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🍎 Thimbleberry

Rubus parviflorus
fruits Shrub Rosaceae
☀️ Sun
Partial Shade to Full Sun
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
3-9
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Moist, well-draining
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
3-4 ft
📐 Height
3-6 ft

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Comfrey
Nutrient accumulator for berry production
🤝 Ostrich Fern
Woodland companions in moist, dappled shade
🤝 Salmonberry
Fellow Pacific Northwest native berries; shared habitat

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ Walnut
Juglone sensitive - keep away from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

Soft, velvety leaves (nature's toilet paper). Crumbly sweet red berries. No thorns. Native to western North America.

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Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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