Size
Ultimate height
1.5鈥�2.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2鈥�5 yearsUltimate spread
1.5鈥�2.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well鈥揹rained, 奥别濒濒鈥揹谤补颈苍别诲pH
NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White | Green | Red | |
| Autumn | ||||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
West鈥揻acing or South鈥揻acing or 贰补蝉迟鈥揻补肠颈苍驳
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Trailing
- Genus
Rubus can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, often scrambling with bristly or prickly stems bearing simple, lobed, palmate or pinnate leaves and 5-petalled flowers followed by juicy, sometimes edible fruits
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Usually fan-trained but loganberries and blackberries can be trained in many creative ways. The principle is cut out fruited canes, leaving new growth to train in for fruiting the following year
Propagation
Propagate by tip layering or from cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
Pruning
Cut out old canes following fruiting and tie in new canes; as for pruning blackberries
Pests
Generally pest-free
Diseases
May be susceptible to grey moulds and honey fungus (rarely)
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