Rubus tricolor
Creeping Bramble

Botanical description

A fairly prostrate evergreen Asian shrub, the Chinese bramble grows at least 60cm (2') high and spreads up to 2m (6'6") per year. It can get higher as it arches over itself and/or other shrubs. ^[6]^{: 206}. It lives on steep banks and in scrub on mountains to 3000 metres as well as slopes, forests and thickets at elevations of 1800 - 3600 metres in Sichuan and Yunnan.

Uses

Edible uses

Fruit

Cooked, Fresh

Jam

Material uses

Fruit

Dye

Medicinal uses(Warning!)

There are no medicinal uses listed for Rubus tricolor.

Ecology

Ecosystem niche/layer

Soil surface

Ecological Functions

Ground cover

'It is too vigorous for small gardens but makes a great cover for larger areas [and] tolerates foot traffic [....] Maintenance consists of two jobs: 1) keeping the cover low enough to enable easy passage of foot traffic [...] and 2) stopping it spreading further than you want.' ^[6]^{: 206}. It's a good vigorous groundcover plant for sun or shade. ^[2]^[8]^[9]

Forage

Nothing listed.

Shelter

Nothing listed.

Propagation

Seed - requires stratification, is best sown in early autumn in a cold frame. Sow stored seed as early as possible in the year in a cold frame and stratify for a month at 3°c if sowing later than February. 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.

Tip layering in July. Plant out in autumn. Division in early spring.

This vigorous plant spreads well and is most easily propagated through tip layering and division.

Seed

Cultivation

Easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in sun or semi-shade^[1]^[2]^[8]. Plants grow best in part or full shade^[10] and also succeed in dry shade^[11]. Established plants are fairly drought tolerant^[11].

Hardy to about -15°c^[12]. Plants are evergreen but may be deciduous in severe winters^[4].

A fast growing plant, the stems can grow by up to 2 metres per year^[12]^[11]. It grows strongly but requires weeding for the first year or so^[13]. New roots are formed at intervals along the stem^[4]. It can swamp smaller plants but works very well in combination with trees and tall plants.

Crops

Problems, pests & diseases

Honey fungus

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Associations & Interactions

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Polycultures & Guilds

There are no polycultures listed which include Rubus tricolor.

Descendants

Cultivars

Varieties

None listed.

Subspecies

None listed.

Full Data

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References

? ^1.0^1.1^1.2 F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press (32202/01/01)
? ^2.0^2.1^2.2^2.3^2.4^2.5 Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray (32202/01/01)
? ^3.0^3.1 Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing (32202/01/01)
? ^4.0^4.1^4.2^4.3^4.4 Davis. B. Climbers and Wall Shrubs. Viking. ISBN 0-670-82929-3 (32202/01/01)
? ^5.0^5.1^5.2 [Flora of China] (32202/01/01)
? ^6.0^6.1^6.2 Crawford, Martin Creating a Forest Garden Green Books ()
? ^7.0^7.1 Grae. I. Nature's Colors - Dyes from Plants. MacMillan Publishing Co. New York. ISBN 0-02-544950-8 (32202/01/01)
? ^8.0^8.1^8.2^8.3 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (32202/01/01)
? ^9.0^9.1 Thomas. G. S. Plants for Ground Cover J. M. Dent & Sons ISBN 0-460-12609-1 (32202/01/01)
? Thomas. G. S. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray ISBN 0-7195-5043-2 (32202/01/01)
? ^11.0^11.1^11.2 Chatto. B. The Dry Garden. Dent ISBN 0460045512 (32202/01/01)
? ^12.0^12.1 Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Shrubs. Pan Books ISBN 0-330-30258-2 (32202/01/01)
? ^13.0^13.1 Royal Horticultural Society. Ground Cover Plants. Cassells. ISBN 0-304-31089-1 (32202/01/01)

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[PFAFimport-1-1] ? ^1.0^1.1^1.2 F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press (32202/01/01)

