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Rosaceae
Black Raspberry Flower
Rubus occidentalis
Hidden treasure.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rubus
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 3-6 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Rich, well-drained, loamy soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Black raspberries separate cleanly from their core when picked, leaving a hollow center unlike blackberries.
- They contain significantly more anthocyanins than red raspberries, giving them potential health benefits.
- The arching canes have a distinctive bluish-white waxy coating called a bloom.
- Black raspberries were an important food source for Native Americans and early European settlers.
- Ohio is historically the largest producer of black raspberries, earning them the nickname 'black caps.'
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