Description
The dewberry is a shrubby groundcover with trailing stems up to 30 cm. It is different from other Rubus species by having herbaceous upright stems, about 20 cm tall covered by soft hairs. The leaves are compound with small leaflets and white flowers appear in May-June. It is an important pollinator plant in early summer.
The fruit is a red aggregate of drupelets, very similar with raspberries, and are ornamental and edible. They are valued by many birds, mammals and not only. The leaves are also aromatic and are part of a new spices and herbs recipe called ‘boreal’.
It will establish well in disturbed areas, edges of the woods; it can be used for erosion control, naturalized areas or on big properties as a groundcover in difficult moist locations.
Germination: the seed coat is impermeable to water and so various treatments to allow water absorption are needed: scarifying by nicking the seed coats, soaking in various solutions (hydrogen peroxide, 1% sodium hypochlorite: 20-60 min.…).
Alternatively, sow the seeds and be patient, in time the seed coats will wear out allowing the germination.
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