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Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Fermented
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Cane
Cuttings: Root
Division
Stolons and runners
Pollinators: Self
Wasps
Bumblebees
Bees
Wind
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Marion Blackberry
  • Marionberry

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Location: Sherwood Oregon
Date: 2014-06-09 
Marionberry blossoms
Location: Sherwood Oregon
Date: 2014-06-09 
Unripe marionberry
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2013-07-08
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2013-07-08
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2013-07-08
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2013-07-08
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-10-16
Location: Sherwood Oregon
Date: 2014-06-09

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