Dirksen Giant Thornless Blackberry - V. 18 x 13 x 13 - Apice Piante

Apice Piante Dirksen Giant Thornless Blackberry. Very vitamin-rich fruit. Maturation: Mid-July.
Pot size: 12 x 11 x 11 cm
WARNING!!! PLANTS WILL BE PRUNED FOR TRANSPORT.


Shrub plant with a height ranging from 80 to 250 cm, with a perennial rootstock and partially upright biennial branches known as 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 black fruits, very sweet, 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 spaced in rows 40-50 cm apart within the row and 200-250 cm between rows. It is advisable to set up a trellis made of posts spaced 200 cm apart and three support wires to which the main branches should be secured.

CULTIVATION: Rustic crop, requires little care, with 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 careful attention to frequent irrigation and fertilization with 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 resumption of vegetative growth with copper and wettable sulfur salts to prevent major adversities.