It has a late ripening period--later than Arapaho and Apache, sometime in late June or early July. The United States Department of Agriculture developed the Chester thornless blackberry for its large, very sweet fruit. Triple Crown hands down. A vigorous but exceptionally manageable variety due to the thornfree branches making maintenance simple. Nice errect structure, so I haven’t gotten rid of it yet. Grows like an aggressive wed around here. I’m testing a few varieties to see if I can work around the peak SWD periods. Pick an area with full sun and be sure to add plenty of compost to the soil before planting to give the plants a good start. Prime Ark Freedom might be its replacement but it is to early to determine. Thanks Blueberrythrill. lime sulfur. Back in the day, BlackBerry phones were super popular in the business and consumer worlds because the stylish devices had high-level security and the spectacular messaging service: BBM. And, in our opinion, the ‘Apache’ variety we’ve grown in the Sunset Test Garden is the best one around. As anyone who has grown blackberries can attest, finding a suitable spot for a tangle of prickly vines in a backyard can present a bit of a challenge. Navaho is the only thornless blackberry variety that has canes that need no trellising. TC has been a heavy producer for me but I share your concerns with the ripening date. Once established, they are super easy to maintain with drip irrigation and yearly mulching. For the last three seasons, we’ve been rewarded with bucket-loads of large, conical-shaped berries with a delicious, sweet flavor. Those newer US ones including primocane are just bland tasting beyond belief. New blackberry growers should consider experimenting with I noticed your in zone 7b. The Triple Crown has thornless canes but it’s best if you use the ripe berries soon after you harvest them, because the fruit does not keep well for long periods of time. Read our blackberry Grow Guide. Are you located anywhere near me in central Alabama? How’s the taste of your Triple Crowns? Natchez Blackberries have a 9.5% sugar content which makes them great for jams, jellies, juice mixes or just eating fresh off the bush. Jim rates Navaho as the best-tasting new blackberry. Same here with Apache. Unfortunately there is no cure or even a good preventative for orange rust, The only solution is the dig the plant out ASAP, get it out of the field and hope it does not spread to other plants, Orange rust is real common on wild blackberry so. I’m in Carroll County, GA, which is right next to Alabama. Best Thornless blackberry? ‘Helen’ – thornless, relatively compact. They should be considered experimental and planted in limited quantities. What is your favorite variety of thornless blackberry? Thornless vines present a solution for the backyard berry grower. Attractive, small black berries with traditional blackberry flavour, but the eating quality can be variable. Good autumn foliage colour. So I will keep an eye out and hope Navaho stays rust free. I need to try more but so far Navaho, and Triple Crown. Our blackberries include summer bearing - fruiting in mid summer - and everbearing varieties - fruiting in late summer into fall; varieties for regions where most other varieties are not hardy. Their big negative is that their season is late enough that the second half is squarely in SWD’s crosshairs. Get fresh recipes, wine pairings, weekend getaway ideas, regional gardening tips, home design inspiration, and more. Take a trip to the early 2000s, and prove the best BlackBerry Phones are still a thing even in the year 2020. Fruiting is not quite as plentiful as other thornless varieties of blackberry, but the fruits are known for excellent quality and taste. Arapaho. There on there way out of my yard as I put in replacements. New blackberry varieties: Eclipse, Galaxy, Twilight 10 min ago Twilight, a new thornless semi-erect blackberry variety released by ARS, melds the best of … Top-dress blackberries with 100g per sq m (4oz per sq yard) of general-purpose fertiliser in mid-spring and cover with a 7cm (3in) organic mulch annually. of Sunset Publishing Corporation. Navajo is the sweetest thornless blackberry plant produced by the University of Arkansas. Natchez. Arapaho runs a close second, but it ripens earlier and has smaller seeds. Of my existing thornless: Compact growers – Loch Ness, earlier fruiting Waldo, and to a lesser extent, Loch Tay are good conservative growers that are happy with a spacing of 4-6’. SUNSET is a registered trademark Its the berry my customers ask for by name, Unfortunately it gets orange rust. The Navaho thornless blackberry shows disease resistance against double blossom, a fungal disease that attacks blackberries. Maybe if I decide not grow potatoes any longer, I’ll turn that bed into more blackberries! Natchez. I’m getting rid of my Apaches and Kiowas, the Apaches for the reasons mentioned and the Kiowas because I’m continually fighting Anthracnose and Septoria leaf spot. The first two varieties may also be grown as self-supporting if need be as the stems are shorter and almost shrubby. The fruits are large, firm, long and conical in shape and have a bright regular appearance. Blackberries are a great addition to any garden or homestead. I was worried when I got them if I picked some decent blacks. BlackBerry Plants "Sweetie-Pie" Price Includes Four (4) Plants with 4 oz. Womack, released in 1977 by Texas A&M University, is an erect thorned blackberry and yields are similar to Rosborough, but fruit are smaller. While mature plants shouldn’t need extra watering, their fruit size will benefit from watering every 10-14 days if the summer is part… And the best part about these—they’re thornless too! We sprayed lime sulfur (I hate the danger and the smell) during the dormant period along with multiple doses of fungicide to try to control the leaf and cane rust but the sprays have no impact on the orange rust as far as I can tell. See more ideas about thornless blackberries, blackberry, blackberry plants. Here’s my newly planted thornless blackberries (3’ spacing. Osage Thornless is an easy-to-grow berry bred to take