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Blackberry Black Butte

Rubus fruticosus

Hardy Shrub

£19.99

Almost twice the size of normal blackberries

Massive fruits are a real mouthful

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The massive fruits of Blackberry 'Black Butte' are a real mouthful! Each juicy berry is up to 5cm (2") in length and weighs around 12g - almost twice the size of normal blackberries. The flavoursome berries can be harvested from July and make a show stopping addition to desserts, whether cooked or eaten fresh from the plant. Blackberry 'Black Butte' is self fertile, with a vigorous, trailing habit and super hardy disposition. Like all Blackberries, this tough, resilient cultivar needs little attention but will reward you with a bumper crop year after year. Perfect for the allotment, or a sunny corner of the vegetable plot. Height and spread: 2m (6’).

Plant Size Height Up to 200cm (79in)
Spread Up to 200cm (79in)

Hardiness & Longevity Hardy Shrub

Ideal For kitchen gardenwalls and fenceswildlife gardens

Position In full sun

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1 x 3 Litre Potted Plant (80258)

Plant blackberry bushes in a sunny position in any well drained soil. Incorporate plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost into the ground prior to planting. When growing blackberry plants, support the stems on a framework of wires stretched between sturdy 1.8m (6') posts, or trained against a trellis or wall.

Water well for the first year until blackberry plants are fully established. Train the stems onto their supports as they grow. Cover the plants with netting to protect the crop from birds as blackberry fruits begin to develop. Blackberries can be harvested from July onwards. In autumn, prune the canes which have fruited over summer to ground level. Canes which have not fruited should be 'tied in' to their supports. In spring, while the ground is moist, apply a mulch of well rotted manure or garden compost to the base of the canes to improve moisture retention throughout the summer.

Seeds and garden supplies will normally be delivered within the time period stated against each product as detailed above. Plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, shrubs, trees, potatoes, etc. are delivered at the appropriate time for planting or potting on. Delivery times will be stated on the product page above, or in your order acknowledgement page and email.

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