BlackBerry Chester 3.5 L Pot
AU$35.00
Price incl. GST (10%) AU$3.18
Thornless
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🍇 Blackberry ‘Chester Thornless’
Botanical name: Rubus fruticosus ‘Chester’
Common name: Chester Thornless Blackberry
‘Chester’ is a vigorous, high-yielding, semi-erect blackberry with thornless canes and delicious dark berries. It is a popular choice for home gardens because harvesting is much easier than with thorny varieties.
🌿 Main features
- Thornless: Much easier and safer to harvest.
- Fruit: Medium to large, glossy black, juicy berries with good sweetness and flavour.
- Heavy cropping: Known for good productivity.
- Self-fertile: One plant can produce fruit, although several plants can increase the overall crop.
- Deciduous: Loses its leaves during winter.
- Height: Approximately 1.5–2 m
- Width: Approximately 2–3 m, depending on pruning and support.
- Harvest: Summer to late summer; timing varies with climate. Australian sources commonly report December–March.
☀️ Growing in Perth
Choose a sunny to partly shaded, protected position. In Perth’s hot summers, some protection from intense afternoon heat can help, particularly during fruit development. Use fertile, well-draining soil and maintain regular moisture during flowering and fruiting.
Trellising is strongly recommended because Chester produces long, vigorous canes.
✂️ Pruning
Chester is a floricane-fruiting blackberry, meaning the canes generally fruit on their second-year growth. After fruiting, remove the old fruiting canes and train the new canes onto the trellis for the following season.
🏡 Landscaping & edible garden value
Excellent for:
- Home fruit gardens
- Trellises and fences
- Edible gardens
- Small orchards
- Fresh eating
- Jams, desserts, pies and preserves
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BlackBerry Chester 3.5 L Pot
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