blackberry flavor to the next level! In winter when plants are dormant, they are easily posted at this time, ready for immediate planting. Osage Thornless Blackberry Osage Blackberry is the 13th cultivar of thornless blackberry to come out the University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture. By next summer, you’ll be enjoying the berries just as much as we do. Prime Ark Freedom might be its replacement but it is to early to determine. Auburn, have you decided on a replacement? For my area, Navaho by a wide margin. Generous cropper of medium to large sized fruit with excellent flavour. Commences to ripen early to mid-July, providing the first supply of blackberries in the season. This maneuver will cost me fruit for a few years, but it will be worth it to lessen SWD’s impact. Arapaho and Navaho both have nice berry clusters formed. The flavour is excellent, rich and aromatic. Make sure the mulch is placed 5cm (2in) away from the new canes and the crown to prevent rotting. “Common problems,” page 19) and is best adapted to the Willamette Valley and southwestern Oregon. All Rights Reserved. Does anyone here have experience with Osage? Ouachita- not impressed with the flavor, but I find a good one every once in a while. I like the berry but I would really like to try Navaho. It’s good to see others posting that are in a similar zone. The Apache Blackberry is very productive and selected because of its great flavor, good yield and very large fruit. • Primocane-bearing varieties have been intro-duced in Texas only recently, and their potential for long-term performance is not well understood. WHITE HOUSE NURSERY - Jess Exiner & Peter Harris 412 James Lane, Fern Hill VIC. Hoping my Freedom primacanes ripens after there peak period. Try a thornless variety such as ‘Loch Ness’ or ‘Helen’. Bill. What is your favorite variety of thornless blackberry? It might take another season or two to decide. Fruit is produced at the tops of the canes where the plants receive the most sun—making harvesting berries a cinch as the ripe clusters dangle at shoulder height. Ouachita has also done well, with plants that produce a decent crop of good tasting berries even in partial shade. I expect Columbia Star to be excellent also. Its berries are small to moderate in size and glossy black with small seeds. Mid season thornless variety. Add to cart. It has a LOT more going for it and has *gasp* dethroned our beloved Marionberry as the most amazing berry to grow. HELEN — A early thornless blackberry raised from a cross between Silvan and an unnamed selection. Taste a wild blackberry which has struggled with nature all year to grow and then a thornless I know which lacks flavour! Shawnee, released by the University of Arkansas, is an erect thorned blackberry and is a new variety which produces large fruit late in the season. All seem to be growing well in part sun, part shade. I agree that Navaho is a good choice, as the berries always taste good and it’s consistently, if not highly, productive. I will get a taste this year. It has firm berries with perhaps the best post-harvest shelf life. Glad to hear a vote for Arapaho. It was taken this afternoon, after I weeded the bed, but before I applied a good layer of woodchips. Triple Crown Blackberry has become our family’s favorite blackberry – and not just because it’s thornless (though we do love the ease of harvest). Navaho is tolerant of rosette but susceptible to orange rust. I would like to settle on about three varieties that cover late spring through fall. Thornless blackberry - Chester quantity. A neighbor has some triple crown, and they’ve been very productive and very vigorous plants. Water young plants every 7-10 days during dry spells. 5 Blackcurrants. Due to our really harsh winter this past year my crop is going to be smaller than usual. It has medium-size fruit with high sugar content and excellent flavor. It does best on deep, sandy soil. The Natchez Thornless Blackberry fruits are very large, elongated and glossy black in color. I have it and Navaho and hope for a decent early berry. http://www.edibleacres.org/purchase/thornless-blackberry We've been growing thornless blackberries for a number of years and really love these plants. The TC seems to be just slightly sweeter than my others. As anyone who has grown blackberries can attest, finding a suitable spot for a tangle of prickly vines in a backyard can present a bit of a challenge. Apache has done poorly for me, with great looking plants but berries that appear partially pollinated or get white drupes. I believe you will like the Navaho. Good luck, Bill, Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled. For best results, plant in half shade or full sun although Merton will tolerate shade and soil with less than efficient drainage. Fruit quite large, attractive, very good flavour. I have one Navajo, one TC and one Osage and will probably just go with one of these for my small patch, but it is first year and no berries. This variety exhibits high disease resistance, drought tolerance, and adaptability to many soil types. It is a 1989 release from the University of Arkansas. get rid of any wild blackberry close by. RUBUS fruticosus BLACKBERRY Merton Thornless. 99 $24.99 $24.99 Auburn 2015-06-12 14:34:54 UTC #3. COMMENT: I've trialed a lot of thornless blackberry cultivars and the best/most promising is the Navaho Summerlong as stated on this great site which knows its stuff. And I will watch for any signs of rust. I put them where Caroline raspberries used to be (another SWD fodder) and put summer raspberries where Prime Jan (also gets lots of SWD) was. Thornless blackberry plants require rich, moist, soil and full sun exposure to thrive. Maybe I should include them in dormant sprays? orchardman 2015-06-12 12:59:54 UTC #1. Apr 30, 2019 - Explore Pat Stanfield's board "Thornless blackberries" on Pinterest. Apache- it has been a bit of an afterthought for me. Copyright © 2021 Sunset Publishing Corporation. Weighing in at 8-9 grams each, it only takes 3-4 berries to make an ounce. VARIETIES OF THORNLESS BLACKBERRY. 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