The best varieties of blackberries: description

Early varieties

Early blackberry varieties are characterized by ripening at the end of June. As a rule, such berries are sour, but this is the best option for harvesting and marketing.

Blackberry Arapaho

The earliest berry of the blackberry season - it ripens in the second decade of June. A hybrid of American selection, bred in 1993 for household and commercial purposes. Bushes of medium height (up to 1.5 m), erect shoots, without thorns. The fruits are large (6-10 g), conical, black in color with a shiny surface. The taste is multifaceted, sweet, without acid, pronounced blackberry aroma. Disease and frost resistance is high.

Blackberry Osage

A modern hybrid obtained in 2012 by breeders of the famous University of Arkansas. Fruiting begins in mid-June, the berries are distinguished by an excellent sweet taste and light aroma. The branches are powerful, without thorns, the fruits are round, with an average weight of 5-6 g. The average yield is 3.5-5 kg ​​/ bush. The Osage variety is resistant to diseases, but does not tolerate low temperatures - at -13 ° C it needs shelter.

Blackberry Black Bath

The American hybrid is also known as Blackberry. This variety of blackberries is characterized by creeping thorny shoots 3-6 m long. Fruits are large (3-5 cm long and weighing 10-15 g), elongated, shiny, sweet taste with a slight sourness, have a pronounced aroma.

Blackberry Black Beauty

In a way, this is a variation of the previous variety, with a difference in the size and shape of the berries. Drupes are black, shiny, similar to small barrels, slightly elongated, with an average weight of 12-15 g, but there are specimens of 20 g each. In the stage of full maturity, the berries are sweet, without acid, do not flow, and are well transported.

Blackberry Ebony

High-yielding - up to 15 kg per bush - a hybrid that ripens in the last decade of June. The bushes have a compact appearance, the shoots are powerful, directed vertically. The berries are large (5 cm in length and 2 cm in diameter), black in color, sweet taste with a delicate aroma. The variety is resistant to diseases, tolerates frosts well, but requires shelter in severe frosts.

Blask Perl Hybrid

A novelty in the line of American selection of ezemalina. This blackberry is a mix of several large-fruited hybrids and Orus seedlings. Shoots are creeping, prickly at the bottom, and without thorns at the top. Fruits are oval, elongated, large (8-12 g), shiny, black in color and outstanding dessert taste.

Mid-season varieties

For a mid-ripening berry culture, fruiting is characteristic in July - early August. This group includes the following varieties with an average ripening period.

Blackberry Cacanska Bestrna

A variety of Serbian selection of medium late ripening. Bushes vigorous, shoots without thorns. The fruits are large (9-15 g), the surface is shiny, in full maturity they are black, easily removed from the branches, more than 80 drupes ripen on one lash at the same time. The taste of the berries is excellent - very sweet, dessert, without the characteristic acidity and astringency.

Blackberry Doyle

Doyle's newest studless variety is the pride of American breeders. The bush is compact, the lashes are long (up to 4 meters), horizontally directed. Drupes are very fragrant, large (8-10 g), elongated, rich black color with a glossy surface. Extended fruiting - from early July to mid-September. Maximum yield. It is characterized by high resistance to disease and frost.

Blackberry Kitatini

One of the most productive varieties - the productivity of one bush is 20 kg, and up to three hundred berries can be removed from one branch at the same time.

Bushes are powerful. Creeping shoots without thorns necessarily need support. Fruits are large (up to 15 g), elongated conical shape, dessert, very sweet in taste. It easily tolerates both drought and frost.

Blackberry Guy

A new hybrid of Polish selection, cultivated since 2008. Berries are medium-sized (6-7 g), elongated, glossy surface, black color, sour-sweet taste. Erect powerful lashes (up to 3 meters in height) require cutting and shaping. Average yield - up to 12 kg / bush. Possesses resistance to diseases and frosts above average.

Blackberry Darrow

A studless hybrid of American selection, is considered one of the most frost-resistant - withstands temperatures down to -34 ° C. The lashes are powerful, erect (2-3 m), but they need support. Berries are medium in size (4-6 g), oblong, black in color, sour-sweet taste, which become insipid when overripe.

Cumberland cultivar

Cumberland is a black raspberry, although the berry looks more like a blackberry in appearance. Bred by American breeders back in the 80s, but in our gardens it began to be grown recently. Raspberry Cumberland is famous for its rich vitamin composition and beneficial properties: it has an antimicrobial, antiviral effect, improves immunity.

Cumberland berries are not large (2-3 g), covered with a waxy coating, very sweet, they taste like mulberries - they have absolutely no acid, which is why children love them so much. The yield is high - more than 10 kg / 1 bush. Frost resistance is also at an altitude - it easily tolerates temperatures below -30 ° C. Raspberry Cumberland has erect, long (up to 3 m) branches with small thorns, needs to be grown on a support.

Blackberry Flint

The positive quality of this variety is its high winter hardiness and immunity to diseases and pests. The bush is compact, the shoots are low (up to 1.5 m). Fruits of medium size (5-6 g), blue-black color, excellent sour-sweet taste. They ripen almost simultaneously, are transportable, have a good presentation.

Late varieties

The late varieties are those that yield in late August - September.

