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Rosaceae
American bramble
Rubus cuneifolius
Also known as running blackberry, Rubus audax, Rubus cuneifolius var. austrifer, Rubus escatilis
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American bramble is a thorny, thicket-forming shrub that produces small edible blackberry-like fruits and white flowers beloved by pollinators. It thrives in partial shade to full sun with average, well-drained soil and spreads readily by root suckering, so containment may be needed in garden settings. Prune out old canes after fruiting each year to encourage vigorous new growth and better fruit production the following season.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water consistently to keep soil evenly moist during the growing season, reducing frequency in cooler months · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Cape Provinces, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Free State, Georgia, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Pennsylvania, Swaziland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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