Rubus argutus
Sawtooth Blackberry · Highbush Blackberry · Prickly Florida Blackberry
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
The plant
- Habit
- scrambling shrubPlants of the World Online
- Habit
- Perennial, SubshrubPLANTS Database
- Height
- 8.2 ft2.5 mPLANTS Database
- Flower
- WhitePLANTS Database
- Blooms
- SpringPLANTS Database
- Native range
- Native to the lower 48 statesPLANTS Database
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Shade tolerance: HighPLANTS Database
- Soil
- Adapted to coarse, medium, fine textured soilsPLANTS Database
- Soil pH
- 4.5-7.0PLANTS Database
- Moisture
- Moisture use: MediumPLANTS Database
- Watering
- Drought tolerance: MediumPLANTS Database
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS.
Worth knowing
- Sawtooth blackberry, or tall blackberry for its height, bears edible blackberries. Blackberry leaves were for a time in the official U.S. pharmacopoeia, said to treat digestive problems, particularly diarrhoea. Wikipedia: Rubus argutus
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993Difficulty Very high
Cold moist stratification
Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C
Warm moist stratification
Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C
about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2; time not stated, 21 days assumed.
1% germination.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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