Blackberry Abundant

A variety of domestic selection (bred by I.V. Michurin) with more than a century of history. One of the most winter-hardy and undemanding conditions - it grows and bears fruit in one place for up to 15 years. The bushes are powerful, and the shoots are creeping, prickly. Drupes are medium-sized, black with a bluish tint. The yield is low - about 3 kg per bush, but even with such indicators, you should not sound the alarm - you just need to water and fertilize more often, and then the number of berries will increase.

Blackberry Gazda

A Polish breeding hybrid, allowed for cultivation since 2003. The bush is vigorous, the shoots are slightly prickly.The berries are medium in size (5-7 g), at the stage of full ripeness they are black, with a glossy surface, sweet taste with a slight sourness, suitable for market sale. The yield is high.

Blackberry Orcan

A Polish breeding hybrid cultivated since 1998. The bush is compact, the shoots are distinguished by strong growth, without thorns. The berries are large (up to 15 g), cylindrical, elongated, black in color, with a glossy surface, very sweet. Blackberry Orcan is resistant to all diseases, but in climates with severe frosts it needs shelter.

Blackberry Smutstem

American selection hybrid, bred back in 1966. This is the very first studless variety, which was a sensation at the time. Semi-creeping shoots (up to 3 m), need support. The berries are large (weighing 5-10 g and 3-4 cm in length), conical, glossy, black in color, harmonious sweet taste with moderate sourness. Characterized by a very high yield - 17-25 kg, average winter hardiness.

Blackberry Enchantress

Late variety of domestic selection. Semi-creeping shoots (up to 3 m), with small thorns. The berries are medium (weighing 5-7 g and 3 cm in length), oval, black, with a slight purple tint, sour-sweet. The yield is average. Blackberry Enchantress tolerates frost and drought well, and is resistant to a number of diseases.

Black Prince

The most unpretentious bush variety, for the fruiting of which only minimal care is needed. It grows well in the shade, the yield is high - up to 25 kg / 1 bush. This blackberry is bushy, compact, it comes across both without thorns and slightly thorny. The berries are elongated, conical, rather large (up to 10 g), black in color, sweet dessert taste, well transported.

Blackberry Loganberry

This is a hybrid of blackberries with raspberries, combining the characteristics of both species. Like its cousin raspberry, this blackberry is red, with a slight bluish tinge at the top of the berry, but with a distinct blackberry flavor. Spreading bushes, stems without thorns, low (up to 2 m), but need support. Fruits are large (10-12 g), elongated, slightly conical, very sweet. The yield is high - 10 kg or more. Shelter is required in winter.

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Repaired varieties

The repairing variety appeared not so long ago, but it has already managed to arouse genuine interest of gardeners and even farmers. In the CIS countries, in particular in Ukraine and Russia, the first remontant seedlings appeared in 2011. Today, these new varieties of blackberries are numbered no more than a dozen names, of which the five most famous and proven in terms of yield can be distinguished.

Ruben

One of the largest-fruited remontant hybrids - its berries reach a weight of 10-16 g. The yield, taste and marketability of berries are also at their best. Fruiting is possible both on the shoots of the current year, and on two-year-olds. The former yield crops from late August to late October, and two-year olds from June to late July. The shoots of the plant are powerful, located vertically, they do not need support. The culture is resistant to diseases and pests, it easily tolerates severe frosts.

Prime Arc

American variety, bred in 2009. The shoots of the bush are erect, up to 2 m in height, powerful and prickly. The berries are large (7-10 g), oblong in shape, the flesh is dense, but very juicy and sweet. Fruiting on the shoots of the current year. The yield is high, the berries ripen in two waves: the first time in mid-June, and the second - from mid-August to the first frost.

Prime Jim

Also an American variety, bred a little earlier - in 2004. Shoots are strong, erect, with thorns. Berries are large (up to 10 g), elongated conical shape, dense, multifaceted sweet and sour taste. During the flowering period, the bush has a high decorative effect - it blooms with large pinkish-white flowers. The yield is average.

Prime Yang

Another hybrid of this series.Among the remontant varieties, it is considered the earliest - fruiting on the branches of the current year begins in early July. Shoots are straight, powerful, prickly. The berries are not very large (6-7 g), slightly elongated, dense, very sweet in taste, they smell like an apple. Medium resistance to cold and disease.

Black Magic

According to gardeners, this is one of the highest-yielding remontant varieties. Fruiting on annual shoots in two harvests. The bush is erect, low (1.2-1.5 m), the shoots are slightly prickly, strong, but under the weight of the berries they can lie down. The culture is resistant to diseases, tolerates frost well, and with full pruning it can winter without shelter. The berries are large (11-15 g), very juicy and sweet (15.1% sugar), well transported.

A positive feature of all remontant varieties is that they bear fruit on the shoots of the first year of life - thus, there is no need for autumn pruning and covering of branches. Thanks to this quality, the plants endure winters more easily and do not freeze out.

When blackberries are prepared for the winter, they simply cut out all the shoots at the root, and only the roots are covered, although shelter is not necessary in southern or temperate climates. In addition, the cultivation of remontant hybrids is allowed in a two-year cycle. If the fruiting lashes are not cut out, but only shortened, then next year you can get a double harvest - on last year's branches in June, and on new lashes from July until autumn.

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