Scientific Name:
Rubus parviflorus
Pronunciation:
ROO-bus par-vih-FLORE-us
Common Name:
thimbleberry
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Thicket shrub; leaves are large (20cm), palmate, dull green that are tomentose and serrate; fruit about 1cm wide, bright red, and looks like half a thimble or a dense raspberry.
Habit:
Arching, Dense, Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
B.C. east of Cascades, B.C. west of Cascades
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Filler, Group or mass planting, Herb, Reclamation, Spring interest, Urban agriculture, Wildlife food, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent, Glandular hairs
Colour in Fall:
Green, Green-yellow
Shapes:
Orbicular, Reniform
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Corymb, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Drupe, Edible
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible,
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes, Stipule, leafy
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Galls, Stem borer insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLW) Turf Field Lab West
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden