Rubus parvifolius
| Rubus parvifolius | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Late Spring-Early Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Rubus parvifolius (common name: japanese raspberry)
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: Easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in sun or semi-shade[2][3][1].
Cultivated for its edible fruit in Asia, there are some named varieties[4].
This species is a raspberry with biennial stems, it produces a number of new stems each year from the perennial rootstock, these stems fruit in their second year and then die[1].
This species appears to hybridise in the wild with R. hillii[5].
Plants in this genus are notably susceptible to honey fungus[1].
Range: E. Asia - China, Japan. Australia.
Habitat: Roadsides and waste ground in lowlands and low mountains in Japan[6]. Mainly found in wet sclerophyll forests in eastern Australia[5].
Edibility: Fruit - raw or cooked and used in pies, preserves etc[2][3][7][8][4][9]. Juicy[4]. A good flavour[10][11]. The fruit is small[12], though the individual druplets are quite large[5].
The young plant is used as a substitute for tea[9].
Medicinal: The leaves and the root are astringent[13][11]. A decoction of the leaves or the root is used in the treatment of skin diseases and as a stimulant to blood circulation[14].
Usage: A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit[15].
The stems and roots are a source of tannin[9].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Mid Summer-Late Summer
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: R. chinensis. R. triphyllus.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Carolin, R. Flora of the Sydney Region. Reed, 1993.
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Wilson, E and M Trollope. Korean Flora. Royal Asiatic Society, 1918.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Low, Tim. Wild Food Plants of Australia. Angus and Robertson, 1989.
- ↑ Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ Lassak, Erich and Tara McCarthy. Australian Medicinal Plants.
- ↑ Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.
- ↑ Grae, Ida. Nature's Colors. MacMillan Publishing, 1974.