Blackberries - Small Fruit Crops

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Recommended Blackberry Varieties
(Adapted Statewide)

Characteristics of Recommended
Blackberry Varieties for Home Gardens

Cultivar	Type	Average Ripening Date (Clarksville, AR)	Yield	Fruit Size	Disease Resistance¹	Storage Potential
Choctaw	Thorny	May 30	High	Medium	A, OR	Low
Arapaho	Thornless	June 5	Moderate	Medium	A, DB	High
Shawnee	Thorny	June 8	High	Med. - Large	A, OR	Low
Chickasaw	Thorny	June 10	High	Large	A, OR	Medium
Kiowa	Thorny	June 12	High	Very Large	A, OR	Medium
Navaho	Thornless	June 15	Moderate	Small-Med.	A, DB	Very High
Apache	Thornless	June 20	High	Large	A, DB	High

¹Disease resistance is the tolerance or resistance to the disease indicated under good cultural practices in most seasons; A = anthracnose, DB = double blossom / rosette, and OR = orange rust.

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Recommended Blackberry Varieties (Adapted Statewide)

Recommended Blackberry Varieties
(Adapted Statewide)