Common Invasive Plants | Wineberry
Wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
Wineberry is a vigorous shrub that creates spiny impenetrable thickets, covering large areas to displace many native plants. It is found in forest, field, stream and wetland edge habitats and in open woods. Wineberry reproduces by seeds when fruits are dispersed by birds and mammals. It also reproduces by vegetative means – from root buds and sprouting of new plants anywhere canes touch the soil. Wineberry is banned from sale, transport, and planting in Connecticut.
How to Control
Removal of plants by hand pulling or use of a 4-prong spading fork can be effective especially if the soil is moist and the roots and any cane fragments are removed. Branches with berries should be bagged but the remaining plant material can be left to compost.
Wineberry is a vigorous shrub that creates spiny impenetrable thickets, covering large areas to displace many native plants. It is found in forest, field, stream and wetland edge habitats and in open woods. Wineberry reproduces by seeds when fruits are dispersed by birds and mammals. It also reproduces by vegetative means – from root buds and sprouting of new plants anywhere canes touch the soil. Wineberry is banned from sale, transport, and planting in Connecticut.
How to Control
Removal of plants by hand pulling or use of a 4-prong spading fork can be effective especially if the soil is moist and the roots and any cane fragments are removed. Branches with berries should be bagged but the remaining plant material can be left to compost.
