A beautiful Japanese briar with rich coppery or burnished-red, bristly stems in winter and tasty, bright red, edible fruits in late summer. In our opinion, it is well worth cultivating simply as a fruiting plant, but it also happens to be very ornamental and makes an attractive garden feature. The fruits may be used to make delicious jellies, pies or cakes.
The Rubus phoenicolasius in this video is a six year old specimen growing at
Bluebell Arboretum and Nursery (South Derbyshire, UK). Video made in mid September.
Approx Size (in video)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 2 - 2.5 m (6 - 8 ft)
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