Apache Blackberry Thornless sweet blackberry (New Patent #11865) This newly released thorn less Apache Blackberry from Arkansas produces larger fruit and higher yields than any of the other previously released Arkansas thorn less erect blackberry cultivars. Apache Thornless Blackberry will ripen 10 days or more later than Arapaho but earlier than Navaho. End of June, early July.
This year we have selected America's leading premier grower for berry plants to furnish our berry loving Greenwood Nursery customers. These plants are grown in the northern climates for cold hardiness yet produce abundant fruit as far south as planting zone 9.
Imagine having fresh berries to sprinkle on breakfast cereals, for desserts, homemade pies, or just picked fresh off the vine. Children absolutely go wild during picking, and since they are thornless, there is no danger of little wounds to heal.
The Apache Thornless Blackberry fruit are blocky and conical with a very attractive glossy black color. Early reports show Apache Thornless Blackberry's fruit to be larger than Arapaho or Navaho with eating and holding characteristics to be better than Arapaho but not quite as good as Navaho fruit. Canes of Apache Thornless Blackberry are more erect than other thorn less varieties and can be grown without a trellis when primo canes are tipped at 42" to control primo cane length and encourage lateral shoot growth.
Late season. Excellent Quality, cold hardy and high yielding.
Bears in 2 years
Fruit Yield: 2 to 4 quarts per vine.
Apache Thornless Blackberry should grow well where Arapaho and Navaho have been successfully grown.
2 yr #1 plants Zones: 5-9, Purchase in quantities of 3, or 6 plants per order.
