'Funberry' Rubus Illecebrosus Fruit Rare Plant Garden Full Hardy 9cm Pot
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Wonderful breeding revelation in the soft-fruit world, the Funberry is a cross between a strawberry and raspberry, giving you strawberry-like fruit on stems more like raspberries, so you can enjoy picking fruit at waist height. Great for jams and preserves and full of health benefits.
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General Information
Rubus illecebrosus is a perennial plant, woody at the base, producing each year a cluster of erect to arching, prickly, annual stems from a woody rootstock; the stems are generally 50 - 100cm tall, occasionally reaching 150cm[]. The plant spreads by means of its creeping, underground stems, and can form large clusters of growth[].
The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is occasionally cultivated as a fruit crop, especially in the USA and Russia, and is also sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens, where it can be used as a ground cover[].
Plants spread freely when in a suitable site and are apt to become invasive[]. They have escaped from cultivation and become established in various countries[, , ].Known Hazards
None knownBotanical References
, ,Range
E. Asia - Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku)Habitat
Thickets and waste ground[].Properties
Weed Potential Yes Edibility Rating 
Other Uses Rating 
Habit Deciduous Shrub Height 0.60 m Pollinators Insects Cultivation Status Cultivated, Ornamental, Wild Cultivation Details
Easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in sun or semi-shade[, , ].
Sometimes cultivated for its edible fruit and occasionally naturalized in Europe[].
The plant adopts an almost herbaceous habit and is botanically a sub-shrub, only a small amount of woody stem persists overwinter[].
Plants in this genus are notably susceptible to honey fungus[].
Rubus illecebrosus is distinguished from other raspberries by its prickly, glabrous, eglandular stems, pinnately compound leaves with typically seven lanceolate to narrowly ovate leaflets, relatively large flowers, white petals, and 50 - 100 drupelets[].Edible Uses
Fruit - raw or cooked. Fairly large and sweet but insipid raw[, ]. The fruit is said to develop more flavour when it is cooked[]. Another report says that the fruit is sour, bitter and unpalatable raw[, ], though this does not agree with the plants we are growing[]. The red, oblong fruit can be 14 - 30mm in diameter[, , ].Medicinal
None known
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