Molucca Bramble, Rubus moluccanus, also known as Broad-leaf Bramble and Native Raspberry is a tall (can form thickets over 10 meters in height), fruit bearing, scrambling shrub or climber, with arched prickly stems to 3 meters long.

Molucca bramble is indigenous to moist eucalyptus forest and tropical rain forest of eastern Australia; dispersed from tropical north Queensland to eastern Victoria. The plant is a relative of the blackberry, Rubus fruticosus, and raspberry, Rubus idaeus.

Rubus moluccanus leaves are oval to heart-shaped, with 3-5 lobes, 2-15cm long and 3-10cm wide with white and hairy underside and serrated margins. Flowers are pinkish red or white with 5 petals, born in bundles, in spring and summer, followed by the bright red fruits.

The Molucca bramble fruit is dark red, raspberry like, edible, 1.2cm wide and it is reputed a tasty fruit. It is consumed out-of-hand and used commercially to a modest extent in jams and sauces. Medicinally the fruit can be used as a remedy for bed-wetting in children

Molucca bramble is a hardy plant suitable for larger properties not gardens. It favors a sunny place and it responds well to pruning so it can be kept to manageable dimensions if regularly maintained. It requires ample water and well-drained soils to do well.

Plant propagation is by seed but germination might be slow. Propagation can also be accomplished using cuttings of firm, current season’s growth. Rubus moluccanus is a member of the Rosaceae family the genus Rubus.

Molucca Bramble, Rubus moluccanus

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