Arching Dewberry

Although this species tends to creep along the ground like other dewberries, the fruit-producing primocanes can arch up to a few feet tall (usually around 1.5 foot although in some cases up to 5 foot). Flowers are showy and white, usually blooming from May-July. The stems of this species are lined with sharp thorns, and the leaves are compound and somewhat showy, often turning dark red in the fall and-although not truly evergreen-holding on for quite a long time in the winter. Tolerates drought, sand, rocky soil, gravel, and oak scrub forests. It can also be grown as a groundcover species in clearcut forests that have been replanted to pine or spruce trees, provided there is sufficient light. According to the Xerxes society, this species is of special value to native bees, especially bumble bees, and also provides nesting material for native bees.

Trailing stems up to 7-8 foot long
Plant Hardiness Zones: 2b-7b
Perennial
Deer Resistant

Native Range: ME south to NJ, PA, and OH. Also native in MN. Native to Canada in ON, QC, NL, and NB. Rare in NJ.

Arching Dewberry in a 3.5 inch pot $17.75

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