Pacific Dewberry (Rubus ursinus)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Rubus ursinus is a deciduous Shrub. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7 and is not frost tender. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet flavour. — Fruit - raw or cooked and used in pies, preserves etc.; The fruit can also be dried for later use.; The fruit can vary in flavour, the best forms have a large, sweet and well flavoured fruit, whilst some forms are large but sour or insipid.; Young shoots - raw or cooked like asparagus.

Habitat & North American Range

Waste places, fields, canyons etc below 1000 metres. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)