Black Satin Thornless Blackberry

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Black Satin is a thornless, semi-erect blackberry with shiny black fruit and a tart flavor suited to fresh use when fully ripe, baking, sauces, freezing, and preserves. It bears one summer crop on second-year canes (floricanes).

• Plant form: One potted blackberry plant
• Growth habit: Thornless, semi-erect floricane bearer
• USDA zones: 5–9
• Chill requirement: Approximately 300–500 hours
• Pollination: Self-fruitful; flowers still depend on pollinator activity for good fruit development
• Sun: Full sun
• Spacing: About 5 feet between plants
• Harvest: Typically midsummer; timing varies by region

Training and care

Plant in fertile, well-drained soil and keep the root zone evenly moist without waterlogging it. Provide a sturdy trellis for the vigorous arching canes. Tip new primocanes in summer to encourage branching, then remove spent floricanes after harvest. Good light and airflow help reduce common cane and leaf disease pressure.

This plant ships in a pot but is vigorous at maturity; transplant it to an in-ground bed or a roomy raised bed with permanent support.

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