Blackberry Thornless 'Black Satin' (Rubus ursinus)

Delicious berry is wonderful out of hand and is thornless to make picking a breeze. Fruit in mid summer. Full sun well drained soil. Fast growing canes reach 5-6ft and require support. Plant Description: This thornless, heat tolerant blackberry is a prolific producer of deliciously sweet and juicy, deep blue-black berries - that can be harvested without getting pricked by thorns! Small, soft pink flowers appear on second year wood, the semi-erect canes yielding a reliable crop of large blackberries in midsummer. Height: 5-6ft with support Watering needs: in warm weather, water regularly once top two inches of soil are dry Sun needs: full sun Soil needs: moist, rich, well-draining soil Fruiting Time: ripens late July through September