Rubus allegheniensis
Known for its delicious, edible blackberry fruit. The berries can be simply eaten or turned into pies, jams, jellies and used for other baking applications. Attracts pollinators during flowering stage. During the fruiting stage invites attention from a wide range of mammals and birds.
Height : 3-6 feet
Spread : 3-10 feet
Light : Full sun to part shade
Water : Medium to moist
Soil : Sand, loam
Zone : 3
Leaves : Pointy, slightly serrated leaves are deep green in coloration. Similar to black raspberry but undersides are not as pale in contrast to the top coloration
Stem : Prickly woody stems that are slightly curved. New growth is green while older growth is brownish
Flower : White five-petal flowers appear in late spring to early summer
Fruit : Produces deep purple, edible berries. Similar to black raspberry but the berry “globes” are fewer and much larger
Habit : Woody, deciduous shrub that forms erect canes that bend downward and re-root forming thickets