Dewberry Plant

Dewberry plants for sale here are low-trailing brambles in the blackberry family, with arching prickly canes, white spring flowers and sweet black fruit that ripens a little ahead of blackberries. We ship them bare-root in packs of 25, 50, 100 and 500, for fruit patches, wildlife plantings, banks and wholesale buyers.

Dewberry Size, Zones and Sun

Dewberry grows along the ground instead of standing upright like a blackberry cane, with long trailing stems that can reach several feet. Zones 5 to 8. It does best in full sun and takes part shade. Moist, well-drained soil suits it, and clay, loam and sand all work. Fast growth means a small patch fills in quickly.

Dewberry Flowers and Fruit

White flowers open in spring, one or a few at the end of short branches. Black, juicy berries follow in late spring and early summer, with big drupelets and a sweet flavor. People eat them fresh and cook them into pies, jam and preserves. Young stems carry sharp prickles.

Dewberry and Wildlife

Songbirds, foxes, raccoons and other small animals eat the fruit, and bees and butterflies work the flowers. The tangled canes give birds and small mammals year-round cover, and native bees nest in dead hollow stems, so leave a few standing. For more about growing berries, see our guide to edible berry bushes in natural plantings.

Where to Plant Dewberry

Sunny banks, field edges, fence lines and wildlife plots give the canes room to trail. In a garden, a wire trellis lifts the fruit off the ground and makes picking easier. Set plants 3 to 4 feet apart. Our post on planting berry bushes for yield covers spacing and support.

Planting Dewberry Bare-root

Soak the roots for an hour, spread them in a wide hole and set the plant at the depth it grew. Firm the soil and water well, then mulch to hold moisture. Keep it watered through the first summer.

Buying Dewberry Plants in Bulk

At 4 feet apart, a pack of 25 plants makes a row about 100 feet long, 100 plants run to 400 feet and 500 plants reach 2,000. Packs of 25, 50, 100 and 500 suit a home patch or a pick-your-own planting.

Good to Know About Dewberry

Canes fruit in their second year, so after harvest remove the spent ones and let new canes take over. Wear sleeves and gloves for picking and pruning, because the prickles are sharp. The plant sends out long runners, and a trellis keeps a patch easy to manage.

Dewberry for Berry Patches and Wildlife Plots

Dewberry fills a sunny corner fast and gives you fruit sooner than many berry crops. On a wildlife plot it feeds animals in early summer when other fruit hasn't set.

Dewberry Plant Sizes, Packs and Shipping

Dewberry plants ship bare-root in packs of 25, 50, 100 and 500. Volume pricing available. Browse more berry bushes for sale.