Salmonberry

Overview

Salmonberry is a foraged fruit found on bushes in Stardew Valley during Salmonberry Season, which runs from Spring 15 to 18. During those days, bushes can be shaken by using the Check action or by using a Scythe to knock berries loose. Outside that period, salmonberries do not appear in the wild. They can also be found at any time in the Farm Cave if the fruit bat option is chosen.

The number of berries obtained from each bush increases with Foraging level. At level 4, each bush yields two berries instead of one. At level 8, each bush yields three berries. If Foraging is temporarily raised to 12 or higher with a food buff, each bush yields four berries. Each salmonberry harvested from bushes grants 1 Foraging XP.

Salmonberries have the lowest sell value of any foraged item, but they are still useful because they are cheap energy and health items, and they can make a convenient gift for characters who like them. They are especially valuable in year 1, when energy is limited and easy gift sources are scarce. Raising Foraging to level 4 early can produce a very large haul during the season.

Bush-harvested salmonberries are always regular quality unless the player has the Botanist profession, in which case all salmonberries from all sources become iridium quality.
The only source of silver- and gold-quality salmonberries is the Farm Cave.
Salmonberries benefit from the Tiller profession’s 10% selling bonus, but the effect is usually negligible unless combined with Botanist quality or Bear’s Knowledge.
Farm Cave salmonberries do not receive the Tiller bonus unless they are stacked together with bush-harvested salmonberries.
With Bear’s Knowledge, turning salmonberries into Wine can actually lose money; they are one of the few fruits that are more valuable as Jelly than as Wine.

Salmonberries are also used in crafting and tailoring. They can be placed in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create a Shirt, and they can be used as a red dye in the dye pots at Haley and Emily’s house. They are also an option for certain bundle requirements, with one bundle accepting fifty salmonberries and another accepting ten.