Please note: this is bare root planting material

Thornless blackberry (Rubus fruticosus 'Navaho') - 1 plant with bare roots

'Navaho' is our grower's favorite because it's slightly sweeter than other thornless blackberries. The plant has attractive, upright shoots and is a vigorous grower. Thornless blackberries are easy to grow because, unlike wild blackberries, they don't have thorns. This makes them easy to train and prune.

Key Features

• Harvest: August-September
• Taste: deliciously 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 roots)

Bare root, what does that mean?
Bare-root means that a tree or shrub is delivered without a pot and without soil around the roots. The advantage is that bare-root plants are less expensive than potted plants. However, the planting period is limited to the winter months. Before planting, it's recommended to soak the roots in water for a few hours and then immediately place the plant firmly in the soil. Bare-root plants are always sold without leaves because otherwise the bare roots will dry out. It's best to transplant the plant to the garden as soon as possible, but temporarily repotting it in a pot is also possible.

Tips and care:

• Planting: November to March
• 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.
• Organic/non-organic: This plant material comes from a small-scale grower without an official organic certificate. But don't worry, we're certain it's pesticide-free.
• 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.