Honey bees
Nectar value
High
Pollen value
High
Pollinator plant
Blackberry
Rubus fruticosus
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
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Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Shrub
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 3.00 m high × 3.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 5-9
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Shade, Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Leaves, Fruit, Tea, Root
- Functions
- Dye, Fibre, Pioneer plant, Pollinator plant
- Edibility
- 5 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 3 out of 5
Fruit - fresh or cooked. The best varieties offer delicious fruits. There are different types, making it possible to obtain ripe fruits from late July to November. The fruit is also used to make syrup, jam, and preserves. Some people may experience stomach discomfort if they eat the fruit before it is very ripe and soft. Root - cooked. The root should not be too young or too old and requires sufficient cooking time. Tea is made from the dried leaves, with the young leaves being the best. The leaves are often used in herbal tea mixtures. Young shoots - raw. These are harvested in the spring as soon as they appear above the ground, peeled, and added to salads.