Species Specifics: Blackberry
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Blackberries, if left unchecked, can quickly spread in a pasture and reduce the amount of grazeable acres.
FAST FACTS
- Blackberry is a prickly, perennial shrub commonly found in pastures.
- Blackberry thickets make it difficult for your herd to move around pastures.
- The same competitive characteristics that make blackberries relatively easy to grow in a home or commercial setting make them a persistent foe in your pasture or rangeland.
- Treat blackberry with DuraCor™ herbicide once fruits have dropped in late summer for best control.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Blackberry (Rubus) is a thicket-forming perennial shrub. It can grow up to 9 feet tall with stout, arching canes covered in broad-based thorns. Canes can be up to 40 feet long. Plants have a large, deep woody root crown with thick lateral roots. While leaf shape can vary species to species, blackberry leaves are primarily evergreen with rounded and toothed edges. Flowers are small, white to pinkish in color with five petals.
WHERE IT IS FOUND
Blackberry is well adapted to growing in grasslands and open, disturbed areas – making pastures a prime target. Once established, blackberry can restrict movement of livestock and wildlife, while reducing desirable plant productivity. Because there are over 20 species of blackberry in North America, finding blackberry is common throughout most of the United States.
HOW TO TREAT IT
Blackberries are difficult to control since plants are capable of regenerating from the root crown or rhizomes. Acceptable results are possible but may require multiple applications and/or tactics. Treat blackberry infestations with 16 fluid ounces of DuraCor™ herbicide tankmixed with 16 fluid ounces PastureGard and 0.25% nonionic surfactant per acre. For nonresidual weed control, apply 2 pints per acre of PastureGard® HL herbicide. Foliar applications provide the best control after fruit has dropped in late summer.
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