Hardy Edibles

Rosaceae

Himalayan giant blackberry

Rubus armeniacus

Himalayan giant blackberry

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Survives zone 5 through 9

Large, sweet, heavy-cropping — the commercial-scale wild blackberry.

Hardiness
Zone 5 to 9
Habit
Shrub
Edible part
Fruit
Ripens
Aug–Sept
Mature size
⚠ Extremely vigorous — canes to 6 m, tip-rooting; the hardest species here to contain
Light
Full sun — crops heavily in sun
Soil pH
6.0–7.0 (near-neutral)
Environment
Temperate
Status
Both wild and cultivated
Years to fruit
2–3 yrs
Pollination
SELF-FERTILE (apomictic)