Black Satin Blackberry
Black Satin Blackberry
Rubus subgenus Rubus Watson 'Black Satin'
Item #7033 USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 8
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This thornless, heat tolerant blackberry is a prolific producer of deliciously sweet and juicy, deep blue-black berries - that can be harvested without getting pricked by thorns! Small, soft pink flowers appear on second year wood, the semi-erect canes yielding a reliable crop of large blackberries in midsummer. Deciduous.
- OverviewLight Needs:Full sunWatering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.Average Landscape Size:
Rapid-growing canes reach 5 to 6 ft. tall, with support.Key Feature:Thornless BlackberryBlooms:
Spring - DetailBotanical Pronunciation:ROO-busPlant type:Vine - Requires SupportDeciduous/evergreen:DeciduousGrowth rate:FastAverage landscape size:Rapid-growing canes reach 5 to 6 ft. tall, with support.Special features:Bird Friendly, Easy Care, Edible, Fast Growing, Showy FruitFoliage color:GreenBlooms:SpringFlower color:WhiteCompanion PlantsSalvia (Salvia); Rosemary (Rosmarinus); Yarrow (Achillea); Russian Sage (Perovskia); Lavender (Lavandula)
- CareCare InformationProvide enriched, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish extensive root system. Train one-year-old canes on trellis. After harvest, prune to ground only canes that have fruited. Allow new canes to grow, to produce the next season's crop. May be lightly tip-pruned and fertilized in spring.Light Needs:Full sunWatering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
- History & LoreLore:Blackberry plants produce long stems that grow from the ground - called primocanes and floricanes. Primocanes are canes in their first year of growth, while floricanes are canes that are in their second year of growth. 'Black Satin' produces its blackberries on floricanes, so pruning should be timed to take advantage of this two-year growth cycle.
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