Variety comparison

Blackberry Varieties Compared

Compare blackberry varieties by cane habit, spacing, first output, and practical harvest role.

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Profiles
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Zones
5a-9a
Spacing data
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Return data
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Spacing, output, and site fit

Plant Zones Spacing First output Yield Best clue
Navaho thornless blackberry Berry cane 6a-9a 3-4 ft in-row x 8-10 ft rows 1-2 yrs 5-15 lb/plant/year Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 4-8 ft H x 2-4 ft W Ouachita thornless blackberry Berry cane 5a-9a 3-4 ft in-row x 8-10 ft rows 1-2 yrs 5-15 lb/plant/year Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 4-8 ft H x 2-4 ft W Triple Crown thornless blackberry Berry cane 5a-9a 3-4 ft in-row x 8-10 ft rows 1-2 yrs 5-15 lb/plant/year Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 4-8 ft H x 2-4 ft W Apache blackberry Berry cane 5a-9a 3-4 ft in-row x 8-10 ft rows 1-2 yrs 5-15 lb/plant/year Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 4-8 ft H x 2-4 ft W Chester blackberry Berry cane 5a-8a 3-4 ft in-row x 8-10 ft rows 1-2 yrs 5-15 lb/plant/year Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 4-8 ft H x 2-4 ft W Prime-Ark Freedom blackberry Berry cane 5a-9a 3-4 ft in-row x 8-10 ft rows 1-2 yrs 5-15 lb/plant/year Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 4-8 ft H x 2-4 ft W

How to choose

How to choose

Thornless habit

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Cane spacing

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First fruiting season

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Profiles

Plant profiles

Berry cane

Navaho thornless blackberry

ripens in summer

FruitPrivacy & screeningthornless compact canesweet berries
Berry cane

Ouachita thornless blackberry

ripens in early summer

FruitPrivacy & screeningthornless canesupright habit
Berry cane

Triple Crown thornless blackberry

ripens in midsummer

FruitPrivacy & screeningsemi-erect thornless canevery large berries
Berry cane

Apache blackberry

large thornless blackberries in summer

Fruitthornless upright canelarge firm berries
Berry cane

Chester blackberry

late thornless blackberries

Fruitcold-hardy thornless canelate harvest window
Berry cane

Prime-Ark Freedom blackberry

fall primocane crop plus floricane crop

Fruitthornless primocane-bearing blackberrytwo harvests

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