Name: Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus aggregate) Description

Blackberries are mostly evergreen, but sometimes partially deciduous, sprawling woody shrubs, often forming mounds.

First year canes (primocanes) are usually distinctly angled, the faces of the angles furrowed or flat, and the angles usually bearing prickles. These canes are mostly reddish-purple where exposed or green when not . . . → Read More: Blackberries