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1 – Arapaho

1 – Ouachita

1 – Navaho

Wholesale prices on this would be around $55+, retail potted around $90+

3 great blackberries all developed by the University of Arkansas where we get most of the best blackberries.  This package is best grown in a fantastic wide range of zones 5-9. Quart to Pint pots or bare root plants 6″-12″ tall

Arapaho – Rubus fruticosus 

USDA 6-9
Date of release 1993.  Patent:USPP8510 (Expired)

Fruit size: medium, 5 grams/berry.

Flavor/Sweetness: good, rated higher than most thorny varieties; 9,6 percent of sugar. Good yields. It is one of the earliest ripening thornless, beginning approx. around June 5th in Arkansas.

Type: Canes are fully erect needing no trellis

Disease Resistance: Double blossom and rust

Maturity date: It is one of the earliest ripening thornless, beginning approx. around June 5th in Arkansas.

It also produces sucker plants which allow it to quickly establish a solid hedge row of plants. Very winter hardy.

Ouachita – Rubus fruticosus

USDA 5-9

Date of release: 2003 Patent:USPP17,162 (Expired)

Ouachita (pronounced “Wash-uh-taw”) is a large, sweet thornless blackberry bred by the University of Arkansas. The thornless Ouachita Blackberry has very upright and erect canes. It has excellent flavor and is very prolific.  

Fruit size: average 6.0 to 6.5 g/berry; larger than Navaho but not as large as Apache. Firm and sweet. 

Flavor/sweetness/yield: very good, rated near that of Navaho; soluble solids (percent sugar) averages 10-11%. Consistently high yielding in research trials; comparable to or exceeding Apache and Navaho and consistently exceeding Arapaho. 

Type: Canes are vigorous and erect, needing support during full harvest. 

Disease Resistance: Shows excellent disease resistance. Noted for resistance to rosette, blossom rot, orange rust. Resistant to heat, drought, and humidity.

Maturity date: as a mid-season cultivar, ripens beginning approximately June 12 at Clarksville, Arkansas, and fruiting extends for about five weeks.

Ripening season is between that of Arapaho and Navaho. Fruit storage and handling potential is very good, near that of Navaho.

The fruit storage and handling potential of the Ouachita blackberry is very good, near that of Navaho; hardiness similar to other Arkansas thornless blackberries.

Navaho – Rubus fruticosus

USDA 6a-10b

Date of Release:1989  Patent:USPP6679 (Expired)

Navaho is a thorn-less variety that is upright, meaning it does not need a trellis to grow on.

Flavor/sweetness/yield: excellent, consistently rated the highest of the Arkansas varieties; soluble solids (percent sugar) averages 11.4 percent, the highest of the Arkansas varieties. Quality is equal to Cheyenne and Shawnee. One of the best overall variety. Withstands temperatures down to -9 degrees. Highly recommended for the home orchard. Fruit is medium-sized, 5 grams/berry, sweet and firm, with very good flavor and small seeds.

Type: Canes are erect to semi-erect needing support especially during fruit set.

Disease Resistance: Shows resistance to double blossom/rosette; no anthracnose observed; susceptible to orange rust.