• Rose-like, pinkish-white flowers
• Attracts wildlife
• Small seeded, tasty blackberries
• Great for eating, jams and syrups
• Thornless
The Rubus fruiticosus 'Arapaho' is an early-season, self-fruitful, thornless shrub.
Description
This hardy Blackberry displays clusters of rose-like, pinkish-white flowers in spring, attracting an abundance of wildlife.
The Rubus fruiticosus 'Arapaho' flowers give way to tasty, small-seeded, bright glossy, black berries ready to eat in early summer. The berries are also great for jams and syrups.
Planting Position
This Blackberry is a highly-tolerant, self-supporting fruit bush. The Rubus fruiticosus 'Arapaho' will do well in full sun to partial shade and in moist but well-drained or well-drained soil.
After Care
The Rubus fruiticosus 'Arapaho' requires moderate maintenance. Prune twice yearly, once during summer to promote new growth and late winter to remove the ground-level shoots that fruited the previous season. Once established, water three times a week during the growing season.
Size
The bush can reach a height of 4-6ft with a 3-4ft spread.
Rubus fruticosus 'Arapaho' | Blackberry
Height: 4-6ft
Spread: 3-4ft
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Fertility: self-fruitful
Harvest: early summer
Uses: fresh eating, jams and syrups
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Soil Type: clay, loam, sand
Soil Moisture: moist but well-drained or well-drained soil
Soil pH: acid, neutral
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Sun: full sun to partial shade
Exposure: exposed and sheltered areas
Hardiness: hardy
I purchased Rubus fruticosus 'Arapaho' | Blackberry and received it yesterday. It was well packaged. A beautiful tree. I didn't expect to be so tall already at the price. And in flower with fruit coming. So very pleased with the service and plant. My first time ordering and not the last. Looking to order a cherry tree next.