blackberry conversion
and Rubus armeniacus (reddish stem)Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) is an introduced semi-shade-tolerant bramble that readily colonizes bare ground and damaged soils and spreads by bird dispersal. Large areas of lowland Salish Sea have reverted to blackberry after we cut forests, damage soils, and reduce native seed banks an seed rain. Over time, blackberry forms dense impenetrable thickets that may be six or eight feet tall. A recurring revegetation scenario is attempted conversion from blackberry to young native forest. Blackberry grows back rapidly from crowns, rhizomes and seed bank, and can outgrow native shrub vegetation, and tip roots from arching perennial canes. Efficient strategies must understand the strengths and weaknesses of our native flora, soil conditions, the rampant productivity of blackberry, and natural patterns of native forest development.
Relationships
- broader: vegetation
- related to: Oregon Spotted Frog
- related to: Rana Pretiosa (Oregon spotted frog)
- related to: himalayan blackberry
- related to: prairie and oak woodlands
- related to: ramial chips
- related to: revegetation
- related to: vegetation;river delta;sediment dynamics
- related to: Grass Lakes Nature Reserve
- related to: Thurston County
- related to: North Sound Riparian Conference