Non-invasive raspberries or blackberries

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kmom246 Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Mar 11, 2006

Greetings ~ I'm looking for something that won't take over and that won't be spread by seed by birds. Is there such a thing? I can handle smaller harvests - just don't want the yard to become a jungle and don't want to spread my jungle over to the lake near us. Thanks for any info you might have.

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Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Mar 13, 2006

My cultivated Blackberries pretty much stay in place but I'm sure the birds plant the seed all over. I'm in the city so that's not a problem.
Andy P

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LindaTX8 NE Medina Co., TX(Zone 8a) Mar 14, 2006

I'd be interested in this also, at least as far as blackberries. I know that Brazos Blackberry is pretty invasive, spreads underground. The Kiowa is less so. So far, it has only rooted a couple of places where the branch touched the ground. And those are easily removed...plants can be given shared with others.

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Zeppy Shenandoah Valley, VA(Zone 6b) Mar 14, 2006

LindaTX, how do you like the Kiowa's flavor? I'm looking into that variety...

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LindaTX8 NE Medina Co., TX(Zone 8a) Mar 15, 2006

Kiowa has large sweet blackberries. I like it better than the Brazos.

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kmom246 Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Mar 15, 2006

I don't mind something that spreads by runners or can rootings - they are going to be in raised beds, and anything that touches down outside of the bed will touch down in sand, so hopefully will be easily removed. I just don't want something that spreads rapidly by seed as we have a lake near by and I'd hate to have it become over-run with something that birds will make invasive. This is a dumb question, but are there seedless types?

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