Hi.

I'm looking for a supplier (I'm in the UK) of "Himalayan Giant
Blackberry" seeds, I've had a look through the more obvious on-line
suppliers like Suttons but so far found nothing.

If you could point me to suppliers or indeed large seed stock holders
I would appreciate it.




Many Thanks Ora

'Himalayan Giant' is a particularly large-fruited cultivar of Rubus
procerus and is vegetatively reproduced. It is highly unlikely that
seedlings from this form will be identical to the parent plant and so
seeds cannot be sold as 'Himalayan Giant'. This is why you will not
see them in any seed catalogue. If you want lots of plants of
'Himalayan Giant', you have to raise them from cutttings. (They root
exceptionally easily).

On 18 Sep, 15:51, Martin wrote:
On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:29:20 -0000, ora wrote:
Hi.

I'm looking for a supplier (I'm in the UK) of "Himalayan Giant
Blackberry" seeds, I've had a look through the more obvious on-line
suppliers like Suttons but so far found nothing.

If you could point me to suppliers or indeed large seed stock holders
I would appreciate it.

The best bet would have to have bought a punnet or two of fruit, but
you really should grow selected plants much more reliable and quicker
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

In article , jane
writes

You can have some of my tip roots and welcome... dratted thugs!


jane

Chiltern Hills, 140m above sea level.


Yes I am not impressed by it either, in fact I now intend to dig mine
out this year, give up on the fruit and just buy them from Peterlee
Manor already frozen! They are terrible plants to train and I have that
and the thornless Bedford thingy. Neither did well this year though they
looked as if they were going to but inspecting the fruit it was sort of
partially ripe in places, very few huge ripe normal berries at all.

Janet
--
Janet Tweedy
Amersham Gardening Association
http://www.amersham-gardening.net