See also: Alder and willow

  • CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social
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    16 hours ago

    Wait, do blackberries also grow like weeds? I’ve never had much interest in gardening, but like the one plant I’d genuinely like to have, due to loving the fruit, would be blackberry

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      3 hours ago

      yes, and they have sharp thorns, makes removal them very difficult. apparently is the himlayin blackberry is the notirous hard to kill weed.

      the himalyin blackberry is capable of regenerating from root fragments, even if you pull out the whole plant, a small part of it can regenerate.

    • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      12 hours ago

      Blackberries grow in thick brambles with nasty thorns. It also has a hardy root system that allows it to regrow if you just cut it down. They also spread a few feet per year, so keeping them contained is a constant (and often painful) battle. If you go too long without paying attention to it, your entire yard will be a mess of thorny brambles that are nearly impossible to kill.

      • rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz
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        or you can put them on wires like grapes. idk if it’s unusual luck or skill issue, but my blackberries get stem rust every couple of years and they have to be cut down, they do grow back from roots but it keeps them from spreading too far

    • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz
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      15 hours ago

      Blackberry is evil.

      If it is not native to your country don’t plant it! Nothing eats it, grows extremely quickly and is very hard to get rid of.

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          12 hours ago

          They are spreading seeds… That is the point of the berries.

          Nothing eats the plant.

          Even goats, which famously will eat blackberry, will eat anything else first.

      • CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social
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        15 hours ago

        If I ever did get one, I’d probably want to grow it indoors anyway, if that’s even possible. I’m more a city person and dont especially desire living somewhere with lawn space to maintain

    • too_high_for_this@lemmy.world
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      The bramble types do. They’ll spread out a few feet every year and new plants will pop up everywhere. They’re hard to prune because of the nasty thorns, and as long as there’s roots, they’ll grow back.

      You can get a thornless variety that’s much easier to contain. I have one in my front yard that hasn’t spread at all.

    • prettybunnys@piefed.social
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      16 hours ago

      They grow as brambles and grow thick.

      It will take up any and all space it can.

      You won’t have to worry about kids playing in your yard, but they’ll be in it for berries

    • protist@retrofed.com
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      Make sure to try to find a thornless variety. Blackberry thorns will wreak havoc on your body and your clothes