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Plant: Arapaho Blackberry

Rubus 'Arapaho'

$35.00

Size: 3 gal

Light

Full Sun

Bloom

Spring

More about this plant

An early, erect and thornless blackberry whose self-supporting canes reach 4 to 5 feet and need no trellis. It bears sweet black berries in early to mid June, ahead of Apache and Navaho, and is easy to grow in zones 6 to 9. Plant it in full sun in rich, acidic, well-drained soil with regular water.

  • Full Sun
  • Blooms in spring
  • Hardy in USDA zones 6-9
  • Deciduous foliage

Plant description

An early, erect and thornless blackberry whose self-supporting canes reach 4 to 5 feet and need no trellis. It bears sweet black berries in early to mid June, ahead of Apache and Navaho, and is easy to grow in zones 6 to 9. Plant it in full sun in rich, acidic, well-drained soil with regular water.

Flowers
Small white flowers in late spring.
Foliage
Compound leaves of serrated, oval leaflets.
Fruit
Sweet black berries of about 4.5 g that ripen in early to mid June, ahead of Apache and Navaho.
Bark & stems
Erect, self-supporting canes that are thornless.

Plant details


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