The humble Bramble/Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) is a staple plant of many hedgerow and thicket. Its distinctive thorny creeping tendrils flowering with white flowers during the summer and rich tasty fruit in the autumn provide a source of food for a wide variety of animals, birds and humans.
The thorny bush of the Bramble can produce blackberries, raspberries, or dewberries. In this case the Brambles in the photos produce Blackberries.
The Bramble is a hardy plant and once established it can take root and become hard to remove for gardeners. In the wild, the Bramble grows in every direction covering as much ground as it can with its tendril off shoots and arcs them until they become heavy and touch the ground. At this point roots can form and the Bramble extends again from a secured anchor point.
The Bramble has been used by humans not just as a source of food, but also a source of fibre for rope, baskets and fabrics.
Another great plant from nature.
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