The American Brambleberry is a deciduous, fruiting plant that was created by the cross-pollination of multiple species in the Rubus genus. Brambleberry plants produce sweet tasting berries during the summer and can tolerate cold temperatures and a wide range of soil types. The berry itself is a like a blackberry but is longer and has shades of purple and red throughout.
Suitable for Sub-Arctic, Cold and Temperate climates.
These American Brambleberry seeds are from the fruit of an organic berry farm in Victoria, Australia.
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Growth
American Brambleberry is a flowering deciduous shrub that grows to a compact height of up to 3 metres (10 feet) and as wide as 2 metres (7 feet). This species has thorny vines to protect itself from foragers and can sometimes become invasive if not aggressively pruned after the fruiting season. And although the plant is a perennial, each vine fruits biennially, meaning that it grows fresh stems every year but takes two years for them to flower and produce fruit.
Leaves are deciduous, meaning they die off before winter and grow back in the spring, and usually have anywhere between one and five leaflets. The prickly branches often take root if they touch soil which enables the plant to spread. Once established the American Brambleberry is both drought and frost tolerant.
The American Brambleberry is hermaphrodite and so only requires the one plant to produce fruit. Sweet, edible fruits are the primary attraction and can be dark red, purple, or black and reach a modest length of 3cm (just longer than an inch). The berries arrive during the summer period when plants have reached at least two years old.
Note: Germination instructions can be found in the ‘Germination Instructions Tab’ below. Upon purchase you will receive these detailed instructions via email so that you have a permanent record.
FAMILY:
Rosaceae
CLIMATE:
Sub-Arctic, Cold, Temperate.
TEMPERATURE RANGE:
-20°C to 30°C / -4 to 86°F
SOIL TYPE:
Well-draining.
LOCATION:
Full Sun – Light Shade.
HEIGHT:
Up to 3 metres (10 feet)
WIDTH:
Up to 2 metres (7 feet)
pH:
6.0-7.0
GROWTH TYPE:
Deciduous, Perennial.
WATER REQUIREMENTS:
Low-Medium.
POLLINATION:
Pollinated by bees, butterflies and Insects.
MATURITY:
2-3 years.
GERMINATION RATES:
50-65%
GERMINATION TIME:
Cold Stratification – 3 months and then 6-12 weeks germination
GERMINATION DIFFICULTY:
Medium to Hard. Cold stratification & patience required.
SEEDS PER GRAM:
Approximately 550.
MEDICINAL QUALITIES:
No.
WEED POTENTIAL:
No.
EDIBLE:
Yes.
SEED STORAGE & VIABILITY:
Cold Storage at 4°C (Fridge) up to 3 years.
FACTS ABOUT RUBUS BRAMBLEBERRY ( American Brambleberry )
The American Brambleberry is high in antioxidants, fibre and folate.
A little bit like the Black Mulberry, the American Brambleberry is quite fragile and is not often found in supermarkets due to their poor spoil rate during transport. That is why it is more popular in the United States to grow the plants in the backyard where they can be enjoyed straight off the tree during summer or made into pies and jams.
NOTE: Although these seeds have come from an organic American Brambleberry plant, this species is a hybrid and it is possible that the resulting plant/s can revert back to any combination of their original parents.
There is much discussion in the gardening world on the success of growing seeds from hybrid plants. We have had success ourselves growing a range of hybrid seeds and were inspired to by reading articles such as this.
