Chester Thornless Late Blackberry - V. 18 x 13 x 13 cm - Apice Piante

Chester Thornless Late Blackberry. Late variety. With very large, vitamin-rich fruit. Suitable for intensive planting. Maturation: second decade of July.



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Giant thornless Chester late variety. Among the thornless cultivars, it is the most resistant to winter cold. Very vigorous plant, with upright canes, large diameter, and excellent productivity. Medium fruit, black in color that fades with excessive sunlight, firm, with a sweet taste.
Giant thornless blackberry Rubus fruticosus (Rosaceae)
Shrubby plant with a height ranging from 80 to 250 cm, with a perennial rootstock and partially erect biennial branches called suckers in the first year and fruiting branches in the second. Production occurs exclusively on fruiting branches. Persistent foliage, finely serrated. Excellent for decorating walls, pergolas, fences, etc... Produces large, very sweet black fruits during the summer. We have several varieties, with upright or trailing growth habits.
PLANTING: Can be grown throughout Italy, prefers loose soils; for heavy soils, add composted peat to the hole. Plants should be arranged in rows spaced 40-50 cm apart within the row and 200-250 cm between rows. It is advisable to set up a row of posts spaced 200 cm apart with three support wires to which the main branches should be secured.
CULTIVATION: Rustic crop, requires little care, emergency irrigation during the summer, and balanced mineral fertilization with a predominance of nitrogen in spring and organic fertilization in late autumn. Can also be grown in pots with frequent irrigation and fertilization using slow-release fertilizers or fertigation.
PRUNING: In winter, remove the two-year-old branches that have fruited, and if necessary, thin out the one-year-old suckers.
TREATMENTS: In dry environments and for hobbyist cultivation, fungicide treatments are usually not necessary; however, two interventions are recommended, the first in autumn and the second at the start of the growing season with copper and wettable sulfur salts to prevent major adversities.