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.
Edible Qualities
Chester Thornless Blackberry is a small shrub that is commonly grown for its edible qualities. It produces clusters of black heart-shaped berries which are usually ready for picking in mid summer. The berries have a sweet taste and a juicy texture.
Planting and Growing
Chester Thornless Blackberry will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity | 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 | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. This is a self-pollinating variety | so it doesn't require a second plant nearby to set fruit.
This shrub may not always play well with others; as such | 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 | and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however | as a cultivated variety | be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
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