Introducing 'Natchez', the twelfth release in a series of erect-growing, high-quality, productive, floricane-fruiting blackberry (Rubus L. subgenus Rubus Watson) cultivars. 'Natchez' produces large ...

The Rubus Fructicosus (Blackberry) Seed market is projected for significant growth, driven by demand from the skincare, nutraceutical, and food industries. NEWARK, DE, UNITED STATES, August 18, 2025 ...

Early July is when my lips, fingers and hands may turn purple and my arms become covered with tiny scratches. I’m talking about blackberry picking, which, for many of us, is a rite of summer. The ...

The thornless blackberries in Mary Steffens’ backyard in Echo Park are going on three years, and one of the plants is finally setting fruit -- big, purple-black globes of nearly seedless, sweet-tart ...

Hiking last year in La Tuna Canyon, as my guide identified the streamside plants that we passed, I was gripped by a craving that only the late-winter mention of an early summer fruit can provoke. At ...

Did you know that Rubus can be considered an herb? Yes, Rubus was the 2020 International Herb of the year primarily for its medicinal purposes. Perhaps you are like me and not familiar with this term.

(Beyond Pesticides, December 21, 2019) A study at the University of Maine (UMaine) finds that adding blackberry leaf litter in stormwater catch basins creates an “ecological trap,” enticing mosquito ...

The thornless blackberries in Mary Steffens’ backyard in Echo Park are going on three years, and one of the plants is finally setting fruit -- big, purple-black globes of nearly seedless, sweet-tart ...