General

• Moderately vigorous thornless canes.
• Summer fruit on 1 year old canes.
• Cross between a blackberry and a raspberry.
• Performs well in both warm and cool climates.

Fruit

• Medium to large, firm, conical berries of dark rich wine-red colour.
• Fruit easily removed when fully ripe.
• Crops in December-January with very heavy yeilds under ideal conditions.

Cultural

• Plant in a warm well drained site with good moisture during fruit ripening.
• Mulch in spring with compost.
• Train on a trellis to support fruit. Alternatively train like a pillar-rose.
• Prune in winter to remove all canes that have fruited and all damaged and weak canes. Remove canes to the base.

More Information

• www.hortnz.co.nz
• Bramble Production - Perry C Crondall, PhD