Rubus fruticosus 'Loch Ness' ~ Loch Ness Thornless Blackberry-ServeScape

Rubus fruticosus 'Loch Ness'

Loch Ness Thornless Blackberry

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Loch Ness Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus 'Loch Ness') is a popular thornless blackberry cultivar developed in Scotland. It's highly regarded for its productivity, flavor, and growth habit. Produces large, glossy, jet-black berries with excellent sweet flavor and firm texture. Good resistance to common blackberry diseases. Requires approximately 400-500 chill hours.

Type: 

Shrub 

Height: 

4' - 5'

Spread: 

4’ - 5'

Spacing: 

6'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bloom Color: 

White

Season of Interest: 

Summer

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance.  Water regularly. Remove fruiting canes to the ground immediately after harvest, non-fruiting canes can be tip pruned in summer.  Generally performs best when staked. Wilt, Anthracnose, and botrytis can be serious disease problems. Cane and crown borers are potential pest issues.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Edible Gardens, Hedges, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Blueberry, Bee Balm, White Oak 

IMAGES: The Pumpkin Patch, Sauvie Island, Thornless Lochness Blackberries now available!

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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