Chester Thornless Blackberry

Rubus 'Chester'


Floricane - Summer Bearing

$46.00

The most winter hardy of the thornless varieties with large, sweet, high quality berries with good flavor; blackberries are quite shrubby looking and require careful placement in the landscape, a specific pruning regimen and protection from birds

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Features and Growing Tips

Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.

Planting and Growing

and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. This is a self-pollinating variety, Chester Thornless Blackberry will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, so it doesn't require a second plant nearby to set fruit., with a spread of 10 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground. It grows at a fast rate

as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation., it is best grown in its own designated garden space or isolated area of an edibles garden. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, This shrub may not always play well with others; as such

Plant Facts

Prefers full sun

Keep moisture level average to moist

Mature Size 3'Hx10'W

Sweet fruit used for raw; cooking; baking; preserves; canning; freezing

Harvest in mid summer

Attracts birds

Zone 3b

Likes average to moist soil