creeping raspberry Rosaceae Rubus hayata-koidzumii Naruh. symbol: RUHA7 Leaf: Alternate, simple, evergreen or very tardily deciduous; orbicular with 3-5 lobes, 1 1/2 inches long, dark green and distinctly wrinkled above, paler and pubescent below; margins are crenate to serrate; petioles are long and densely hairy. Flower: Perfect, complete; large (about 3/4 inches in diameter), white, occur either singly or paired, appearing in early summer. Fruit: Yellow to red or salmon colored aggregate of drupelets; sweet and delicious. Twig: Green, densely hairy, and armed with small curved prickles. Form: A very low growing, creeping shrub that forms a dense groundcover, to 1 foot. Additional Range Information: Rubus hayata-koidzumii is planted in the USDA hardiness zones shown above and is not known to widely escape cultivaton. External Links: USDA Plants Database © Copyright 2016, Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, all rights reserved. Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson