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
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