How to grow salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
When to plant salmonberry
Plant this shrub while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall (early enough for roots to establish before the ground freezes) as the best time and spring, just before growth begins, as the next best.
Salmonberry is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Sun
- Full sun
Common problems
- spreads aggressively
- cane borers
- prickly stems
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Shrubs Correctly (HGIC 1052)
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