[PFAFimport-11-2] ? ^2.0^2.1^2.2^2.3^2.4^2.5 Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray (32202/01/01)

[PFAFimport-105-3] ? ^3.0^3.1 Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing (32202/01/01)

[PFAFimport-202-4] ? ^4.0^4.1^4.2^4.3^4.4 Davis. B. Climbers and Wall Shrubs. Viking. ISBN 0-670-82929-3 (32202/01/01)

[PFAFimport-266-5] ? ^5.0^5.1^5.2 [Flora of China] (32202/01/01)

[Crawford-6] ? ^6.0^6.1^6.2 Crawford, Martin Creating a Forest Garden Green Books ()

[PFAFimport-168-7] ? ^7.0^7.1 Grae. I. Nature's Colors - Dyes from Plants. MacMillan Publishing Co. New York. ISBN 0-02-544950-8 (32202/01/01)

[PFAFimport-200-8] ? ^8.0^8.1^8.2^8.3 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (32202/01/01)

[PFAFimport-208-9] ? ^9.0^9.1 Thomas. G. S. Plants for Ground Cover J. M. Dent & Sons ISBN 0-460-12609-1 (32202/01/01)

[PFAFimport-182-10] ? Thomas. G. S. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray ISBN 0-7195-5043-2 (32202/01/01)

[PFAFimport-190-11] ? ^11.0^11.1^11.2 Chatto. B. The Dry Garden. Dent ISBN 0460045512 (32202/01/01)

[PFAFimport-184-12] ? ^12.0^12.1 Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Shrubs. Pan Books ISBN 0-330-30258-2 (32202/01/01)

[PFAFimport-197-13] ? ^13.0^13.1 Royal Horticultural Society. Ground Cover Plants. Cassells. ISBN 0-304-31089-1 (32202/01/01)

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Belongs to family	Rosaceae +
Belongs to genus	Rubus +
Functions as	Ground cover +
Has common name	Creeping Bramble +
Has drought tolerance	Tolerant +
Has edible part	Fruit +
Has edible use	Cooked +, Fresh + and Jam +
Has environmental tolerance	Drought +
Has flowers of type	Hermaphrodite +
Has growth rate	Vigorous +
Has hardiness zone	7 +
Has image	Rubus-tricolor.JPG +
Has lifecycle type	Perennial +
Has material part	Fruit +
Has material use	Dye +
Has mature height	0.3 +
Has mature width	2 +
Has primary image	Rubus-tricolor.JPG +
Has search name	rubus tricolor + and x +
Has seed requiring scarification	No +
Has seed requiring stratification	Yes +
Has seed with dormancy depth	Intermediate +
Has shade tolerance	Permanent deep shade +
Has soil ph preference	Acid +, Neutral + and Alkaline +
Has soil teclayture preference	Clay +
Has soil teloamyture preference	Loamy +
Has soil tesandyture preference	Sandy +
Has soil water retention preference	Well drained +
Has sun preference	Full sun +
Has taxonomy name	Rubus tricolor +
Has water requirements	moderate +
Inhabits ecosystem niche	Soil surface +
Is deciduous or evergreen	Evergreen +
Is grown from	Seeds + and Layering +
Is herbaceous or woody	Woody +
Is taxonomy type	Species +
Native to environment	Steep banks +, Mountain scrub +, Slopes +, Forests + and Thickets +
Native to geographical range	Asia +
Show on main page search	Yes +
Tolerates air pollution	No +
Tolerates maritime exposure	No +
Tolerates nutritionally poor soil	No +
Tolerates wind	No +

Botanical description

Uses

Edible uses

Fruit

Cooked, Fresh

Jam

Material uses

Fruit

Dye

Medicinal uses(Warning!)

Ecology

Ecosystem niche/layer

Ecological Functions

Ground cover

Forage

Shelter

Propagation

Seed

Cultivation

Crops

Problems, pests & diseases

Honey fungus

Associations & Interactions

Polycultures & Guilds

Descendants

Cultivars

Varieties

Subspecies

Full Data

References

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