Blackberry
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Blackberries are a diverse group of fruits belonging to the genus Rubus. There are many species of blackberries, which are widely distributed around the world. Blackberries are perennial plants that typically bear biennial fruits (fruits produced every two years). The blackberry fruit is not a true berry, but an aggregate fruit of many drupelets. Each drupelet is a small, fleshy, seed-containing fruit. The aggregate fruit forms from a flower with numerous stamens that coalesce into a hollow core. The drupelets only develop around the perimeter of this hollow core. The plant produces a cane that can grow to 2–3 m (7–10 ft) in length each year. New stems, called primocanes, grow from the tips of the older canes (called floricanes) and are typically unbranched. As the primocanes mature, they transform into flowering laterals on which the flowers grow. Once the fruit is produced, the lateral (which has now become a floricane) dies. The only major pruning required is the removal of dead canes, weak canes, and suckers.

Blackberries grow best in full sun to partial shade. The root system is shallow and spreading, so the plant does not tolerate drought well. Blackberries are generally considered to be self-fertile, but planting more than one cultivar will improve pollination and fruit set.

Botanical Data

Specie: Rubus fruticosus

Common Names: Kupina

Family: Rosaceae

Sub Family: Rosoideae

Tribe: Rubieae
Sub tribe: Rubinae
Genus: Rubus
Plant type: shrub
Perennial: yes
Endangered:
Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackberry
Application/Uses
edible rating:
exeptional
edible uses:
The fruit is eaten fresh or used in pies, jams...
medicinal rating:
average
medicinal uses:
Blackberry leaves have been used traditionally as an astringent and styptic medicine.
health concerns:
other uses:
Blackberry canes are used as garden stakes and trellis material. The canes are also used in basket making and as material for making rustic furniture.

Edible parts:


flowers | fruit | seed

#Tags:


hedge | attracts wildlife | windbreak | erosion preventing | bee friendly | visual appeal | easy propagating | sweetener | tea
Location Based Data
geo location:
Krcedin
geo region:
Europe - Panonian plain
language used:
english

native:
yes

flowering start month:
may
flowering start day:
beggining
flowering lasts for
150 days

fruiting start month:
jun
fruiting start day:
beggining
fruiting time:
120

seed start month:
jun
seed start day:
beggining

indoor seed start month:
indoor seed start day:
transplant month:
transplant day:
Growing Data
area needed:
3.0m
spacing around the plant:
0.5m
grow time (non perennials):
None days

growing difficulty:
low
plant is
deciduous

seed optimal temperature:
20°C
seed minimal temperature:
-15°C
seed maximal temperature:
35°C

plant optimal temperature:
20°C
plant minimal temperature:
-15°C
seed maximal temperature:
35°C

water:
low
humidity:
root type:
shallow

light:
medium
hardness (1-10):
5
frost tender:
low

first harvest in
2 years
life span is
40 years
succession level
pioneer

growth rate is
fast
max height is
3.0m
max weight is
3.0m

soil preferance:
ph preferance:
flower type:

growth details:
Blackberries grow best in full sun to partial shade. The root system is shallow and spreading, so the plant does not tolerate drought well. Blackberries are generally considered to be self-fertile, but planting more than one cultivar will improve pollination and fruit set.
potential disturbances:
Aphids, blackberry psyllid, blackberry rust mite, black vine weevil, cane blight, cane borers, leafrollers, spider mites