Pennsylvania Blackberry
Rubus pensilvanicus

Height: 3-5 ft
Spread: 3-5 ft
Bloom Time: April-May
Sunlight: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Wet, Moist, Medium, Dry, Very Dry

The arching second year canes of Pennsylvania Blackberry produce both flowers and fruit. Its showy white 5-petaled flowers bloom in spring and are used by many types of pollinators, including various bees and butterflies. In June and July, the black juicy fruit ripens. A huge assortment of wildlife depends upon these berries as a food source. They are used by box turtles, woodpeckers, squirrels, foxes, tanagers, thrushes, cardinals, and many more species. The new canes are green, turning to red/purple as they age.​ Because this woody species spreads to form groups, it should be given plenty of space in habitat corridors to move around.