Blackberry Bush
Rubus fruticosus
Fruit Plants & Bushes Difficulty: Easy
📖 About this plant
Vigorous bramble producing clusters of dark, juicy berries in summer. Thorny and thornless varieties available; canes are biennial, fruiting on second-year growth.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun (6-8 hrs)
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Water
Every 1-2 weeks
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Humidity
Moderate (40-60%)
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Temperature
5-30°C
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Soil
Well-draining, fertile loam (pH 5.5-6.5)
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Fertilizer
Balanced 10-10-10 in spring; side-dress with compost
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Europe, Asia, and North America
- 📏 Max height
- 1.5-3 meters (5-10 feet)
- 📐 Spread
- 90-180 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring - Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White, Pink
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Dark Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Fast
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to humans and pets. Edible fruit and leaves.
- 🌱 Propagation
- Tip layering, stem cuttings, root cuttings, or division
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to humans and pets. Edible fruit and leaves.
Common issues
- Raspberry crown borer, Orange rust fungal disease, Spider mites, Cane dieback from winter injury
💡 Care tips
- Thornless varieties make harvesting much more pleasant,Train canes on a wire trellis for easier management and harvest,Second-year canes produce fruit then should be pruned away,Produces abundant fruit even in partial shade conditions
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