Blackberry (Rubus, formerly Eubatus) is a subgenus of plants distributed almost all over the world. It has the appearance of shrubs up to 3 m tall and produces soft fruits that are popular for making jam and wine. Blackberry is closely related to raspberry, cloudberry and purple Japanese raspberry, belongs to the rose family. Wild berries are sour, dull black with a bluish coating, several fruits sit on one bedding. Cultivated blackberry is non-thorny, strewn with very large berries, the taste varies from watery sour to sweet. Blackberry is the most productive of all semi-shrubs, a very hardy and valuable culture.