Rubus cockburnianus

Botanical Description

Rubus cockburnianus is a vigorous deciduous shrub producing each year a cluster of sparsely-armed, arching, biennial stems from a woody rootstock; the stems can grow 150 - 300cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The stems only produce leaves in their first year of growth, forming flower and leaf-bearing branches in their second year and dying after fruiting. Plants can spread freely at the roots, forming large thickets of growth. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental in gardens, being valued especially for its white stems and its arching, pendulous branches, which give a remarkable fountain-like aspect to the shrub[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. ].