They’re a highly invasive species here in Washington state. Brought by settlers. They’ve displaced the native species and are nearly impossible to get rid of.
Let’s bring this plant home from the other side of the world from the edges of human atmosphere and plant it back home. It will probably be nice to look at.
Certain blackberries are deeply irritating invasive species. Delicious, but an outright menace that can destroy local forests. Methods to control them are extensive and extreme. Never eat road side blackberries in the US, certain states use herbicide to stem the tide. Bushes next to highways are more likely to be sprayed. Low pedestrian traffic and cheaper maintenance than cutting them back.
… You ever tried clearing a yard or whole garden overgrown by wild blackberries for years?
God, they’re delicious, but they are EVERYWHERE, regrow as soon as you turn around, and you either are very slow and careful or get hurt a lot. Nasty little suckers, those thorns.
Got a few growing in my front garden, just cut the sections of thorns from time to time. Dunno what else to do with such a tiny garden really. Nature does its thing there.
Yeaaaa, validate me for not taking leaves
Screw blackberries tho
Excuse me? What do you have against delicious blackberries?
They’re a highly invasive species here in Washington state. Brought by settlers. They’ve displaced the native species and are nearly impossible to get rid of.
Just like the settlers!
But not nearly as delicious
Depends who you ask.
i mean… i can do something to help, might not effect the long term though 😋
On the contrary, I overpicked and killed a blackberry plant as a kid. Sounds like a solid tactic.
Himelayan blackberries are invasive
Not if you live in the Himalaya ☝️🤓
Let’s bring this plant home from the other side of the world from the edges of human atmosphere and plant it back home. It will probably be nice to look at.
I mean if that’s its origin, it probably still lives there unless the name is not its place of origin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_armeniacus
Since it’s drought resistant its flourishing in climate change.
Thanks
Look past their juicy and delicious flesh comrade! invasive species are the scourge of many a backyard garden
Some of us live in countries that have native blackberries.
Certain blackberries are deeply irritating invasive species. Delicious, but an outright menace that can destroy local forests. Methods to control them are extensive and extreme. Never eat road side blackberries in the US, certain states use herbicide to stem the tide. Bushes next to highways are more likely to be sprayed. Low pedestrian traffic and cheaper maintenance than cutting them back.
… You ever tried clearing a yard or whole garden overgrown by wild blackberries for years?
God, they’re delicious, but they are EVERYWHERE, regrow as soon as you turn around, and you either are very slow and careful or get hurt a lot. Nasty little suckers, those thorns.
I’d guess OP has the same trauma as me
Got a few growing in my front garden, just cut the sections of thorns from time to time. Dunno what else to do with such a tiny garden really. Nature does its thing there.
Blackberries are “ok”.