'Ebony King' blackberries??

FBH44 · Apr 7, 2013

Mistakenly planted some 'Ebony King' blackberries for wife, thinking I had black raspberries. I read they're thorn-less, good, and I've read they're sorta sweet, gooder. Any opinions on 'Ebony King' blackberries?? thanks.

john in la · Apr 7, 2013

In general I find they pay more attention to selecting plants with less thorns than trying to keep a good tasting berry when breeding these plants.
I would much rather have a plant that was breed for taste full of thorns than a thorn-less plant.
But that is just me.

But on the other hand you have it and it is planted. Let it grow and see how you like it. It should bare on two year old growth.

teddy52food · Apr 7, 2013

I planted some here in mid Mn. & they never did bear.

big fred · Apr 7, 2013

I have a hard time wrapping my head around the idea of someone actually planting blackberries. Around here they're weeds, and I go to a lot of effort every year to get rid of them, but it's an uphill battle with no end in sight. I suppose we should be thankful that we have the most delicious weeds on the continent.

notjustair · Apr 7, 2013

I have enough of those to put up about 25 gallons a year. They are good but seedy just like all others. They make really good jam, crisps, and margaritas (if you are so inclined). They bear on year old canes so don't do any pruning in the spring until you see what winter killed. I have mine in rows with t posts and cattle panels beside them and tie them to the panels with waxed line. At the end of the year I pile the rows with about 6-8 inches of composed manure and then mulch them up with straw in the spring. I do water if it is a really dry year although there are those who say that wet years make them very sour. Berries are a bit sour anyway.

Enjoy!

waltdavies · Apr 7, 2013

We kill them by the hundreds every year and cut back the best producers for eating. they go really wild in Oregon climate. LOVE WET SPOTS AND WE HAVE LOTS OF THOSE.
Walt

Mike (WA) · Apr 7, 2013

Actually, Walt, I have found that they like wet spots, dry spots, and spots in between. They like fertile ground, but will also grow fine on bad ground. Other than that, they don't do worth a darn around here. LOL

My son is interested in wild plants, and true wild blackberries (the ones with the little, bluish-colored canes, with the really good wild blackberries) do well in semi-shady forested areas. If you build a trellis for them, just into the shady area, you get really large, great berries. These are the berries that you pay up to $50 a gallon for if harvested from the wild.

2x4 · Apr 7, 2013

on old Appalachian farmsteads, where nothing was left to tell where things had been, you could always tell where the garden was cause that's where the blackberries always grew.

ben there · Apr 7, 2013

You should love Brazos Berries,big as my thumb and sugar sweet.Beware of thorns though,them suckers are mean.

greygoat · Apr 8, 2013

I"ve picked lots of Blackberries !
Their value is measured in:...Blood!

'Ebony King' blackberries??

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