Questions tagged [blackberry]

Edible fruit from several species of genus Rubus.

Blackberry is an fruit() produced by a number of species in the Rubus genus. It is technically an aggregate fruit and not a true berry. There are over 375 wild species of blackberry. Blackberries are closely related to but they retain the "core" of the fruit aggregate (raspberries leave the core attached to the plant). Both are often referred to generically as "brambles".

Blackberries are considered very nutritious with a wide range of vitamins and mineral nutrients.

Use this tag for all questions about growing blackberries.

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What should I do with blackberry bushes that only produce a small number of berries?

I purchased thornless blackberry bushes from the local (Wayne County, Pennsylvania) Conservation Department about 8 years ago. They look vigorous and are in good, loamy soil and have good drainage with full sun. They have never produced more than…
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Can I grow blackberries (brambles) from cut back stems?

We have been removing a thicket of brambles from one area of our garden in the UK, but have another area we would quite like to be a thorny wilderness as a natural barrier. I known brambles can take root where stems touch the ground so I wondered,…
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Trellis for Upright Blackberries?

I purchased some "Prime-Ark® Freedom Primocane Blackberry". Around 4-5 of them I planted in a corner area near my yard (against a fence). They are meant to be an upright cane and while they aren't scrambling everywhere on the ground...I wouldn't…
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Malformation of blackberry canes and flowers

One of my blackberries shows a strange malformation of some (but not all) of the flowering canes: Flower color is purple instead of white and what would usually be the forming berries is strangely elongated and spiked: On those canes, the new…
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Is this blackberry or rose sprout?

I had climbing rose next to this. Late last year I pulled a bunch of seeds and buried near this area: I am in Pacific Northwest. Is it blackberry or rose?
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Why does this hydrangea have spots?

Why does this hydrangea have spots? My blackberry has similar spots. Might they be related?
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'Climbing' black mulberry (morus nigra), is this real?

Ran in to this plant a the supermarket. It was only 3 bucks so I picked it up out of curiosity. I've started growing mulberry trees a while a go and did quite some youtubing and reading about them. Never have I seen or read about a climbing black…
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How do I prune blackberries that fruit twice?

So I purchased a few "Prime Ark Freedom" blackberries. They are a primocane fruiting variety BUT they fruit twice (once early on then once in the fall if temps/weather is right) Right now I have about 4-5 plants in a corner (they are going a bit…
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Purple edge on black berry leaves

Hi, I recently bought a blackberry plant (Navaho) and was wondering if any one can help me work out what's going on with it. It has purple edges on all the leaves, one or two have larger purple patches that have started to turn orange. UK zone 8…
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