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Hardiness: USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade Light Shade Partial to Full Shade Full Shade
Danger: Plant has spines or sharp edges; use extreme caution when handling
Bloom Color: White/Near White
Bloom Time: Late Winter/Early Spring
Foliage: Deciduous Variegated Bronze-Green Shiny/Glossy-Textured Mottled Good Fall Color
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season This plant is resistant to deer
On Mar 13, 2005, CaptMicha from Brookeville, MD (Zone 7a) wrote:
A fan of full sun and drought resistant. Thorns can be quite painful.
These berries easily spread and become a mess. I'm going to have some job of getting in there and clearing it out to replace with less rambuncious berries.
Birds love the berries and the brambles provide an important habitat for certain animals, such as birds, turtles, snakes, rabbits, insects and more.
On Aug 5, 2003, bonnieg from New Albany, PA wrote:
We have an abundant crop this year, they're wild, and grow like crazy as long as we have sufficient rain mixed with hot days and cool nights as we have this summer. They bloom quite profusely in early spring, have an appearance of large wild strawberry blossoms, as well as a sweet aroma that just fills the air. I am quite taken with these berries, they have a delightfully 'woody' character, yet are definately of the blackberry flavored berries.
I have had wonderful success making everything from pies to preserves with these berries that, by the way, I didn't even know the name of until it hit me that they must be Dewberries because they grow quite literally on the ground rather than on canes, hence they must collect the dew from the cool nights. I am so happy to have found these wonderful berries, and this site! It's so much fun to share information about things others might not know about. All I can say is, if you just plant some out in an abandoned field (ours happens to be on a sloped over grown orchard/Christmas tree farm) and they will take care of the rest. The only thing I know they are not happy with is really hot, dry weather. They just dry up and die. Otherwise, give 'em water and enjoy!! (Additionally, I think those of you who like to make your own wine, these would be just perfect!)
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
North De Land, Florida Brookeville, Maryland Bridgewater, Massachusetts Wadena, Minnesota Frenchtown, New Jersey Brecksville, Ohio North Ridgeville, Ohio Laflin, Pennsylvania New Albany, Pennsylvania
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