Chester Thornless Blackberry
Chester Thornless Blackberry
Chester Thornless Blackberry
Chester Thornless Blackberry
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Chester Thornless Blackberry

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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
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Chester Thornless Blackberry is a compact deciduous shrub with a semi-upright habit.  Its extra large and sweet fruits are high quality sweet fruits and ready for harvest in mid summer.  Fruits best in full sun and rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.  Chester is self-pollinating and has good cane blight resistance.  Has a chill requirement of 300-500 hours.

Type: 

Shrub 

Height: 

4' - 6'

Spread: 

4’ - 6'

Spacing: 

7'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

4 - 8

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: Prides Corner, Rubus fruticosus 'Chester', (2) BallSeed Inc, Blackberry Chester Thornless

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

$75.94
$91.58
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Size: 2 GALLON
Chester Thornless Blackberry
Chester Thornless Blackberry
$75.94
$91.58

Chester Thornless Blackberry is a compact deciduous shrub with a semi-upright habit.  Its extra large and sweet fruits are high quality sweet fruits and ready for harvest in mid summer.  Fruits best in full sun and rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.  Chester is self-pollinating and has good cane blight resistance.  Has a chill requirement of 300-500 hours.

Type: 

Shrub 

Height: 

4' - 6'

Spread: 

4' - 6'

Spacing: 

7'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

4 - 8

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: Prides Corner, Rubus fruticosus 'Chester', (2) BallSeed Inc, Blackberry Chester Thornless

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

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