Thornless blackberry cutting — thornless canes, large black fruit. Supplied as a rooted cutting in growing medium, ready to plant.
Thornless blackberry is easy to pick and bears large, juicy black fruit in late summer.
Botanical name: Rubus fruticosus 'Thornless'
Type: fruiting cane plant with long canes — needs a trellis
Height: canes 2–4 m long
Flowering: June–July
Harvest: July–September
Fruit: large, juicy black fruit — fresh, jams, juices
Pollination: Self-fertile — a single plant will crop.
Winter care: fully hardy (down to −20 °C) — overwinters outdoors
Position: Sun
Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained
Planting: March–May or September–November, when the ground is not frozen; plant at the same depth as in the growing medium and water thoroughly
Care: train canes on a trellis; after harvest cut fruited canes to the ground
Pack: 1 rooted cutting in growing medium
| Life cycle | Perennial |
|---|---|
| Frost hardiness | Hardy |
