In a few places along the new and temporary Arbutus Greenway, it appears that heritage blackberries are attempting renewed dominance over the growing number of travelers there. Really, it’s sort of spooky, given the decades of time that the railroad was abandoned and these blackberries ruled it all. And it seems they’re not giving up so easily.
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Former Kentuckian here. Blackberries are rank amateurs. Kudzu will cross secondary highways with impunity, and routinely smothers entire buildings.
Blackberry jam, anyone?
Barry, I’d say Japanese knotweed is the Godzilla of invasive plants here now. It penetrates asphalt, and can undermine foundations.
Himalayan blackberry, foreign and incredibly invasive.
So I trust that you used the VanConnect app to let the City know that the blackberry bushes need cutting back. I noticed this morning they are pretty bad between 37th and 41st.