Black Satin Blackberry

Rubus subgenus Rubus Watson 'Black Satin'

Pronunciation: ROO-bus
SKU #07033
5-8

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This thornless, heat tolerant blackberry is a prolific producer of deliciously sweet and juicy, deep blue-black berries - that can be harvested without getting pricked by thorns! Small, soft pink flowers appear on second year wood, the semi-erect canes yielding a reliable crop of large blackberries in midsummer. Deciduous.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Rapid-growing canes reach 5 to 6 ft. tall, with support.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-8

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Bloom TimeSpring
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Showy Fruit, Edible, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure
Growth RateFast
Growth HabitUpright
Landscape UseBorder, Espalier
Flower ColorWhite
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsSalvia (Salvia); Rosemary (Rosmarinus); Yarrow (Achillea); Russian Sage (Perovskia); Lavender (Lavandula)
Care InstructionsProvide fertile, mildly acidic, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish extensive root system. Feed before new growth begins in spring. After harvest, prune to ground older canes that have fruited, leaving one-year-old canes to produce next season's crop. Train newer canes on trellis.
LoreBlackberry plants produce long stems that grow from the ground - called primocanes and floricanes. Primocanes are canes in their first year of growth, while floricanes are canes that are in their second year of growth. 'Black Satin' produces its blackberries on floricanes, so pruning should be timed to take advantage of this two-year growth cycle.
Details
Bloom TimeSpring
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Showy Fruit, Edible, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure
Growth RateFast
Growth HabitUpright
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Espalier
Flower ColorWhite
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsSalvia (Salvia); Rosemary (Rosmarinus); Yarrow (Achillea); Russian Sage (Perovskia); Lavender (Lavandula)
Care
Care InstructionsProvide fertile, mildly acidic, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish extensive root system. Feed before new growth begins in spring. After harvest, prune to ground older canes that have fruited, leaving one-year-old canes to produce next season's crop. Train newer canes on trellis.
History
LoreBlackberry plants produce long stems that grow from the ground - called primocanes and floricanes. Primocanes are canes in their first year of growth, while floricanes are canes that are in their second year of growth. 'Black Satin' produces its blackberries on floricanes, so pruning should be timed to take advantage of this two-year growth cycle.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.