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Arapaho Thornless Blackberry - 1 Gallon Pot

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Arapaho Thornless Blackberry – 1 Gallon Pot

Original price was: $29.85.Current price is: $20.90.

SKU: D2LSC 8221297991 Category: FRUIT TREES & PLANTS

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Arapaho Thornless Blackberry

Rubus ‘Arapaho’

NOTE: All of our fruit plants are grown in containers outdoors so they are fully rooted and landscape-ready upon arrival.

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Deciduous Fruit Bush

Chill Hours: 400-500

Ripening Period: Early Season

Fruit Color: Black
Fruit Size: Very large! (8-9 grams)
Fruit Taste: Very sweet, excellent flavor!
Soluble Sugar: 9-10%

Height at Maturity: 4-5′

Width at Maturity: 6-8′

Growth Habit / Form: Semi-erect

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Foliage Color: Green

Thornless: Yes

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 5.0 – 7.0

Maintenance / Care: Low

Description

An excellent variety for the South, Arapaho is a superb, thornless blackberry that was released in 1993 from the University of Arkansas (U.S. Plant Patent 8510). It is a hardy, disease resistant variety that produces very nice, sweet berries with small seeds, on erect, thornless canes. It is one of the earliest to ripen of the Arkansas thornless varieties, and has very good post-harvest potential.

Just as it is one of the earliest ripening, Arapaho is also one of the earliest to flower. For this reason Arapaho does best when it is grown in areas that are a little less prone to having late spring frosts. This lessens the risk of freeze damage to the developing flowers/fruit, which can seriously undermine, or even altogether debilitate, the overall quality of the berry crop.

Arapaho is an excellent variety for growing in the southern U.S., and especially the deeper southern region(s). It quickly establishes a solid fruiting hedge, and with its erect, upright growth habit, Arapaho is great for home gardeners because it does not require the support of a trellis or fence. One thing is for sure – with Arapaho in your garden, nobody will enjoy the bounty of freshly-picked, juicy, sweet blackberries any earlier in the season or sooner than you will!

Arapaho blackberry is a sun-loving, self-pollinating floricane, and has demonstrated good resistance to both Double Bloom-Rosette (DB-R) and Orange Rust diseases.

NOTE: All of our fruit plants are grown in containers outdoors so they are fully rooted and landscape-ready upon arrival.

Growing Preferences

Arapaho Thornless Blackberry will produce the best and most berries when growing in full sun. However, where space is limited, a blackberry plant will produce good crops even when grown in shade, which is something no other common fruit plants will do. Blackberries will grow reasonably well in most soil types except for very compacted clay or light chalky soil. In these soils it’ll be worth your time to mix in lots of organic compost to condition the soil and add beneficial nutrients and bacteria plants need to grow healthy. Blackberries grow and produce the best fruit in well-drained but moist fertile soil that is rich in organic matter. They like the soil to hold a good supply of water, especially when the fruits are developing in summer, but not so much water that the soil stays constantly soggy or wet.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below for helpful advice from our experts on planting and caring for blackberry bushes.

How To Plant A Blackberry Bush

How To Fertilize & Water Blackberry Bushes

How To Prune And Train Blackberry Bushes

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Plant was small but healthy. It is growing fast in the new garden.—————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy your purchase for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG