Thornless blackberry (Rubus fruticosus 'Chester thornless') BIO - 2-liter pot

The thornless blackberry bush 'Chester Thornless' is a compact, productive shrub with large, glossy black fruits and a sweet, aromatic flavor. The plant grows to approximately 1.5 m tall, blooms in spring with soft pink flowers, and produces a bountiful harvest from mid-August to September. Thanks to its thornless stems, harvesting is easy and enjoyable, and its strong, neat growth also makes it an attractive addition to the garden or pot. It grows best in fertile, humus-rich soil in a sunny location.

Key Features

• Harvest: late (August-September)
• Fruit size: very large
• Taste: sweet
• Thorns: no
• Location: sun to partial shade
• Planting distance: 50-100 cm
• Cultivation method: support with wire/fencing
• Height on delivery: 30-40 cm (without pot)

Tips and care:

• Planting: Plant the shrubs from September to March. If you plant later in the season, keep in mind that you'll need to provide extra water in warm weather, as the roots aren't yet well established.
• Support: The thornless blackberry needs support to grow well. This can be achieved with a fence, but a row of posts with wire stretched between them also works well. At Ruud & Merel, the Thornless blackberries in their row-cropping system. In this blog post, they show you step by step how they set it up.
• Pruning : the Thornless blackberries should be pruned in the fall. Remove the old fruiting stems, which are the branches that bore fruit in the previous season. These branches will not produce new fruit and are best removed.
• Open ground or pots: you can grow all soft fruit in pots; the larger the pot, the better they will do. They will always grow better and produce more fruit in the open ground. In the open ground, this variety does require support in the form of a fence, trellis, or wire tied to posts.