Hardy Edibles

Rosaceae

northern dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

northern dewberry

Photo: James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org — CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

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Survives zone 3 through 8

Sweet-tart, blackberry-like, seedy; good fresh, small crop.

Hardiness
Zone 3 to 8
Habit
Shrub
Edible part
Seed, Fruit
Ripens
June–July (earlier than blackberry)
Mature size
Trailing groundcover, canes tip-root freely
Light
Full sun
Soil pH
6.0–7.0 (near-neutral)
Environment
Temperate, dry open ground
Status
Wild
Years to fruit
2–3 yrs
Pollination
Self-fertile (facultatively apomictic)