Rubus ampelinus
| Rubus ampelinus | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 10' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Rubus ampelinus
Propagation: Seed - requires stratification and is best sown in early autumn in a cold frame. Stored seed requires one month stratification at about 3°c and is best sown as early as possible in the year. Prick out the seedlings when they are large enough to handle and grow on in a cold frame. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring of the following year.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame[1].
Tip layering in July. Plant out in autumn.
Division in early spring or just before leaf-fall in the autumn[1].
Cultivation: We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain. It is treated by some botanists as a subspecies of Rubus lambertianus[2]. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus.
Easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in sun or semi-shade[3][4][1].
Plants in this genus are notably susceptible to honey fungus[1].
Range: E. Asia - China, Japan.
Habitat: Slopes, stony ravines and forest margins at elevations of 200 - 2500 metres in Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and Zhejiang Provinces[2].
Edibility: Fruit - raw or cooked[5]. The fruit is about 8mm in diameter[2].
Usage: A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit[6].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Early Fall-Late Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Grae, Ida. Nature's Colors. MacMillan Publishing, 1974.