Thornfree
Variety of Blackberry · Rubus fruticosus
Proven thornless semi-trailing garden blackberry with a long harvest window.
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4🇺🇸 USA 1966
Taste & characteristics
Taste
tartjuicyaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Komplexe Kreuzung (US-Zuchtprogramm Beltsville)
- Breeder
- USDA (Beltsville)
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 5 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium, tart-aromatic berries turning fully black; flavour improves markedly at full ripeness.
Growth
Semi-trailing, vigorous, thornless; needs support.
Yield
High yields over several weeks.
Notes
Somewhat frost-sensitive; a sheltered site is recommended.
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