e.g., blackberries/raspberries growing from roots that die back each winter)?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules Borei Peri Ho'adamah on berries growing from a thornbush. The Rema explains the principle: a plant that re-sprouts each year from its roots, rather than from persistent above-ground wood, is classified as adamah rather than etz. Magen Avraham and others dispute whether blackberries (brombeerein) and related berries growing on persistent branches should be ha'etz. The Aruch HaShulchan rules all such berries where branches die back annually are ha'adamah.
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