Rubus Species, Southern Dewberry

Grows wild in North Florida. Forms dense briars that are painful to walk through. The plant is covered in sharp thorns that make it dif...Read Moreficult to work with, even with gloves, long sleeves, and long pants. Almost impossible to eradicate from areas you don't want it. But, in the spring, it produces huge amounts of fruit over a long period. The fruit varies in quality, being from a wild plant; but it is generally very good. Sometimes smaller and tarter than commerical blackberries, but often huge and sweet. I like these enough I named the farm after them.

In the Florida panhandle, this bush is extremely invasive and wraps around other plants. It is very difficult to eradicate.

This plant grows wild in the wetlands of South La. It is prolific and the fruit is delicious. It can be used in anyway a blackberry can b...Read Moree used. The fruit is generally larger than a native blackberry and they bloom and bear before the blackberry does. The white blooms are very pretty. I did not grow this plant in a bed as it was not needed. They were all over the area, in the woods, beside the road and in the ditches. It was very easy to gather a large amount without going far from home.

This plant grows wild in the south (Houston, Tx). And, as with most berry bushes, it has many thorns. Haven't tried the fruit.