Herb: Elm-Leaved Bramble


Latin name: Rubus ulmifolius


Synonyms: Rubus discolor


Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)



Edible parts of Elm-Leaved Bramble:

Fruit - raw or cooked. Aromatic, but with small dryish drupelets. Sweet.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Deciduous
Shrub

Height:
3 m
(9 3/4 foot)

Flowering:
July

Habitat of the herb:

Very common in many habitats, succeeding on chalk and clay and preferring open sunny habitats.

Other uses of Elm-Leaved Bramble:

A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit. The root yields an orange dye when mixed with salt.

Propagation of the herb:

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. Tip layering in July. Plant out in autumn. Division in early spring or just before leaf-fall in the autumn.

Cultivation of Elm-Leaved Bramble:

Very common in many habitats, succeeding on chalk and clay and preferring open sunny habitats.

Medicinal use of the herb:

None known

Known hazards of Rubus ulmifolius:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.