What it is
Dewberry (Rubus trivialis) is in the Rosaceae (Rose) family. The wild low-running cousin of the blackberry that ripens earlier across Texas fields and fence lines.
How to grow it
It wants full sun, water it low, and give it tolerant soil. Target a soil pH around 5.5-6.5. Space plants about Spreading apart. Expect roughly 2nd-year canes. Native trailing bramble.
How it's used
Dewberry is used: fresh, jam, cobbler.
🔎 How to identify it
- Trailing thorny canes
- Three-to-five leaflets
- Black aggregate fruit
Edibility
PartsRipe fruit
UsesFresh, jam, cobbler
CautionThorny trailing canes; mind the chiggers.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.