Rubus fruticosus 'Triple Crown'
Blackberry 'Triple Crown'
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 blackberry is ripe in late Summer to early Autumn. Blackberry blossom is white or pink. 'Triple Crown' is a self-pollinating, thornless variety that bears so much fruit in late Summer that it may need some support.
Contributed by @slugbugorange
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Blackberry 'Triple Crown'
Latin name
Rubus fruticosus 'Triple Crown'
type
Fruiting Plant
family
Rosaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.60 M
2.50 M
Rubus fruticosus 'Triple Crown'
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 blackberry is ripe in late Summer to early Autumn. Blackberry blossom is white or pink. 'Triple Crown' is a self-pollinating, thornless variety that bears so much fruit in late Summer that it may need some support.
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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