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Ninebark vs Chester Thornless Blackberry

Physocarpus opulifolius

Rubus fruticosa Chester (Thornless)

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Ninebark
Chester Thornless Blackberry

Ninebark is a small, multi-stemmed shrub, that is used to add texture or colour to any yard.

It features flaky, cinnamon-brown bark, attractive white flowers, and long, maple-like leaves.

Chester Thornless Blackberry is a self-pollinating fruit-bearing shrub. In mid-summer, the Chester Thornless Blackberry produces large, sweet-tasting, heart-shaped blackberries that are perfect for fresh eating. It is a semi-erect blackberry plant that requires little support from a trellis to keep its fruit off the ground. Don't forget to protect your berries. The birds love this shrub almost as much as you will.

Chester Thornless Blackberries are floricanes, primarily fruiting on second year canes. Each spring cut back all two-year old canes, leaving only the last year’s growth.

NINEBARK QUICK FACTS

CHESTER THORNLESS BLACKBERRY QUICK FACTS

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3b
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Berries: small pink to purple berry like follicles
Berries: heart shaped black
Firmness: firm
Harvest: July
Flowers: small white clusters
Flowers: pink
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: high





Other Names: chester blackberry, hardy blackberry