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California Native Blackberry, Pacific Blackberry
California Native Blackberry, Pacific Blackberry
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Bring a taste of the wild West Coast to your garden with the California Native Blackberry, also known as the Pacific Blackberry (Rubus ursinus). This hardy, vining shrub is the only blackberry species native to the Pacific Coast and a favorite among pollinators, wildlife, and gardeners alike.
🌸 Plant Features
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Native Range: California to British Columbia
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Type: Perennial, deciduous vine or trailing shrub
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Growth Habit: Sprawling canes up to 6–10 feet long
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Light: Full sun to part shade
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Water: Low to moderate (drought-tolerant once established)
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Soil: Well-drained; adapts to clay, sand, or loam
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Bloom Time: Spring to early summer (white to pale pink flowers)
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Fruit: Sweet, small blackberries loved by birds, bees, and people!
🌱 Why You’ll Love It
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Edible & Delicious: Produces sweet-tart berries perfect for fresh eating or jam.
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Wildlife Friendly: Supports native bees, butterflies, and songbirds.
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Low Maintenance: Thrives with little care once established.
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Erosion Control: Great for slopes or naturalized areas.
🪴 In the Garden
Plant your 1-gallon container blackberry in full sun for best fruiting. Provide room to sprawl or train along a fence or trellis. Prune in late winter to encourage new growth.
Botanical Name: Rubus ursinus
Common Names: Pacific Blackberry, California Blackberry, Douglas Dewberry
Container Size: 1 Gallon
How ordering works
Use our website to request your preferred variety and container size. Submitting a request does not complete a purchase or guarantee availability. We verify stock and plant health, then confirm your selection, pricing and estimated delivery window. No payment is accepted until stock and plant health have been verified. If your selection is unavailable or does not meet our health standards, we discuss suitable alternatives with you before proceeding.
Delivery and professional planting are quoted separately unless expressly included. Explore professional planting or request a variety or specimen.
Representative plant photograph; not the actual nursery specimen. Photo: Gaia Leo, CC BY-SA 4.0; image source. Original photograph reproduced without edits.
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