SKU: SR00700

Rubus occidentalis - Black Raspberry commonly forms broad colonies. It has long, slender, arching canes and purplish-red bark covered with prickles. Blue-green summer foliage is palmately or pinnately compound, becoming yellowish in fall. Flat-topped clusters of five-petaled flowers are followed by round, raspberry-like, red berries which mature to black. Canes will root at the tips when they touch the ground.

Height: 3-6'
Spread:6-12'
Zone: hardy to zone 3
Soil type:Gravelly or sandy loam
Soil pH: 5.2-7.5
Light: Full sun to part shade
Moisture: Medium
Flowers: White, flat topped clusters, May-June
Fruit: Red (unripe) to black
Fall color: Yellowish

Wildlife value: Highly attractive to songbirds, game birds, and large and small mammals.
Notes of Interest: Medicinally used by American Indians. See species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Distribution
AL, AR, CO, CT, DE, GA, IL, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VT, VA, WV, WI
Native Distribution: S. ME to ND & n.c. CO, S. to GA, LA, OK & KS
Native Habitat: Open woods; bluffs; thickets; stream banks; wet meadows, roadsides & pastures