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Rubus alumnus
Also called Kittatinny Blackberry, Heart Leaved Blackberry
Oldfield blackberry is a scrambling, thorny shrub native to eastern North America, grown for its edible blackberries. Give it full sun, well-drained soil, and a sturdy support.
Rubus alumnus is a North American species of highbush blackberry in section Alleghenienses of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family.
It is native to eastern and central Canada (Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia) and the eastern and central United States (from Maine south to North Carolina and west as far as Oklahoma, Kansas, and Minnesota).
Bundy Blackberry · Garden dewberry · Thorny dewberry · Windham County Blackberry · Rubus adenophorus · Tropical Highland Blackberry · Peaty dewberry · Alaska blackberry · Allegheny blackberry · Rubus alnifolius · Rubus alpinus · Maine dewberry
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rubus alumnus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
