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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. |
Information on this page is from Missouri Botanical Gardens, Dave’s Garden, All things Plants, Texas Superstar or Aggie Horticulture |
Keith Jones |
The Bed Head for our Blackberry bed is Keith Jones. Keith started with CBMGA in 2023 and before the year was over jumped right into taking over the Blackberry Bed as bedhead. He also is bed head of the Blueberry bed. He is always front and center whenever there is any project or job where an extra hand is needed. Thanks go to Keith and all the other Master Gardeners who have made our blackberry bed what it is. | |
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