Early Thornless Giant Arapaho Blackberry - V.18 x 13 cm - Apice Piante

Early Thornless Giant Arapaho Blackberry. A cultivar of medium vigor and productivity with good sucker production. The fruit is of particular interest for its notable antioxidant potential and polyphenol content, medium-sized with good organoleptic characteristics.

Pot Size: 18 x 13 cm

WARNING!!! PLANTS WILL BE PRUNED FOR TRANSPORT.


Thornless Giant Blackberry Rubus fruticosus (Rosaceae)
A bushy plant with a height ranging from 80 to 250 cm, with a perennial rootstock and partially erect 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 in summer that are very sweet. We have several varieties, with upright or trailing growth habits.
PLANTING: Can be grown throughout Italy, prefers loose soils; for heavy soils, add fertilized peat to the planting 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 to prevent major adversities.