27-07-2009, 05:11 PM
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Doyles Thornless Blackberry
zxcvbob wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
While it is a decided pain to do, I prefer wild blackberries when I
can get them. Our domestic blackberries have produced diddly in the
two or three years we've had them. I'm seriously thinking of yanking
them out and replacing them with the old-fashioned Doyle's thornless
blackberries, they have a better reputation for producing in about any
climate from USDA Zone 2 through Zone 10.
Have you grown these before? How do they taste? (my favorite is
"Youngberry", but it's kind of tart for eating fresh, and its thorns are
especially vicious.) Do DTB'd "tip" like other blackberries, so I could
start with just 1 or 2 plants?
I didn't think there were any blackberry varieties that would grown up
here in zone 4. This is kind of exciting. (now if I can just find a
good northern peach...)
Bob
Try this: http://fruitsandberries.com/SearchRe...x?CategoryID=3
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