They have a complex flavor that I've always thought no other berry could come close to - until Triple Crown came into our lives. These are our Marionberry plants, a berry that is pretty much an Oregon legend. These canes never get out-of-control like some other vining berry canes we know and love: In spring, these then grow lateral shoots, making a compact berry 'bush.' This makes them perfect for smaller backyards - you could even grown them next to a house. The canes are very sturdy and when you get long canes in early spring and again in mid-summer (that don't have fruit on them), like the canes in the photo above, you just cut them back to the height of the other canes (tip-pruning). There are no out-of-reach berries here!ģ. But if you've grown up picking any berries at all, you will realize the absolute joy it is to see the "perfect" berry hanging just out of reach…but then stick your hand in there anyway because - no thorns. Uh, obviously since "thornless" in is their name. In the photo above you can see the berries that have been picked, those that are ready to be picked now, redder berries to the right that will ripen in a week and even green berries that will ripen in a couple weeks.Ģ. After that, they keep producing smaller bowls full of fruit as the berries continue to ripen. Most of the growing guides say a 4-5 week harvest, which is a couple weeks longer than many berries, but our plants produce almost 2 months! Of that, 4 weeks is the "main" harvest with large bowls filled every 2-4 days. 5 Reasons To Grow Triple Crown Thornless Blackberriesġ. Plants generally perform best when staked. In late winter to early spring, remove any canes damaged by winter and thin the remaining canes to 4 or 5 strong, well-spaced canes plus trim the laterals thereof.
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