Hardy Edibles

Rosaceae

Allegheny blackberry

Rubus allegheniensis

Allegheny blackberry

Photo: Doug Goldman. USDA-NRCS-NPDT United States, NY, Tompkins Co., Dryden. — Public domain · source

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Survives zone 3 through 8

One of the best wild American blackberries — sweet, aromatic, good fresh and cooked.

Hardiness
Zone 3 to 8
Habit
Shrub
Edible part
Fruit
Ripens
Aug–Sept
Mature size
Erect thorny cane 1–3 m
Light
Full sun to partial — fruits poorly in shade
Soil pH
6.0–7.0 (near-neutral)
Environment
Temperate
Status
Both wild and cultivated
Years to fruit
2–3 yrs
Pollination
Self-fertile (facultatively apomictic)