TomSeller
Super Member
If you see a big pile of blackberries, 90% chance there is something in there.
You are 100% correct on that, working on these brambles is like pioneering. On abandoned property there eventually will be a berry sprout under wherever there is a place for a bird to sit and poop. Coyotes loves berries as well I notice. Sometime even my cows will come away from the brambles with purple noses. In all cases this spreads the seed pre fertilized as has been mentioned previously.
The canes tip root generally so you can lose 10 to 20 feet of field in each direction each year. The unknown of what is under the canes is why I push into them with a grapple rake and pile them up and burn afterwards. But if you are careful, mowing is very good as well.