BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Description

Native to parts of China, Japan and Korea, Rubus coreanus is an unusual plant with prickly, silver stems in summer which turn mahogany coloured in winter. The older stems stay the lovely dark colour in the following years.

Clusters of flowers in early summer are followed by edible yet small, dark red or purplish black fruit in late summer or early autumn. Rubus coreanus is an exciting and ornamental garden plant.

Supplied Size: 3L containers (young plants only)

• Position: Full sun or partial shade.
• Soil: Moist, fertile soil.
• Hardiness: Hardy.
• Flowering Period: June - July.
• Flower Colour: White
• Rate of Growth: Vigorous.
• Habit: Rubus coreanus grows to be a medium sized densely branching shrub if left un-pruned.
  • Height: up to 2.5 m (8 ft) or up to 1.5 m (5 ft) if pruned yearly.
  • Spread: 2.5 m (8 ft)

• Pruning: Rubus coreanus produces a number of new stems each year from the perennial rootstock, these stems fruit in their second year and then die and can be pruned out.