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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: Arching canes reaching 4 to 6 feet, possibly to 8 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Shiny red berry containing numerous seeds
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Other: Greenish with white petals
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Wine Raspberry
  • Japanese Wineberry
  • Wineberry
  • Dewberry

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Location: Hudson, NY
Date: 2023-07-07
Location: Hudson, NY
Date: 2023-07-07
Location: At home
Date: 2022-06-19
Location: NW Arkansas
Date: June, 2011
These wineberries grow all over the woods in here Northwest Arkan
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: 2010-08-01
Wineberry harvest.
Location: My garden
Location: My garden
Location: Hudson, NY
Date: 2023-07-07

Nasty stem
Location: At home
Date: 2022-06-19
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: 2011-08-11
Wineberries growing with leaves.
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: 2010-07-23
Wineberries on the vine.
Location: My garden
Location: My garden
Location: Hudson, NY
Date: 2023-07-07

This nasty invasive plant is a pain to remove, literally.
Location: Fairfax, VA | March, 2023
Date: 2023-03-25
Location: Fairfax, VA | March, 2023
Date: 2023-03-25
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Location: Fairfax, VA | March, 2023
Date: 2023-03-25
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: 11/29/2008
Wineberries propagated but tip-rooting.

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