Description
• Scrambling thorny shrub with arching canes
• Leaves dark green and serrated, 3 to 5 leaflets
• Flowers of white or pink, 5 petals
• Fruit is a green/red berry maturing to black when ripe
Flowering Times
• Spring to summer
Control Measure
• Physical removal
• Grazing – goats (with secure fencing)
• Herbicides
Problems
• Invades bushland and agricultural areas
• Forms impenetrable thickets
• Thorns are a hazard for humans and grazing animals
• Harbourage for feral animals
