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Loch Tay

Variety of Blackberry · Rubus fruticosus
Early, thornless variety with sweet berries and compact, upright growth.
Edible value9Medicinal value6Other uses4
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 2009

Taste & characteristics

Taste

firmsweetaromatic

Profile

Parentage
Schottisches Zuchtprogramm (James Hutton Institute)
Breeder
James Hutton Institute
Pollination
self-fertile
Fruit weight
6 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Medium, sweet, aromatic berries; early ripening.

Growth

Erect, compact, thornless; good for smaller gardens.

Yield

Good yields, early in the season.

Notes

One of the earliest thornless varieties.

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