Chesapeake blackberry is a deciduous perennial shrub in the Roseaceae family. The species is pollinated by Insects and does well in sandy, loamy and clay soils. It prefers well-drained, moist soil and can grow in semi-shade or full sun. The fruit can be consumed raw or cooked and some find it rich and juicy in flavor. The plant can be propagated by seed or cuttings, or by division in early spring or just before leaf-fall in the autumn. This particular plant is not very common and its taxonomy is not clear. It grows only in the United States, primarily in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas, but with scattered populations farther east in New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas. Rubus pascuus has short, compact pale pink to white flowers that usually barely surpass the leaves and it tends to hold itself relatively erect. Information on blackberry cultivation for home gardeners is available in the NC State Extension publication Blackberries for the Home Garden . Diseases, Insects, and Other Plant Problems: Plants in this genus are notably susceptible to honey fungus. More information on Rubus .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.