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Blackberries or what are known to some as Armenian or Himalayan Blackberry is a prevalent invasive species inhabiting riparian borders, thoroughfares, fence corridors, oftentimes infest forest and logged areas. It is notorious for strapping its roots underneath prolific soils and is viciously capable of surviving on other damp areas of the earth. Identification Blackberries are semi-evergreen flowering shrubs that grow a full 10 foot height in ideal environments. The stems or canes take a full 2 year period to fully develop underneath the earth before the lush of leaves and brambles surfaces on the edge of any riparian zone, or unadulterated forests. They usually bloom right around June to August, when the sun is fully enveloping the horizon and can even grow in partly shaded areas. The first level canes usually give access to second year canes to flourish on top of the soil. They re-sprout like clawed fungal monsters that disrupt the growth of other native plants and limit diversity of all growing things. Blackberries are identified by the thick brambles and lush of palm shaped leaves that have serrated edges. The flowers appear during the latter part of spring and they appear to be innocent of the flawed, destructive weed. The stems stretch like the mineral lodes, sprouting from almost anywhere to cover an enormous portion of the soil. The fruit is either black or dark purple compacted to look like a beehive. Blackberries are used for culinary preparations for pies, jams and muffins. They can also be eaten freshly picked from the shrub. Impact Blackberries are vicious and stubborn weeds that have been considered as disruptive and have utter disregard for other growing plants neighboring its roots and canes. It eviscerates native growing plants that stumble and ramble with the growing monster. It comes fully protected with fatal spikes of mercenary weeds and has no respect for the lawn ownerís disposal of them, whether they be uprooted, torn, hacked or burned, they have the ability to grow back fast and infest other areas. This is one highly inconvenient plant to grow in your backyard; however these nasty vicious weeds can protect the borders of realty or the riparian banks. They can also be adorned to keep parks inaccessible to unwelcome passers and they are unimplorable and vital to sustain forest regrowth and rebirth. Biology The seeds produced by the blackberries are carried and spread by birds pecking on the shrub for survival. This manner of distribution allows the proliferation of the unstoppable weed either to enclose and protect certain portions of Mother Nature or simply to occupy disturbed plantations, or forest and displaced native plants in the area. Management Springfield oregon blackberry removal Ordinary shoveling and weeding can never eliminate the presence of this altruistic plant. Some states have used blackberry leaf rust fungus to minimize the growth of blackberries, by inducing either partial or full defoliation. Recent actions have also included the use of herbicides for not yet fully grown blackberries, while the employment of mechanical tools to cut off and weed out the leaves, stems and roots of grown blackberries have greatly decreased the lush and the automated branching of the plant. However, this kind of management should be kept or done like clockwork to ensure a long-term prevention. The countryside may be ideal for the growth of blackberries but at a certain point, goats are employed to cut out leaves and consume the fruits to provide short term relief from blackberry infestation.

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