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| Common Name: Type: Family: Zone: Height: Spread: Bloom Time: Bloom Description: Sun: Water: Maintenance: Flower: Attracts: Fruit: |
blackberry Fruit Rosaceae 5 to 8 3.00 to 5.00 feet 3.00 to 5.00 feet April to May Pinkish white Full sun to part shade Medium Medium Showy Birds, Butterflies Showy, Edible |
‘Ouachita’- released by the University of Arkansas in 2003, is a lower-chill variety, having mid-late season maturity, heavy yields, and firm berries. Fruit size is similar to Arapaho and Navaho. Blackberries are a warm southern climate crop and can be grown anywhere in USDA Hardiness Zone 7, 8, or 9. Regular irrigation is needed for plants to grow well and for fruit to reach full size potential. Most blackberries have relatively low winter chilling requirement, and will fruit well in areas of the state that receive 300 hours or more below 45 F. Blackberries grow best in sandy soil; however, they can be grown in soils that are at least one foot deep, have good drainage, and have a range of pH 4.5 to pH 7.5. On soils with a pH of 8.0 or above, plants will experience severe iron chlorosis and -the addition of chelated ironproducts will be needed. If internal soil Blackberries grow best in sandy soil; however, they can be grown in soils that are at least one foot deep, have good drainage, and have a range of pH 4.5 to pH 7.5. On soils with a pH of 8.0 or above, plants will experience severe iron chlorosis and -the addition of chelated ironproducts will be needed. If internal soil drainage is slow, planting on berms or raised beds is advisable. Blackberries are biennial plants having two types of canes. Current-season canes are called “primocanes” and one year-old canes are called “floricanes”. Floricanes are flowerbearing canes, which die after the fruit crop matures. Cultivated blackberries today are classified into two fruiting types: Floricanebearing, which only flower and set fruit on floricanes; and Primocane-bearing, which flower on primo-canes late in the growing season, and then bear on floricanes also. Our Blackberry Bed was built and planted in 2012. Every year since, the bushes are trimmed and the bed is re-mulched. |
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Dale Vanhoose |
The Bed Head for our Blackberry bed is Dale Vanhoose. Dale joined Master Gardeners around 2016 and then had to drop out because of time constraints. Dale just rejoined Master Gardeners again in 2025. He immediately became very involved and started helping with our Earthkind® Grapes bed and now has taken on the roles of our Blueberry and Blackberry Beds. So a huge thank you to Dale for his contribution of time and knowledge and to the other MGs that help with the Blackberry Bed. | |
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