Rubus spp. - Blackberry

Blackberry shrubs produce sweet, black berries used fresh or in cooking. They are valued for their fruit and as habitat for wildlife.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Full shade¹
• Moist soil¹
• Potassium
• Manganese
• Calcium

Outputs

• Wildlife habitat²
• Human food²

Type

• Shrub

Footnotes

1. Rubus fruticosus | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹

2. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 10-1 ↩ ↩²