Scientific Name:
Rubus fruticosus
'Black Satin'
Pronunciation:
ROO-bus froo-tih-KOE-sus
Common Name:
thornless blackberry
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Semi-evergreen, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:
Leaves palmately compound with 5 doubly serrated ovate leaflets; flowers white to blushed pink; fruit and plant very similar to Himalayan blackberry but lacks prickles and spines.
Habit:
Arching, Dense, Pendulous, Spreading
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
3 - 4m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe, Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Screening, Urban agriculture, Wildlife food
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Compound Leaf:
Digitate (palmate)
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow
Shapes:
Orbicular, Ovate
Apices:
Aristate
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Double serrate, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered, Floriferous, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Drupe, Edible
Fruit Colour:
Red, Dark-red, Black (changes from red to black)
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots, Stipule, leafy
Propagation:
Layering
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Beetles or weevils, Leafhopper or spittlebug, Mites, Mold
