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🍎 Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis
fruits Shrub Rosaceae
☀️ Sun
Partial Shade to Full Sun
💧 Water
Moderate to High
🗺️ Zones
5-9
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Moist, rich
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
3-5 ft
📐 Height
4-10 ft

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Comfrey
Dynamic accumulator beneath berry thickets
🤝 Elderberry
Both Pacific Northwest native berries
🤝 Ostrich Fern
Woodland edge companions in native habitat

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

Pacific Northwest native. Named for salmon-colored berries. Important traditional food. Thrives in moist woodland edges.

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