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Blackberry vs. Dewberry: Growth Habit Difference

Q: Difference between blackberry and dewberry?

A: Both Rubus genus. Dewberry trails as vine; blackberry arches as shrub. Centuries of breeding yield tayberry, boysenberry, loganberry, etc., with varying heat/cold tolerance.

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