Bush: Chester blackberry has shoots WITHOUT thorns up to 3 m long, which grow mainly in a vertical position with slightly lowered tops. Requires support. The leaves are large, glossy, dark green. It blooms with large snow-white flowers up to 4 cm in diameter.
Berries: The fruits are round, intensely black in color, weighing 5-7 g, with a pleasant sweet taste. The plant bears fruit in late August. The fruits are formed on two-year-old shoots, more abundantly on the lower branches. Up to 15 kg of harvest can be obtained from one bush per season. Thanks to the dense skin, the fruits retain their shape during transportation.
Planting and care: The best time to plant blackberries with open roots is early spring, before the buds have bloomed. Choose a sunny place for the plant, partial shade is possible. Blackberries are undemanding to the soil, but are more productive when grown on soils with a weakly acidic or neutral reaction. The soil around the bushes should be loose and free of weeds. Blackberries are a drought-resistant crop. But for good growth and productivity, they must receive the necessary amount of moisture. The Chester variety is frost-resistant. And thanks to its late flowering, it is not afraid of spring frosts. However, so that annual shoots do not suffer in too harsh winters or with sharp temperature drops, they are insulated. The advantages of growing Chester blackberries are high yield, frost resistance, high resistance to diseases and pests, drought resistance and a pleasant taste of berries.
Taste qualities of fruits
Sunny, light partial shade
Yield from 1 bush per season
Resistance to diseases and pests
The berries are round, intensely black in color, weighing 5 - 7 g with a pleasant sweet taste.
Planting distance between bushes
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