Black raspberry

Rubus occidentalis

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	3-7 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Leaves	Deciduous
Height	3.0
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Layer	Shrubs
Uses
Utility	Animal feed, Attracts insects, Hedgerow, Poultry forage, Wildlife habitat
Edible	true
Edible parts	Fruit, Stem
Edible uses	Tea
Names
German name	Schwarze himbeere
Taxonomy
Family	Rosaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Introduced into	Central European Rus, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Poland
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