BLACKBERRY - THORNLESS CHESTER

Blackberry thornless blackberry Chester Australia

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Botanical Name: Rubus ursinus

Description

Large, flavorful, very sweet, high quality fruit; hardy, productive, disease resistant. Not the wild blackberry. Prefers cooler climates for best fruit production.

Price	Propagation	Size	Buy Options
$14.90	Cutting (Bare Root)	Pot: NONE (Bare Root) Height: 20-30cm	In Production
$17.90	Cutting	Pot: 0.5L Height: 20-30cm	In Production
$17.90	Cutting	Pot: 0.75L Height: 30-40cm	Seeking Propagation Material

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Blackberry - Thornless Chester - Rubus ursinus

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Plant Information or Specifications

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Preferred Climate

Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate
Learn About Climate Zones

Cutting
Learn About Propagation Methods

Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions)

1-2m

Plants required to Pollinate

1 (Self Pollinating)
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Can it Handle Frosts?

Yes (Often below -2)

Amount of leaves in Winter?

No Leaves (Deciduous)

Quarantine Restrictions to these Areas

Water Requirements

Moderate Watering

Is it a Dwarf Fruit Tree?

Can be pruned to 2m

Time to Fruit/Flower/Harvest

2-3 Years

Sun or Shade

Full (Sun:80%-100%)

Preferred Soil Type

Good Drainage

Soil pH

Neutral (6.6-7.3pH)

Fruiting/Harvest Months

December

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if I cut tje top off my chester at 2 metres can I force it to h sturdy stem that allows an erect habit | Jan Edwards - Caringbah, NSW 25-Apr-2019

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Blackberry - Thornless Chester

Kathy2's Edible Fruits
Update: 3361 days 4hrs

Comments: -

How many friends have I made since I got a blackberry?!

Even this type can get away from you so keep it in a pot and keep the canes off the ground otherwise they can strike. I have mine sitting in the middle of 2 she-oaks and a gum tree and have the canes ties up all along the trees. It works really well!

The fruit aren't as sweet as the commercial ones... yet. I am hoping as the plant matures it will get sweeter.

He also doesn't seem to know the difference between the seasons - new growth and new berries in winter! :O)

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June

Planted: 2008

Height 4 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

white scale = scrape off with a finernail and spray with white oil

caterpillars & grasshoppers = pick them off by hand and then lux soap spray to keep them off

fruit fly = traps (both Wild Mays and sugar water work)

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Blackberry - Thornless Chester (Cutting) ^8/10

Fay1's Edible Fruits
Update: 3998 days 5hrs

Comments: -

Lovely Berries!! Over watered & over fed, canes were over 4cm thick.

Fruiting Months March, April, May

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Spring

Pollination: No

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Blackberry - Thornless Chester (Cutting) ^8/10

Birdybooo1's Edible Fruits
Update: 2857 days 7hrs

Comments: -

I bought this because it was thornless and non-invasive. The first year saw the 1 foot plant grew to 1.2 meters in heights. It gave a couple of cluster of blackberries. The fruit wasn't as sweet as I hoped it to be (could be because I picked it too early-just want to beat the birds to it first).

I planted it in a 55L plastic pot with lots of manure and mulching. I have to stake the vines as they tend to sent their arms outward instead of upward. True to their name, there was no thorn.

They didn't seem to be affected by Melbourne winter or hot summer. Hopefully I get a better crop this year now that the plant is more established.

Update (after winter): Lots of new buds from the leaf axils. I gave it a good watering of Potash and sheep manure.

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: None so far. They are too busy attacking my tomatoes or lettuce.

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Blackberry - Thornless Chester ^7/10

Russ3's Edible Fruits
Update: 2372 days 23hrs

Comments: - It seems to be growing fine as long as I make sure to not let it get waterlogged, Watch mould from things around it. I had it going up through a bamboo trellis that ended up growing some sort of black powdery mould, My blackberry then started going black where it was touching the mouldy bamboo. I have now moved it to a proper frame cut it back and it is now fine, Actually it's going crazy. No flowers yet and I don't know what it'll do up here in Cairns but I'll give it a go.

Planted: 2013

Height 6 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fertiliser or Organics Used: composted cow/chicken manure, seaweed, liquid feriliser

Pest Control: Inspect daily for caterpillars and grass hoppers

Organic Status:Organic

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Blackberry - Thornless Chester ^4/10

LittleEden1's Edible Fruits
Update: 3711 days 6hrs

Comments: -

poor fruiting so far

Fruiting Months April and May

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

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Blackberry - Thornless Chester (Grafted) ^6/10

Steve2's Edible Fruits
Update: 3253 days 6hrs

Comments: - great eating

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Blackberry - Thornless Chester ^5/10

TS's Edible Fruits
Update: 3990 days 6hrs

Comments: -

can't recall. It was a little while ago now :)

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Blackberry - Thornless Chester (Seedling)

Jonathon's Edible Fruits
Update: 3543 days 4hrs

Comments: -

Too much competition with the grass I think. Need to mulch around it further

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

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Blackberry - Thornless Chester (Cutting) ^8/10

Potty Bob 1's Edible Fruits
Update: 537 days 1hrs

Comments: - Nice fruit a little sparse in first year of fruit .

Fruiting Months January, February, December

Planted: 2016

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Blackberry - Thornless Chester (Grafted)

Geewhiz's Edible Fruits
Update: 1880 days 7hrs

Comments: - A favoured Childhood adventure with billy can in the wild

Planted: 2015

Water Given in: Winter

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Blackberry - Thornless Chester ^8/10

TonisFruit1's Edible Fruits
Update: 1647 days 4hrs

Comments: - Just planted a week ago. Too soon to tell

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

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