Blackberry plants are sprawling shrubs, bearing fruits that transition from green to red during ripening before turning deep black when fully mature. The two most common blackberries cultivated in the ...

Pruning can help shape the plant, increase air flow, and allow more sunlight to reach the foliage. Blackberry bushes benefit from pruning because they can get out of hand quickly if they're left ...

The scientific name for the plant we recognise as a blackberry bush is Rubus fruticosus but this group includes many subtly different species. Brambles are part of the rose family.

a sign that the nutrients in the canes have returned to the plant’s perennial roots and can be recycled into new canes. Blackberry canes will vine up a chain link fence or a tree, while ...