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Blackberry

Shrub type: Deciduous (Grows upwards by clinging to almost any surface.)

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 79 years. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has many long and flexible, straight stems covered in thin, wrinkled, black with white speckled bark, and the wood inside is yellow.

The branches trail down towards the ground with dozens of twigs that and are covered with copious amounts of small, pleated, leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are cream and gold, pliable and covered in fine hairs.

In early spring it produces thick bunches of small, dark green blossoms with sickle shaped petals with a tube-like floral cup. They fall easily and have a soft scent that smells like perfume.

In mid-autumn tiny needle-like fruits ripen. The rubbery copper skin is thick and edible when cooked; it is bitter, and the very soft yellow flesh is sweet and savoury and dry. The red seeds are tiny and are dotted around on the skin of the fruit.

It is suitable for creating tough, hard-wearing textiles
All of it is said to be part of one single, massive plant.