Apache Thornless Blackberry Bush

The Apache Thornless Blackberry produces enormous glossy-black berries for 5 weeks of the year, and it is very easy to grow in any garden. Without thorns, harvesting and handling the plants is a pleasure, not a painful experience, and even small children will enjoy picking – and eating – these delicious and healthy berries. This hardy variety will grow well in zone 5, where other varieties will not grow, and it has the highest yield of any blackberry, an amazing 5 to 7 pounds of fruit from just one bush. The super-sweet berries are perfect to eat out of hand, and also to bake into tarts and pies, or turn into delicious jams and preserves.

• Bumper crop of huge berries
• Hardy to zone 5 – top choice for colder areas
• Thornless stems make picking and pruning fun
• Sturdy canes can be grown without support, or on a frame
• Easy to grow in most soils, in sun or partial shade

The Apache Thornless Blackberry grows best in full sun, but it also grows in partial shade. It thrives in almost any type of soil, and it is moderately drought tolerant, so it doesn’t need a lot of care to grow well. Bushes can be grown without support, and the only thing needed is to cut out the canes that have fruited, once you have picked the last berries. It is resistant to major diseases, and rarely bothered by pests.