General Plant Information (Edit)
| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 9b
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| Plant Height: |
3 to 6 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
3 to 6 feet |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Fruit: |
Showy
Edible to birds
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| Fruiting Time: |
Summer
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
White
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| Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
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| Edible Parts: |
Fruit
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| Eating Methods: |
Raw
Cooked
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Self fertile
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| Pollinators: |
Various insects
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Posted by
jsimmons76 on Jan 3, 2015 10:51 AM concerning plant:
I just bought one of the thornless blackberry plants. So far, it has produced 3 berries and rooted 3 starts. I am looking forward to what the next season will bring.
Posted by
JeffLoflinECV (Carson City, Nevada - Zone 6b - Zone 6b) on Aug 21, 2019 12:01 PM concerning plant:
I'm in Zone 6b, 4800' Elevation, very arid. This is a wonderful, thornless Blackberry with big delicious fruit. The seeds are small, soft and not quite as numerous as other varieties. It is easy to tell when fruit is ripe; just look at the sepals on top of the fruit. If they are brown, they are ripe! I cut the fruit-bearing stalks down to the ground immediately after fruit bearing stops. That gives the first-year growth as much growing time as possible so it can produce fruit next year.
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