Shop Products
Houzz Logo Print
joeschmoe80

"Wild" brambles planted near "cultivated" ones?

joeschmoe80
10 years ago

I have a few various cultivated brambles I've planted, 'Royalty' purple raspberry, some 'Chester' Blackberries, & a couple varieties of red & black raspberries as well.

I was browsing the Oikos website, actually looking for some hybrid oaks and chestnuts to plant, but came across a "yellow black raspberry" they offer. It appears to be a seedgrown selection of wild black raspberry with unusual fruit color. I'd like to buy a few, but I seem to remember, years ago, that cultivated brambles shouldn't be planted near wild ones due to disease pressure - does this apply here, too?

Or is this an overblown concern?

Comments (2)