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Bramble
- Pest type - Weed
- Infects - Non-specific,
- Host plants-
- Symptoms- NULL:
Most people will recognize this weed instantly as the bearer of blackberries during late summer. This plant is a vigorous grower and is armed to the teeth with wicked thorns ready to tear into any unwary passer-by.
If left a few years, this plant will become a large and impenetrable bush 3 mtr diameter and 2 mtr high. Any long shoots that arch over to touch the ground will immediately re-root hampering later removal and will trip up any clumsy passer-by.
If spotted early, they are easily dug out with a small fork. Larger infested areas are best dealt with by first cutting off all the vines then grubbing out all the crowns with a mattock or spade. So long as the crown of the root is removed, the smaller roots will not usually re-grow although a few may give trouble. Prevention is the best plan here. Get them out when they are only a few weeks old and they will not have the chance to become a menace.
Brambles are useful
Fruit. Instantly recognized, the fruit is the delicious blackberry which is highly nutritious and can be eaten raw or cooked and used in pies or jams and preserves. The berries can also be made into wine but it is always a bit sharp for my taste.
Stems. Now then, I bet you didn't realize that the traditional bee hives (or skeps as they were called) were made from the stems of this plant. Unless there is a huge demand for the information, I do not intend to make any more of these so you will have to go without photos but basically, long vines were sliced lengthways into quarters, gathered and twisted into ropes then tied into the classical shape hive using stems as cord. As the material dries it pulls tight making a strong structure.