The best varieties of blackberries - choose, what to plant in the country + Photo
If you plant the best varieties of blackberries in the country, you can guarantee the best harvest, with proper care. Now you have a choice of the earliest, Bezkolyuchkova, sweet, large-fruited, productive, as they say, for every taste and color - just choose. And not to be mistaken, evaluate the characteristic and read the description carefully, is this species really suitable for growing on your summer plot…
What varieties of blackberries to plant in the suburbs and the middle lane?
There are many species of this berry bush today, they are diverse and well adapted to different climatic conditions. The best varieties of blackberries for the middle lane are winter hardy, drought resistant and unpretentious.
Agave is one of the oldest, tested, it is even included in the State Register of Varieties as recommended for breeding in Russia, he has strong, prickly erect stems, and from one bush you can get about 5 kg, but in some cases before 10 kg of harvest , ripening in July - August. The plant can bear fruit up to 15 years.
Agave blackberry variety - in the photo
Agavam's only drawback is its very prickly lush growth, able to fill the entire garden, like a weed, but it is ideal for the Moscow region and the middle lane, withstands even the Siberian climate. Easily tolerates shaded, insufficient moisture, even when -40 degrees C, does not need shelter, undemanding to soils. But, the further north, the more time it takes to reach maturity, therefore, in such regions it is recommended to plant in the sun.
Apache - Barbed erect blackberry hybrid, fruits weigh up 9 G, oval, brilliant, black with a bluish tinge, sweet, with a slight acidity. The collection begins in the second half of June and lasts about a month. Tolerate the cold before -20? WITH, but for reliability it will be useful to cover it. It is bad to endure the heat, therefore needs watering and shading.
Apache blackberry variety - in the photo
Black Satin - semi-creeping, with smooth stems blackberry variety, has rounded, glossy berries, which are collected in a brush by 10-15 things. An adult can give up 20 kg, starting in late July and throughout September.
blackberry variety Black Satin (Black Satin) - in the photo
Blackberry Thornfree is a thornless bush, with large, fragrant, sweet blackberries weighing up 6-7 city, in the suburbs needs shelter.
Thornfree blackberry - in the photo
Natchez is a semi-standing variety, early ripening, with huge dessert fruits to 4 cm in length, and for the winter smooth shoots are convenient to stack in a trench and cover, since the plant can tolerate cold only up to -14 degrees C.
ozhina variety Natchez (Natchez) - in the photo
For the middle lane are also suitable varieties of blackberries - Ruben (remontant, with vertical trunks), Chester - half-blank, Karaka Black is one of the most prolific, with good transportability.
The best varieties of blackberries for the Leningrad region
For relatively warm winters and cool summers in the northwest, winter-hardy options are needed, Of course, this is before Agave, but you can choose other varieties of blackberries.
Brzezina is early, with powerful thornless shoots, frost-resistant, perfectly preserved during transportation, the crop can be harvested for a long time, the first in early July.
blackberry variety Brzezin - in the photo
Doyle is a blackberry variety without thorns, medium maturity and long fruiting, fruits weighing up to 8 G, with a refined aroma, have time since the end of July and throughout September. Doyle's amazing quality is record yields, recorded, that the record-breaking bush gave to 50 kg. Of course, this is an exceptional case, but even under normal conditions, fertility is impressive. Resistant to disease, drought, but its frost resistance is not very high - the plant requires shelter.
blackberry variety Doyle - in the photo
Arapaho is a thornless variety of blackberry, withstands frosts to -24 ° C and for the winter in the Leningrad region is better to cover, so that the flower buds do not freeze. Successfully resists pests and infections. Conical fruits, are among the elite in taste and aroma, with small seeds.
ozhina variety Arapaho - in the photo
Triple crown - mid-late, intermediate variety of blackberry between creeping and erect species, ripens in mid-August, fruiting lasts until October, has no spikes. Stems reach 3 m in length, they are tied to the wallpaper. Blackberry aroma has a hint of cherry or sweet cherry. Thick leaves shade the fruit from the drying sun, and they do not dry for a long time. But, if the heat does not subside, it is better to throw a covering material on a wall-paper.
blackberry variety Triple crown (Triple Crown)
Which blackberries are best planted in the Urals and Siberia?
The best varieties of blackberries for Siberia and the Urals are cold-resistant and able to withstand spring temperature fluctuations.
Polar - from erect stems without thorns, sweet and fragrant berry grows. Super-early ripening in late June, prolonged fruiting, yield to 5 kg. Successfully withstands frosts -30 degrees C, does not tolerate waterlogging of the soil, loves light loam.
Wilson Early - early ripening blackberries, ripens in July, has vertical stems, grew up, lean to the ground and require tying. The berries are not large, just before 2 G, grows well in Siberian climate, but prefers sunny areas.
Eldorado is a blackberry of early ripening, on the shoots are small and not very hard thorns, large-fruited variety, plenteous, hardy. That plants did not freeze at very low temperatures, they are insulated with snow.
Darrow is a shrub with vertical shoots and small thorns, not afraid of low temperatures, withstands frosts to -34 degrees C. Medium maturation, lasting about one and a half months. Every year the yield increases and reaches 10 kg.
Gazda is a tall shrub with a small number of thorns, which allows you to collect the fruit mechanically, which grow to 7 G, round, dense, sweet and sour, perfectly stored and transported. Grows well in cold climates, but provided there is sufficient sunlight on the site.
Snyder - upright, plenteous, frost-resistant shrub with small, but pleasant-tasting fruits, ripen early. Resistant to fungal diseases.
Eri varieties are also suitable for growing in harsh climates, Oregon, Flint, Chester, Thornless.
Will all varieties grow well in the south?
In the south of Russia plant a shrub with a minimum number of thorns, but heavy chernozem is not very favorable for growing this crop, it is better to prefer varieties with creeping shoots, therefore, the best varieties for the Black Earth - Thornfree, Black Setin, also grow well Black Butte (Black Bath, Black Batty), Natchez, Apaches, Karaka Black.
Blackberry garden, planting and care for which is not difficult, can give a good harvest, to the delight not only of children, but also adults, after all, you can make wine from delicious berries, lozenge, cook delicious compote, etc.. Species are grown in the southern regions, which grow well in hot arid climates.
Ouachita (Uoshito) - one of the novelties of the American selection, Barbed blackberries, berries by weight 5-10 G, with a bright dessert taste, very productive - can be harvested before 30 kg from the bush, endures frosts until -17 ° C, drought-resistant.
blackberries varieties Ouachita (Uoshito) - in the photo
Columbia Star - Bezkolyuchkova, with early stretched fruiting, you can harvest in batches, up to seven times per season.
Jumbo is a new medium-ripe French blackberry hybrid, stretched in time ripening captures September, whips without thorns, half-caked. Some blackberries were gaining weight 30 city, distinctive feature - high sugar content. Drought resistant, but requires shelter for the winter.
ozhina variety Jumbo - pictured
Chief Joseph - begins to catch up in June, bears fruit for a month and a half. Without thorns, large-fruited, sweet. Collect to 35 kg from the bush. Easily adapts to lack of moisture.
Also the best varieties of blackberries for the south - Lawton - late, Taylor - remontant, Loch Tay, Black Beat.
