Hardy Edibles

Rosaceae

Pennsylvania blackberry

Rubus pensilvanicus

Pennsylvania blackberry

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Survives zone 4 through 8

Ordinary wild blackberry — sweet-tart, variable between clones.

Hardiness
Zone 4 to 8
Habit
Shrub
Edible part
Fruit
Ripens
Aug–Sept
Mature size
Erect to arching thorny cane 1–3 m
Light
Full sun to partial
Soil pH
6.0–7.0 (near-neutral)
Environment
Temperate
Status
Wild
Years to fruit
2–3 yrs
Pollination
Self-fertile (facultatively apomictic)