Blackberry Oregon Thornless in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Rubus fruticosus 'Oregon Thornless'

Blackberry 'Oregon Thornless'

Blackberry is a fruiting plant that grows wild in many parts of Europe, and cultivated varieties are also common. The black fruit are borne on a bramble, usually thorny, and are similar to raspberries in form, and with a sweet flavour. The fruit of the wild blackberry is ripe in late Summer to early Autumn. Blackberry blossom is white or pink. 'Oregon Thornless' is a cultivated form of blackberry, thornless as the name suggests, and with large rounded fruit with very good flavour.

plant Features

Full sun
Very little water
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
Free draining

plant information

Common name

Blackberry 'Oregon Thornless'

Latin name

Rubus fruticosus 'Oregon Thornless'

type

Fruiting Plant

family

Rosaceae

ph

6.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

Soil

Free draining
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Blackberry Oregon Thornless is 0.60meters x 2.50meters

0.60 M 2.50 M

Rubus fruticosus 'Oregon Thornless'

Blackberry is a fruiting plant that grows wild in many parts of Europe, and cultivated varieties are also common. The black fruit are borne on a bramble, usually thorny, and are similar to raspberries in form, and with a sweet flavour. The fruit of the wild blackberry is ripe in late Summer to early Autumn. Blackberry blossom is white or pink. 'Oregon Thornless' is a cultivated form of blackberry, thornless as the name suggests, and with large rounded fruit with very good flavour.

Flowering Season

From Late Spring TO Mid Summer

Pink/white blossom before the fruit.

Planting Outdoors

From Early Winter TO Early Spring

Plant pot grown blackberries in the soil after digging in plenty of well rotted manure or compost into the soil first.

Propagation by Hardwood Cuttings

From Early Winter TO Late Winter

Take hardwood cuttings of up to .3m from this years growth, making a clean from above a shoot and remove any soft growth. Nearly fill a container with fine grit at the bottom, to enable free draining, and a suitable compost. Place the cutting, having dipped he end in a rooting compound first, with a third of the cutting showing.

Harvesting

From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn

Pick when the fruits are ripe. Lovely in pies and other puddings or for making jam with.

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