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Rubus xanthocarpus

Rubus xanthocarpus
Photo: Sten, CC BY-SA 3.0

Rubus xanthocarpus is an East Asian bramble, a subshrub with yellow-orange raspberry-like fruit that is sometimes grown for its edible berries. It is grown much like other hardy brambles, given sun, well-drained soil and some support.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during dry spells and keep the soil evenly moist, especially while fruiting.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, fertile loam; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy to around -20 °C; protect young growth from late frosts.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
C. & S. China
Climate
temperate

About

Rubus xanthocarpus is an East Asian species of bramble. It is native to central and southern China, and has been naturalized in Poland and the former Czechoslovakia.

The plant is available from commercial suppliers. The orange-yellow fruit are edible, taste similar to raspberries, and can be eaten raw or made into preserves or wine.

Other Rubus plants

Garden dewberry · Allegheny blackberry · Arctic blackberry · Giant Blackberry · Rubus biflorus · Dewberry · Cloudberry · White Stemmed Bramble · Korean Bramble · Rubus coriaceus · Korean Raspberry · Holy Bramble

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rubus xanthocarpus 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.

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