Wild blackberry tendrils and high-yielding cultivars
In forest clearings and in undeveloped areas Embankments wild blackberries can partially spread unhindered, they take care of the extremely resistant ones Blackberry roots often for a lot of work for the owners of forest gardens. While the small fruits of the wild blackberry varieties are valued for their special aroma, cultivated varieties in the garden and around balcony bigger fruits and better controllability. Blackberries for the garden multiply usually not as strong as their wild relatives, and many varieties no longer have any thorns due to breeding efforts.
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Varieties with and without thorns
The cultivar Theodor Reimers is one of the cultivars still covered with thorns today. Nevertheless, this variety is very popular with gardeners because it is not very susceptible to Diseases is and at most
Locations height Income supplies. Many modern and very common blackberry varieties no longer have any thorns, including varieties such as:- Navaho
- Loch Ness
- Thornless Evergreen
If you can give your children the joy of Blackberry harvest do not want to spoil in the garden, you should prefer to use varieties without thorns.
Upright growing and strongly trailing varieties
Especially for the Blackberry cultivation on the balcony you should choose cultivars of the blackberry that grow upright and are easy to control in their growth. The Navaho variety and its sub-varieties grow with one Climbing aid upright and space-saving. Other varieties such as Black Satin and Asterina, on the other hand, form long tendrils, for which ideally one Trellis should be erected.
Crosses with raspberries
There are now not only black blackberries on the market, but also red fruit variants. These are large-fruited crosses between blackberries and raspberries, which are usually sold under the name "Tayberry".
Tips & Tricks
A combination of early, mid-early and late blackberry varieties in your own garden is ideal for the Harvest time to be extended accordingly.