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Blackberry 'Triple Crown'

2-Gallon

Height: 4-6 feet tall.
Spread: 4-6 feet.
Sunlight: Full sun.
Hardiness Zone: 5a.
Other Names: Rubus fruticosus 'Triple Crown'

Description:
A highly productive, thornless blackberry variety known for its large, juicy fruit and vigorous growth. 'Triple Crown' is named for its three outstanding qualities-flavor, productivity, and vigor. This trailing variety produces glossy black berries with a rich, sweet taste and firm texture, making them ideal for fresh eating, preserves, and baking.

Edible Qualities:
Blackberry 'Triple Crown' is prized for its extra-large, sweet, and mildly tart berries. The fruit ripens in mid to late summer and is excellent for fresh consumption and processing.

The fruit is most often used in the following ways:
- Fresh Eating
- Baking
- Jams & Preserves
- Smoothies
- Freezing

Features & Attributes:
Blackberry 'Triple Crown' features lush green foliage throughout the growing season, followed by clusters of white flowers in spring that attract pollinators. Its large, firm blackberries ripen in mid to late summer, providing an extended harvest period.

This is a deciduous shrub with a semi-trailing growth habit. It is thornless, making harvesting easy and painless, and is highly resistant to common blackberry diseases.

Aside from its primary use as an edible, Blackberry 'Triple Crown' is suitable for the following landscape applications:
- Edible Hedges
- Home Gardens
- Trellised or Fenced Growing

Planting & Growing:
Blackberry 'Triple Crown' will grow to be about 4-6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4-6 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1-2 feet from the ground. It grows at a fast rate and, under ideal conditions, can be expected to live for 10-15 years.

This shrub thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. It requires consistent moisture, particularly during fruit development, and benefits from an annual layer of mulch to retain soil moisture and regulate temperature. Regular pruning and training on a trellis or support structure help improve air circulation and maximize fruit production.

Additional Characteristics:
- Mid to Late Season Ripening
- Thornless Canes
- High-Yielding
- Cold Hardy
- Disease Resistant