Prime-Ark® Freedom Thornless Blackberry
Rubus x 'APF-153T' PP #26,990
SKU
43129
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4 - 8 Change
Full sun
Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
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| Botanical Pronunciation | ROO-bus |
|---|---|
| Lore | Blackberries are notable for their high nutritional contents of dietary fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, folic acid - a B vitamin, and the essential mineral, manganese. Blackberries are essentially divided into two groups - primocane-fruiting and floricane-fruiting. Primocane-fruiting varieties produce flowers and fruit on canes that mature within their first year. Conversely, floricane-fruiting varieties, that do not develop any flowers or fruit on those primocanes, but rather the primocanes would be the subsequent year's floricanes, that will produce the flower and fruit. Generally, primocanes produce their fruit later in the season. A mix of floricane and primocane-producing plants in the garden provides an early season crop and a late season crop, ensuring an extended season of fresh fruit. Primocanes can be more heat sensitive and will produce best in regions that do not have excessively hot temperatures during the flower and fruit set. |
| Average Size at Maturity | Fast growing canes reach 5 to 6 ft. tall and wide. |
| Bloom Time | Spring and Summer |
| Deciduous/ Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Flower Attribute | Repeat Flowering |
| Flower Color | White |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Garden Style | Cottage, Rustic, Sustainable |
| Growth Habit | Rounded, Upright |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Landscape Use | Barrier, Container, Espalier, Hedge, Mass Planting, Kitchen Garden |
| Light Needs | Full sun |
| Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Soil Needs | Fruit Tree & Vine |
| Special Feature | Edible, Extreme Cold Hardiness, Naturalizes Well, Showy Fruit, Tolerates Acidic Soil, Bird Friendly |
| Water Needs | Moderate |
| Watering Needs | Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers. |
| Key Feature | Two Delicious Crops |
Provide fertile, mildly acidic, well-drained soil. Best in cool summer regions. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Feed before new growth begins in spring. After harvest, prune to ground older canes that have fruited, leaving one-year-old canes to produce next season's crop. Train newer canes on a trellis.
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