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Himalayan blackberry is a highly invasive plant in Oregon that harms landscape plants by rapidly spreading and forming dense thickets. These thickets overshadow and outcompete other plants, monopolizing sunlight, water, and nutrients, which weakens and displaces native flora. This invasion disrupts local ecosystems and impacts wildlife relying on native plants. Removal is crucial to...

Native blackberries are common here in Oregon, but so is another type: the Himalayan blackberry. While the native blackberry is not detrimental, the Himalayan blackberry is an invasive species that can harm other vegetation. There are a few ways to tell them apart, as the latter is known for its vigorous, sprawling growth, large thorns, and white or silvery appearance on the underside of...