Japanese name: カジイチゴ（梶苺） Scientific name:Rubus trifidus
[Overview]
A deciduous shrub up to 2 m tall, found at forest edges near the coast.
The stem branches well, and young branches have glandular hairs and soft hairs but no prickles.
Leaves are alternate, ovate-round, palmately divided into 5–7 lobes.
The upper surface of the leaf is glossy.
The leaf margin has double teeth.
The leaf stalk has no prickles.
Several white 5-petaled flowers 2.5–3 cm across grow facing upward in cymes at the stem tips.
The fruit is a spherical aggregate fruit about 1 cm across, ripening orange to yellow; it is sweet and edible.
[Uses]
The fruit is edible and is also used medicinally.
The root bark is used medicinally.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by division or cuttings.
It prefers sunny, well-drained soil.
It is easy to grow.
Rainfall is sufficient for watering.
Applying organic fertilizer in winter stabilizes fruit set.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
[Notes]
The Japanese name comes from the leaves resembling those of the Kajinoki (paper mulberry).
