species
Rubus fruticosus
Blackberry · Bramble
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Rubus fruticosus belongs to the family Rosaceae, also known as Blackberry or Bramble, native to the UK. It reaches 2.5 m tall and 2.5 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, clay, sand or chalk soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from May to July. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 2.5 m tall × 2.5 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Sand, Chalk
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Native
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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