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Trees and shrubs
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
Salmonberry is a deciduous shrub that reaches about 12 feet at maturity, with a moderate growth rate. Up to about 12 feet tall. In the wild it grows in low, moist woods; stream banks; mt. slopes.
Water
Moderate
Light
Sun, Part shade, Shade
Hardiness
Zone 3
Mature height
12 ft
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Deciduous Subshrub, Vine
- Mature size
- Up to about 12 feet tall.
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate; high drought tolerance once established; medium tolerance of saturated soil
- Soil moisture
- Moist
- Light
- Sun, Part Shade, Shade
- Cold hardiness
- To -33°F (about USDA Zone 3)
- Bloom
- Red, Pink, Purple · Mar, Apr, May, Jun
- Grows in
- Low, moist woods; stream banks; mt. slopes
- Native range
- S. coastal AK to n.w. CA; rarely east of the Cascade crest to Bonner County, ID
Wildlife and uses
Very high for songbirds, game birds, and large and small mammals.
Attracts: Birds Value to Beneficial Insects Special Value to Native Bees Special Value to Bumble Bees Provides Nesting Materials/Structure for Native Bees This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation .
Can become extremely aggressive.
Good for: Restoration, Riparian, Wildlife, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
