By Richard Nordquist. Definition: The use of one object or action (a symbol) to represent or suggest something else. Broadly, the term symbolism may refer to symbolic meaning or the practice of investing things with a symbolic meaning. See also: 1  Metaphor.
Cultivated raspberries are classified as red, black, purple, or yellow. 1  Red raspberries are by far the most common type grown in the United States. 2  Purple raspberries are fairly disease- and insect-resistant, and show some promise for the mountain and piedmont regions of North Carolina. more information...
The best raspberry growing regions in the United States are along the North Atlantic Coast, the Great Lakes region and the Pacific Coast states. Raspberries belong to the rose family. The stems and branches of the raspberry bush bear only once, in their second year. Growers then cut off the branches at the ground.