Product description
Blackberry 'Navaho' is a truly revolutionary deciduous fruit bush that completely transforms the experience of growing your own berries at home. Highly celebrated for its strictly upright, self-supporting growth habit and entirely thornless canes, it eliminates the painful scratches and chaotic rambling associated with traditional blackberry harvesting. In late summer, the upright framework yields a spectacularly heavy crop of exceptionally sweet, large dark berries that are highly prized for fresh snacking, baking into delicious pies, or making premium homemade jams.
When establishing this productive fruiting bush, choose a warm, sheltered location that offers full sun in rich, fertile earth which remains moist but well-drained. It is a highly robust, fully hardy outdoor plant that easily withstands cold UK winters and requires very little ongoing maintenance beyond an annual application of well-rotted compost or manure in early spring. Its completely thornless, erect growth makes pruning and harvesting incredibly easy and highly enjoyable, providing an outstanding edible crop year after year.
Please Note: Images are for illustrative purposes only and designed to be a representation of the item(s) being sold. Depending on seasonality, deciduous plants may be supplied in their dormant state and without leaves. Plants may also be pruned back, lower than stated heights, to encourage new growth.
Blackberry
Blackberry 'Navaho'
Blackberry 'Navaho'
Product description
Blackberry 'Navaho' is a truly revolutionary deciduous fruit bush that completely transforms the experience of growing your own berries at home. Highly celebrated for its strictly upright, self-supporting growth habit and entirely thornless canes, it eliminates the painful scratches and chaotic rambling associated with traditional blackberry harvesting. In late summer, the upright framework yields a spectacularly heavy crop of exceptionally sweet, large dark berries that are highly prized for fresh snacking, baking into delicious pies, or making premium homemade jams.
When establishing this productive fruiting bush, choose a warm, sheltered location that offers full sun in rich, fertile earth which remains moist but well-drained. It is a highly robust, fully hardy outdoor plant that easily withstands cold UK winters and requires very little ongoing maintenance beyond an annual application of well-rotted compost or manure in early spring. Its completely thornless, erect growth makes pruning and harvesting incredibly easy and highly enjoyable, providing an outstanding edible crop year after year.
Please Note: Images are for illustrative purposes only and designed to be a representation of the item(s) being sold. Depending on seasonality, deciduous plants may be supplied in their dormant state and without leaves. Plants may also be pruned back, lower than stated heights, to encourage new growth.
Give your plants the best start
Garden Plant Size Guide
Plants in larger pots can be multiple years older than their smaller counterparts with more mature root systems and foliage. This makes them able to thrive as a full size plant in your garden quicker than smaller alternatives.
The most common size of pot that garden plants come in are 9cm/1L/3L/5L this is in reference to the diameter at the top of the pot.
9cm potted plants still remain the most popular cost effective option though, they just may take a little patience to allow them to grow into full maturity once planted in your garden.
Plant specs, care guide & tips
Key features
Specifications
When to plant
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Planting and period of interest times are general guidelines and may vary based on your location and conditions. For best results, consult local gardening resources.
Instructions
Top Tip
Unlike wild rambling blackberries, 'Navaho' produces highly cooperative, strictly upright canes that are completely completely thornless. To maintain maximum fruit production and a tidy framework, completely cut away the older, woody canes that have just finished fruiting right down to ground level every autumn, leaving only the fresh, green new shoots to bear next year's crop.
How to Water
Provide your Blackberry 'Navaho' with a generous soaking immediately after planting to help settle the earth and eliminate any trapped air pockets around the roots. Keep the ground consistently moist but never waterlogged during its first growing season, and always water generously during the summer months when the juicy fruits are swelling to ensure the heaviest, plumpest crop.
How to Plant
Select a warm, sunny spot with fertile, well-drained soil and dig a hole wide enough to comfortably accommodate the root system of your Blackberry 'Navaho'. Because this variety produces tall, upright canes, install a sturdy trellis or wire support system before planting, position the bush so the crown sits exactly level with the ground, then backfill and press down firmly.
