Will cultivated Raspberries affect the genetics, taste, resilience, etc of surrounding native Raspberries and other Rubus?

Will cultivated Raspberries affect the genetics, taste, resilience, etc of surrounding native Raspberries and other Rubus?

A neighbor gave me some crowns of her fall bearing Raspberries. Honestly I dislike the taste of them (they taste like Raspberries from the store, not the wild ones I was raised on) but they’re great for jam and baking 🙂 so I accepted.

Today I was looking for a spot for them and started worrying abt planting them too close to other Raspberries. Especially my beloved black raspberries 💜

Anyway… Is this something to really worry abt? I mean there are billions of wild Rubus of various varieties around…. But still.

When it comes to native perrenials, I tend to mostly take seeds and cuttings from what’s around me, so I’ve never really thought abt this before

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