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Climber Wall Shrub

Rubus henryi

Henry's raspberry

A woody-stemmed evergreen climber with long sparsely thorny stems. it has 3-lobed leaves which are are long and slender, green above and pale below. The flowers are pink and develop into small black fruits with white sepals which can look quite flower-like.

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Ultimate height

4–8 metres

Time to ultimate height

2–5 years

Ultimate spread

2.5–4 metres

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade

Aspect

East–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Rosaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Climbing, Spreading branched, Suckering
Genus: Rubus can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, often scrambling with bristly or prickly stems bearing simple, lobed, palmate or pinnate leaves and 5-petalled flowers followed by juicy, sometimes edible fruits
Name status: Correct

How to grow

Cultivation

Train to wires on the sheltered side of a fence or wall, in any fertile soil in sun or partial shade

Propagation

Propagate by tip layering in autumn

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage and informal garden
Climber and wall shrubs
Wall side borders

Pruning

Prune out older stems to the ground to allow space to tie in new ones

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to grey moulds and honey fungus (rarely)

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