shrub layer
raspberry
rubus idaeus
the woodland-edge fruit that actually prefers your forest garden to a field — happiest with cool roots, dappled light, and a thick leafy mulch.
functions
field guide
light
part shade
moisture
moist
soil
rich, slightly acid, mulched deep
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season
open the calendar →grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for raspberry — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
see raspberry on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around raspberry
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- shrub
- raspberry — the anchor
- canopy
- sweet chestnut
- root
- garlic
- herbaceous
- yarrow
works inside: hügelkultur mound · pond-edge guild
design patterns using this plant