Age / Size: rooted cutting / #1 pot · Height: erect, self-supporting canes; a mature row stands roughly 4-5 ft tall · Spacing: plant 3-4 ft apart in rows 8-12 ft apart Crown shape: Erect, thornless, self-supporting — listed among the erect thornless cultivars from the University of Arkansas breeding programme Light: Full sun · Soil: Well-drained, high in organic matter; pH 5.8-6.5 · Moisture: Even moisture while fruit is sizing; do not let the site stay waterlogged · Zones: 4-9 (about 400-500 chill hours) · Growth rate: not stated Flowers / fruit: Floricane (summer) fruiting — canes grown one year bear the next, then die and should be removed after harvest Wildlife & landscape: Berries feed birds and mammals; flowers support pollinators; bramble thickets give cover Native range: Cultivar — not a wild native; erect thornless blackberries were bred at the University of Arkansas Cautions: Prune by tipping primocanes in summer and thinning to 3-6 canes per plant in winter, cutting laterals back to 12-15 in; remove floricanes after fruiting. Thornless blackberries can suffer winter injury in Zone 6 and colder, so site out of the wind. Spotted wing drosophila, Japanese beetle, cane borer; anthracnose, cane blight. Sources: Arbor Day Foundation · Univ. of Missouri Extension G6000

PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS: All Tree Sale orders are to be picked up at Farmstead Flats (6338 Lovers Lane, Portage, MI 49002) - on April 16th, 2026 (9am-5pm) and/or April 17th, 2026 (9am-12pm)