tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post2731630945115990908..comments2024-03-20T10:03:52.994-04:00Comments on gardening in the boroughs of nyc: Is this a wild blackberry plant?meemsnychttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-80406858156715037392012-07-15T09:07:29.672-04:002012-07-15T09:07:29.672-04:00This is creeping dewberry (or a very close relativ...This is creeping dewberry (or a very close relative) a type of blackberry.<br /><br />David Spahrkilgorestudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067203883856127862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-15171955855904883982012-07-14T17:10:28.981-04:002012-07-14T17:10:28.981-04:00This appears to be a creeping dewberry (Rubus flag...This appears to be a creeping dewberry (Rubus flagellaris) or close relative with thin creeping or climbing vine-like branches. Pretty much a type of blackberry.<br /><br />David Spahrkilgorestudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067203883856127862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-63594888628101691632012-07-14T17:03:58.691-04:002012-07-14T17:03:58.691-04:00OK, this is what some call "creeping dewberry...OK, this is what some call "creeping dewberry" that crawls or climbs on thin viney stems. It is more or less a blackberry. I think there are some variants but this is probably Rubus flagellaris.kilgorestudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067203883856127862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-17293762228776437472012-07-14T17:02:50.919-04:002012-07-14T17:02:50.919-04:00OK, this is what some call "creeping dewberry...OK, this is what some call "creeping dewberry" that crawls or climbs on thin viney stems. It is more or less a blackberry. I think there are some variants but this is probably Rubus flagellaris.kilgorestudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067203883856127862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-44274412721814973222012-07-02T23:24:09.188-04:002012-07-02T23:24:09.188-04:00I have the acres of blackberries and live where th...I have the acres of blackberries and live where they are abundant. Give it lots of water and be careful, they are quite evasive. Enjoy!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13312909631278132635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-16311887882943139632012-07-02T23:23:59.063-04:002012-07-02T23:23:59.063-04:00Yes that's a blackberry. I have three acres of...Yes that's a blackberry. I have three acres of blackberries and live where they are abundant. Give it lots of water and be careful.. ..they are quite evasive. Enjoy!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13312909631278132635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-59423726140350531572012-07-02T23:22:01.782-04:002012-07-02T23:22:01.782-04:00I have the acres of blackberries and live where th...I have the acres of blackberries and live where they are abundant. Give it lots of water and be careful, they are quite evasive. Enjoy!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13312909631278132635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-41143517409251787222011-06-14T23:14:54.405-04:002011-06-14T23:14:54.405-04:00Villager's got me thinking I got duped! Proba...Villager's got me thinking I got duped! Probably mis-labeling at Home Depot, I even dug out my tag and sure enough, they are labeled Navajo, but the darn things are full of thorns this year even though they started off with none LOL... wonder what I really have out there?!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-80524792435399918772011-06-14T21:51:34.322-04:002011-06-14T21:51:34.322-04:00Looks like a wild blackberry to me. Your thornless...Looks like a wild blackberry to me. Your thornless plant is safe. I've grown thornless blackberries for 25 years now - even used to grow them commercially for sale, never seen one "revert". As far as I know they are all planted on their own rootstocks, and not grafted.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-8083912252409538702011-06-14T15:39:13.078-04:002011-06-14T15:39:13.078-04:00Def. safe to eat.Def. safe to eat.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086277483606295046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-53541684654708056202011-06-14T15:26:47.176-04:002011-06-14T15:26:47.176-04:00Can't say for sure but once they ripen you'...Can't say for sure but once they ripen you'll have a better idea. I doubt they'd be poisonous. Good luck.GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-25033445947460078542011-06-14T09:17:36.886-04:002011-06-14T09:17:36.886-04:00That looks a lot like my raspberry. If the fruit ...That looks a lot like my raspberry. If the fruit stays red when ripe, then I'd say it's one.<br /><br />The southern wild blackberries have smaller leaves. The fruit on them all turn black.The JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860982258621823529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-66212328695902021002011-06-14T07:00:34.196-04:002011-06-14T07:00:34.196-04:00It may be wild, but my Navajo blackberry bushes al...It may be wild, but my Navajo blackberry bushes all went from thornless to having thorns within 3 years. If the sprout below the graft line that's what happens since they use a different rootstock grafted to create a thornless plant. Happened to my raspberry bushes too LOL. Really the only way to keep them "thornless" is to keep the original plant pruned, and who wants to do that?! :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947997585334958395.post-396804532554985302011-06-14T00:46:36.580-04:002011-06-14T00:46:36.580-04:00I just went out in my front yard and clipped the w...I just went out in my front yard and clipped the wild blackberry leaves and compared to your pictures. Yes they are the very same as I have..They grow wild all over the Pacific NW, we have to deal with them everywhere. It is nice to have them close at hand but they get out of conrol very easily...you will have more soon. They are very tasty and I make jelly out of them as they are free and everywhere. They are very seedy though.Sherri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03956294100834139745noreply@blogger.com